Leadership and Excellence 2026 Awardees

The following students are receiving a variety of awards and honors this spring, including the Leadership and Excellence Awards, Senior Marshals, Named Awards and Class Day Awards.

Leadership and Excellence Awards

Columbia Spirit

Godwill Agbehonou SEAS’26
Sebastian Horta Donneys SEAS’26
Joshua Park CC’26
Emily Jo Lynn Phillips CC’26
Kira Banerjee Ratan CC’26
Kimiko Reed CC’26
George Rubelsky CC’26
Karen Zhang CC’26
Michael Zheng CC’26

Indelible Mark

Sophie Abla Flore Agbekpenou SEAS’26
Perri Carlisle-Page CC’26
Armando Javier Gimenez CC’26
Aashi Kotecha SEAS’26
Kehbuma Nukuna SEAS’26
Marie Tarazi CC’26

Civic Responsibility

Ayaan Ali CC’26
Thatcher Daniel Anderson CC’26
Ileane Barrera CC’26
Bryson Yoonseo Chang CC’26
Begum Cicekdag SEAS’26
Iris Hsiang CC’26
Josiah Dali Keys CC’26
Claire Lucille Padilla CC'26
Zara Williamson CC’26
Cara SoHee Wreen CC’27

Emerging Leader

Ani Bayramyan CC’28
Isaac Beers CC’26
Emily Grunstein SEAS’27
Indigo Guikema CC’28
Jacob Hahn CC’28
Ahmed Alaa-Eldin Hamdan CC’28
Tatyana Ilieva SEAS’28
Ricardo Sanchez Cortes SEAS’28
Heera Santhosh CC’28
Kevin Yang SEAS’29

Community Building

Alexandra Bradbury SEAS’26
Lucas Bullock CC’26
José Caballero CC’26
Julia Ding SEAS’27
Jude Fairchild CC’26
Rebecca Massel CC’26
Kaylie Musard SEAS’27
Chase O’Malley SEAS’26
Emmanuel Okeke CC’26
Kennedi Poullard CC’26

Principled Action

Heather Chen CC’26
Diana Sophia Cordoba CC’26
Othmane El Houssi SEAS’26
Danielle Maydan SEAS’26
Dorit Shendelman CC’26
Hope Michelle Shinderman CC’26
Gabriel Vega Troncoso CC’27
Alexander Zhao CC’27

Inclusion and Advocacy

Su Izmir Ertekin-Taner CC’26
Naomi Liao Fertig CC’28
Dayana Guillen SEAS’26
Jamie Kim CC’28
Manuella Kwawu SEAS’26
Eunice Akoth Ochieng CC’26
Nayeon Park CC’27
Tâm Chí Trương CC’26

Health and Wellness

Tori Madison Fergus CC’26
Yadira Anahi Gonzalez Yumbla CC’26
Kailyn Grant SEAS’26
Charlotte Laidler CC’26
Sasha Maroulis CC’26
James McCauley CC’26
Katherine Morse CC’26
Ray Zhang CC’27

Senior Marshals

Ayaan Ali CC’26
Arya Anoush Balian CC’26
Ileane Barrera CC’26
Maria Eleni Batatoudi SEAS’26
Sarayu Sitha Bethamcherla CC’26
Karla Camacho CC’26
Samuel Andrés Cano Cabrera CC’26
Diana Sophia Cordoba CC’26
Peder Dingsor SEAS’26
Su Izmir Ertekin-Taner CC’26
Armando Javier Gimenez CC’26
Matias Hernandez CC’26
Lina Huang CC’26
Josiah Dali Keys CC’26
Zaryaab Khan SEAS’26
Manuella Kwawu SEAS’26
Erica Morgan Lee CC’26
Aleska Velka Medrano Lujan CC’26
Rachinta Marpaung SEAS’26
Rebecca Massel CC’26
Sarah Mikami SEAS’26
Katherine Morse CC’26
Noel Mark Negron III SEAS’26
Kehbuma Nukuna SEAS’26
Olivia O’Driscoll SEAS’26
Claire Lucille Padilla CC'26
Joshua Park CC’26
Emily Jo Lynn Phillips CC’26
Felipe Rachid Molina SEAS’26
Kira Banerjee Ratan CC’26
Marie Tarazi CC’26
Tâm Chí Trương CC’26
Zara Williamson CC’26
Skylar Young CC’26
Theodore Zaritsky CC’26
Janie Zhang SEAS’26

Named Awards

Columbia College

José Caballero CC’26: Robert Shellow Gerdy Prize
Salma Farhat CC’27: James Christopher Caraley Memorial Prize
Jacob Hahn CC’28: Van Am Prize
Zahra Husain CC’27: Robert Harron Award
Erica Morgan Lee CC’26: Edward S. Brainard Memorial Prize
Rebecca Massel CC’26: Richard H. Fox Memorial Prize
Claire Lucille Padilla CC'26: Andrew C. Heinrich Prize
Heera Santhosh CC’28: Van Am Prize
Tâm Chí Trương CC’26: Charles H. Bjorkwall Prize
Anjelica Anyango Young CC’28: Van Am Prize
Skylar Young CC’26: Leonard A. Pullman Memorial Prize
Michael Zheng CC’26: Columbia College Campbell Award, Columbia College Scholar Athlete Award

Columbia Engineering

Sarah Mikami SEAS’26: School of Engineering and Applied Science Scholar Athlete Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science Student Activities Award
National Society of Black Engineers: Zvi Galil Award for Improvement in Engineering Student Life
Columbia University Science Olympiad: Robert D. Lilley Award for Socially Responsible Engineering
Andre Villarente Perez SEAS’26: Thomas "Pop" Harrington Medal