Prizes and awards presented to new degree recipients

Rice undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates reaped a number of fellowships, scholarships and awards this year.

Alan Grob Prize

Ambler Award for Best Thesis in Political Science

Ann and Joe Hightower Superior Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Arthur L. Draper Award in Chemistry

Barbara Field Kennedy Prize in American History

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Bill Wilson Prize for Electrical and Computer Engineering Design

Bioengineering Outstanding Design Project Award

Bioengineering Outstanding Senior Award

Biosciences Award for Outstanding Leadership

Biosciences Award for Outstanding Research

BP Prize for Best Research Paper on Energy Economics

Byron Pope Award for Outstanding Performance in Master of Energy Economics

C.M. and Demaris Hudspeth Award for Best Undergraduate Seminar Paper in Political Science

Capt. Charles Septimus Longcope Award in History

Caroline S. and David L. Minter Award for Outstanding Essay

Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Sherry Matusoff Merfish Award

Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Undergraduate Best Essay Prize

Chair's Best Dissertation Prize in English

Charles Garside Jr. Prize in History

Chevron Scholarship in Engineering

Chillman Prize

Christine Croneis Sayres Memorial Scholarship in Art

Christine Croneis Sayres Memorial Scholarship in Art History

Churchill Scholarship

Civil and Environmental Engineering Award for Outstanding Senior

Clanton Winston Medical School Scholarship

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Mumford Endowed Award

Dr. Hubert E. Bray Scholar Athlete of the Year

Dr. James A. Castañeda Award for Best Essay in Golden Age Literature

Dr. Joy Browne Award for Outstanding Senior in Cognitive Sciences

Dr. Michael A. and Donna Kidwell Gibson Undergraduate Leadership Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts Service Award Honoring Randall McCabe

Distinction in Research in Political Science

Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award

Edward B. Arrants Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Aerospace or Transportation Technology Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Conceptual or Computational Engineering Design Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Energy-Related Engineering Design Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Gaming, Creative or Innovative Technology Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Award

Engineering Design Showcase: Best Medical Device Technology Award

Excellence in Academic Advising Award to Peer Academic Advisors

Excellence in Capstone Engineering Award

Fiona Tolhurst Memorial Award

Gaston Rimlinger Prize

Gene Hackerman Award

George J. Schroepfer Jr. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Biochemistry

George J. Schroepfer Jr. Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

George J. Schroepfer, Jr. Award for Outstanding Published Research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

George R. Brown School of Engineering and Rice Engineering Alumni Award for Outstanding Seniors

Gilbert L. Hermance Award in Kinesiology - Health Sciences

Gilbert L. Hermance Award in Kinesiology - Sports Medicine

Graham C. Stebbings College Service Award

Gordon Award

Henrietta Wood Memorial Prize

Hershel M. Rich Invention Award

Honors in Cognitive Sciences

Honors in Economics

Honors in History

Honors in Political Science

Honors in Psychological Sciences

Houston Gas Processors Association Annual Scholarship

Houston Gas Processors Association Endowed Scholarship

Hugh Scott Cameron Service Award from the Student Association

Ira and Patricia Gruber Award for Best Honors Thesis

James R. Thompson Graduate Student Award in Statistics

James R. Thompson Undergraduate Student Award in Statistics

James S. Waters Creativity Award

James Street Fulton Prize for Excellence in Philosophy

Jenessa Shapiro Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis

Jennifer and Purvez Captain Award for Outstanding Economics Dissertation

Jessie Matthews Memorial Award in Studio Art

Jesse Tsu Sport Management Academic Achievement Award

Jill Pitman Jones Award - Club Sports

Jill Pitman Jones Award - Intramural Sports Female

Jill Pitman Jones Award - Intramural Sports Male

Jimmy Disch Sport Analytics Award

John P. McGovern Outstanding Premedical Student Award

John W. Brelsford Award for Superior Scholarship, Leadership or Service

John W. Gardner Award in Humanities

John W. Gardner Award in Social Sciences

Joseph Cooper Prize for Outstanding Senior

Joyce Pounds Hardy Award for Outstanding Female Athlete

Kathleen Gamber Ballanfant Award in Film and Photography

Kathleen S. Matthews Teaching and Mentoring Award

Kenneth R. Laughery Award for Best Master's Thesis in Psychology

Kristen and Michael Arnett Award in Art History

Kristine Wallace Prize

Leland Winston M.D. Courage and Diligence Award

Leroy C. Gibbon Award in Geology

Lindsay Roemmich Sport Management Achievement Award

Linguistics Prize for Excellence

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

Lyn Ragsdale Award for Top Capstone Project

Malcolm Gillis Award in Economics

Malcolm Gillis Award in Mathematical Economic Analysis

Margaret Everson-Fossi Traveling Scholarship

Margie E. Sass Scholar Athlete of the Year

Mary Ellen Hale Lovett Traveling Fellowship

Mavis C. Pitman Memorial Prize in Art

Max Freund Prize in German Studies

Mike Wright Award

Nazim S. Nathoo Award for Engineering Excellence

Patricia and Robert H. Parks Jr. Prize for Excellence in Economics

Pi Delta Phi André Bourgeois Award in French

Program of Spanish and Portuguese Cervantes Award for Outstanding Seniors

Program of Spanish and Portuguese Maria Teresa Leal Honors Thesis Prize

"R" Association J. Fred Duckett Postgraduate Scholarship

"R" Association Margie E. Sass Postgraduate Scholarship

Ralph Budd Thesis Award

RCEL Engineering Leadership Award

Rice EMS Award for Public Service

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Leadership Excellence Award

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award

Rice Engineering Alumni Association R.K.M. "Bob" Dickson Endowed Prize

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Research Excellence Award

Rice Scholar Athletes of the Year

Robert H. Parks Jr. Leadership Prize for Excellence in Engineering

Saba Prize

Sallyport Award

Sam P. Worden Endowed Memorial Award in Geophysics

Senior Award for Service to Linguistics

Student Association Outstanding Seniors

Sunit Patel '85 Endowed Fellowship Award

Teaching Award for Student-Taught Courses

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Senior Engineering Students

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Overall Outstanding Senior Engineering Students

The Torkild Rieber Award in Geology

Weber-Durkheim Prize for Excellence in Sociology

William C. Howell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

William C. Lukes Memorial Award in Photography, honoring Paul Hester

William D. Darden Award

William W. Akers Senior Design Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

William Ward Watkin Traveling Fellowship

Willy Revolution Award for Outstanding Innovation

Woods Leazar Innovation Award

Zevi and Bertha Salsburg Memorial Award in Chemistry

Baker Academic Mentors

Baker College Fellows

Baker College Greg Marshall Award

Baker College Special Award

McIntosh Award

Minter Award

Philpott Award

Gilbert Cuthbertson Service Award

James A. Castañeda Award

Sam and Helen Worden Will Rice College Endowed Award

Steven Herce Award

Charles D. Pomerening Memorial Sports Award

Daniel Brown Benbow Award

Dustin Stowe Memorial Award

Hanszen College Senior Service Award

Hanszen Mentors

Hanszen Rice Service Award

Judge Woodrow Seals Community Service Award

The McAdam Griffin Family Award

Daniel M. Caesar Memorial Award

Magisters’ Award for Special Service

Wiess Academic Mentors

Wiess College Senior Service Award

Captain Jiba Award

Daniel G. Huffaker Memorial Award

Extraordinary Dedication to College

Franz and Frances Brotzen Outstanding Senior Award

Geoffrey S. "Skip" Wise Memorial Award

Graham Stebbings Jones College Service Award

J. Dennis Huston Sports Award

Jones Ambassador Award

Jones College Academic Fellows

Jones Forever Award

Jones Wins Again Award

Magisters’ and President's Award

Shelley Pennington Award

Brelsford Award

Brown College President's Award

Brown College Service Award

Brown College Society of Academic Fellows

Donald R. Baker Award

Emma Hutchinson Award

Franz and Frances Brotzen Award

Nancy Henry Award

Patrick Gordon Award

Paul and Ruth Pfeiffer Award

Senior Service Award

Soorya Avali Award

Edgar Odell Lovett Service Award

Lovett College Outstanding Senior Awards

Lovett College Society of Academic Fellows

Lovett College Sports Awards

The Toni Paine Award

Athenian Award

Churchill Scholarship

Jonathan Bailey Distinguished Student Athlete Award

Sid Richardson College Fellows

Sid Richardson College Magisters’ Award for Outstanding Achievement

Distinguished Seniors

Maria Byrne Award

Marian Fox Martel Scholar Award

Martel Mentors

Ralph S. O’Connor Outstanding Senior Award

Social Change and Inclusion Award

The George Miner Rice University Service Award

The Speros P. Martel Outstanding Senior Award

Unsung Hero Award

Burt and Deedee McMurtry Service Award

McMurtry Fellows

McMurtry Outstanding Seniors

Drayton Thomas Spirit Award for Duncan College

Duncan College Academic Fellows

Duncan Senior Award

Jeremy Reiskind Sportsmanship Award

Lachezar Vladimirov Hristov and Clara Katharine Roberts Award

Magisters’ Award for Outstanding College Leadership

Mentorship Award

Unsung Hero Award