Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes.

May 08, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes: 

Phi Beta Kappa Inductees 

Alisha Arshad, Columbia College

Daya Benami Narasimhan, Columbia College

Victor Jandres Rivera, Columbia College

Megan Lunny, Columbia College

Matthew Ruppert, Columbia College

Chiara-Lou Parriaud, General Studies

Clemence Roy, General Studies

Machaela Parkin, General Studies

Tse Ning Chang, General Studies

Undergraduate Human Rights Departmental Honors 

Clemence Roy, General Studies

Daya Benami Narasimhan, Columbia College

Capucine Rame, General Studies

Jean Shin, Columbia College

Roisin Casey, General Studies

Miller Human Rights Award

Ruth Louise Meschery-McCormack, Columbia College, SIT program at Universidad Nacional de San Martín 

Angel Gilbert, Columbia College, Witness to Mass Incarceration

Laura Giselle Romero, Columbia College, Paralegal Advocate at The Brave House

Madison Watkins, General Studies, Department of Child Protection and Permanency

Myra Kraft Prizes for Superior Academic Achievement in the Study of Human Rights

Matthew Ruppert, Columbia College

Megan Lunny, Columbia College

Alisha Arshad, Columbia College

Myra Kraft Prize for Exceptional Practical Experience in Human Rights Advocacy

Laura Romero, Columbia College, Human Rights First’s Refugee Representation Program

Human Rights Research Award

Tanya Tandon, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies

Vivien Sweet, Columbia College

Josephine Koch, General Studies

Johanna Wassong, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies

Abdallatieph Sabbagh, SIPA, Master's of International Affairs, Economic and Political Development

Summer Volunteer Program

Camila Abarca, General Studies, International Forum of Indigenous Women

Sarah Hughes, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies, Mountain Spirit

Christina Pertiwi, GSAS, Masters in Human Rights Studies, Indigenous Peoples Rights International

Additionally, you can see our previously-announced human rights thesis competition winners and essay contest winners here and here.