York University’s Department of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) hosted its annual Student Awards ceremony to celebrate the notable achievements of students in various disciplines within social science. The event, held on March 15, brought together staff, faculty, family and friends.
Dean J.J. McMurtry, of LA&PS, opened the awards ceremony by emphasizing the importance of celebrating the hard work and dedication each student has put into their program. “We are a Faculty in the University that is engaged in trying to make meaningful change in the world, and the excellent work that all of you have done in your various areas will be a part of that change going forward as you graduate and go out into the world,” he said.
This year, 36 awards were announced and presented to undergraduate students
This year’s awards and winners are as follows:
Department Awards
Gordon Lowther Scholarship: Gundega Daugavietis
Otto Friedman Memorial Scholarship: Priya Basra
Otto Friedman Memorial Scholarship: Liam Ryan
The Department of Social Science Award: Jesuran Prakashkumar
Ellen Baar Award in Social Science: Ariana Zunino
Lillian Lerman Book Prize: Kiyanna Malcolm
Lillian Lerman Book Prize: Maria Gullusci
African Studies Awards
Esiri Dafiewhare Scholarship: Zakirah Allain
The Stevenson Scholarship in African Studies: Heather Tasker
Criminology Awards
Joshua Yasay Memorial Scholarship: Favour Aina
Criminology Honours Scholarship: Ariana Zunino
Criminology 1650 Book Prize: Olivia Tassone
Law & Society Awards
The Law and Society Honours Seminar Prize: Nashane Ralph
Jane Banfield Book Prize: Jonathan Garcia Barahona
Jane Banfield Book Prize: Elizabeth Hamilton
Jane Banfield Book Prize: Allegra Van Klink-Wylie
The Law and Society Prize: Rida Shah
The C. Jane Banfield Scholarship in the Social Sciences: Avneet Lubana
Business & Society Awards
The Business & Society Honours Award: Chi-Yun Lee
Work & Labour Studies Awards
Neil Reimer Scholarship: Julie Wilson
Work and Labour Studies Student Achievement Prize: Nguyet Dao
Health and Society Awards
Health and Society Founders Prize 2000 Level: Amen Okungbowa
Health and Society Founders Prize 3000 & 4000 Level: Jennifer Santin
The Gina Feldberg Prize: Amanda Cowen
International Development Studies & Latin American & Caribbean Studies
International Development Studies Honours Award: Sabrina de Losada Casab
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Honours Award: Sabrina de Losada Casab
Sarah Akhtar Memorial Undergraduate Award in International Development Studies: Kyung in Lee
Development Studies Program
Sarah Akhtar Memorial Graduate Award in Development Studies: Eyram Agbe
Sarah Akhtar Memorial Graduate Award in Development Studies: Malaly Bakhtbolland
Interdisciplinary Social Science Awards
Interdisciplinary Social Science Award: Noel Mirzoyev
Interdisciplinary Social Science Award: Riya Bhatla
Urban Studies Awards
Marion Miller Urban Studies Award (3000 Level): Micah Meredith
Marion Miller Urban Studies Award (4000 Level): Jordan Lopez
The Social Science 3700 Urban Studies Prize: Steven Lum
Frances Frisken Urban Studies Prize: Bruno De Marinis
Mohamed Naim Malik Scholarship: Emily Lim