Recent Prize Recipients
General
- Ayman Amin-Salem Memorial Prize
- Charles Ellis Caldwell Prize
- D. Marks Fund for the John Slater Prize
- Irene Bush Steinbock Award
- John R. Slater Memorial Prize
- Joseph O'Connor Graduate Study Endowment Prize
- Katharine Augusta Hollister Memorial Prize in English
- R. B. Hull Prize
- Susan W. Williams Memorial Prize
Creative Writing
- Academy of American Poets Prize
- Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Fiction
- Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Drama
- Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Poetry
- Meredith Goodman Bernstein Prize
- Pearl Sperling Evans Prize
- Rishi Piparaiya Prize for Humor Writing
Expository
- Charles Miller Williams and Mary Washington Williams Memorial Prize
- Dorothy D. Schimmel Memorial Award
Internships and Research
- Friends of the Library Collaborative Research Grant
- John and Amy Tanenbaum Family Fund
- Undergraduate Research Award
Speech and Debate
Theater
- Barbara Lee Rubin Prize in Theater
- Charles I. Keelan Memorial Award
- Irene Grace Bunde Award
- Mark C. Perlberg '78 Endowed Directing Prize in Theater
- Russell A. Peck Prize for Research and Drama
- Russell A. Peck Theater Prize
- Todd Theater Prize
- UR International Theatre Program Outstanding Performances Award
General Awards
Ayman Amin-Salem Memorial Prize
To be awarded to that member of the senior class who best evidences the qualities of good character and good citizenship, such as decency, reliability, responsibility and congeniality. Preference may be given to students who also have an interest in biology or the biological sciences, art, writing or athletics.
Winners:
- 2023: Matthew Nathanael Auguste
- 2015: Emily Eve Widra
- 2014: Nathaniel Louis Mulberg
Charles Ellis Caldwell Prize
To the members of the senior class who in their college work have shown the greatest proficiency in English.
Winners:
- 2024: Danielle Fedrigo, Zoë Felfle
- 2023: Julia Bohm, Madison Esposito
- 2022: Beiyu Cao, Stephanie Graham
- 2021: Kinga Flaga, Madeline Fordham
- 2020: Emily Corpuz, Cayla Whittaker
- 2019: Ariannwyn Carver, Melanie Dejong
- 2018: Madison Elise Carter, Mark James Perilli
- 2017: Jessica Melanie Newman, Jamie Elizabeth Rudd
- 2016: Brigid Hogan, Katherine Molly Varga
- 2015: Jennifer Michelle Hansler, Sarah Jenny Kieval
- 2014: Catherine Elizabeth Lambert, Taylor Diane McCabe
- 2013: Olivia Amber Earle, Sarah Katherine Young
- 2012: Meredith Gaylo, Kathryn Blayne Watts
- 2011: Jennifer Hoffmann, Chelsea Shaffer, Catherine Steele
- 2010: Laurel Emily Stewart, Tyler Graham Goldman
D. Marks Fund for the John Slater Prize
To a deserving student (or students) who is already majoring in English, in the form of a scholarship, grant, or student loan.
Winners:
- 2013: Kara Allen, Katherine Briant, Sophia Catalano, Molly Nemer, Daniel Slavin
- 2012: Jessica Rae Chinelli, Cassandra Mia Donatelli, Kathleen Rebecca Lewis, Meridel Murphy Phillips, Natasha Denise Sacoto
- 2011: Lily Beaumont, Karen Elterman, Raymond Liang, Melissa Martin
- 2010: Brittany Crowley, Emily Elizabeth Balzano, Kelsey Ann Burritt, Annalise Marie Baird, Emily Fogel, Douglas Marc Zeppenfeld
Irene Bush Steinbock Award
The award was established by Irene Bush Steinbock "in memory of the late Dean Annette Gardner Munro, whose kindness and graciousness was a great inspiration to me during my years of study at the University of Rochester." This award is given to a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences who has made the most noteworthy contribution to human relations.
Winners:
- 2015:Natasha Denise Sacoto
John R. Slater Memorial Prize
To a member of the senior class who has shown the most competence in the use of the English language, as exemplified by excellence in composition, public speaking, in work on University publications, in participation in student government, or otherwise.
Winners:
- 2024: Alexna Amélie Dubois, Justin O'Connor
- 2023: Arianna Gundlach, Kate Sheeley
- 2022: Esther Jane Ben Ami
- 2021: Caleb Prus, Jessica Sgambati
- 2020: Emily Forbes
- 2019: Jaclyn Capita
- 2018: Joshua Michael Hill, Daria Lynch, Emelyn Bashour
- 2017: Ellen Grinnell
- 2016: Sophie Elizabeth Hatch
- 2015: Margaret Jane Speer
- 2014: Sarah Rose Winstein-Hibbs
- 2013: Zarah Victoria Quinn, Laurel Ann Raymond
- 2010: Phillip Witte
Joseph O'Connor Graduate Study Endowment Prize
To a woman in the senior class who has shown marked ability in English literature, in classical languages and literature, or in archaeology.
Winners:
- 2024: Sophia Krackov
- 2023: Veronica Ruby Cisneros, Molly Kilian, Kate Sheeley, Arianna Marie Taylor
- 2022: Rebecca McCall
- 2021: Olivia Banc
- 2020: Madeline Rose
- 2019: Sarah Murphy
- 2018: Maria Therese Kane
- 2017: Najia Khaled
- 2016: Sophie Elizabeth Hatch
- 2015: Margaret Jane Speer
- 2014: Sarah Rose Winstein-Hibbs
- 2013: Kelsey Ann Burritt
- 2012: Eleni Margaret Palis, Carley Marie Parsons
- 2011: Ellie Adair
- 2010: Sarah Townsend
Katharine Augusta Hollister Memorial Prize in English
In memory of Kate Hollister, English, Class of 1990; an award given to that member of the senior class who has contributed most to the undergraduate life of the Department of English.
Winners:
- 2024: Chasity England, Mahnoor Raza
- 2023: Elizabeth Cordonnier
- 2022: Hailie Higgins
- 2021: Morgan Farrow
- 2020: Ashley Bardhan
- 2019: Pamela Chan, Caitlin Davie, Reid Wilson
- 2018: Teddy E. Scheuerman
- 2017: Julianne Nicole McAdams
- 2016: Kali B. Noonan, Julia Spriggens
- 2015: Lilly Elizabeth Camp, Catherine Phyllis Sbeglia
- 2014: Danielle Marie Bessette, Taylor Diane McCabe
- 2013: Annalise Marie Baird
- 2012: Jessica Rae Chinelli, Emily Anna Fogel, Leigha Alexandra MacNeill
- 2011: John Amir-Fazli
- 2010: Jenna Furman
R. B. Hull Prize
To the man of the senior class who has done the best work in English composition.
Winners:
- 2024: Charlie Morse
- 2023: Jacob Hanley, Alper Ustuntas
- 2022: Steven Crowell
- 2021: Caleb Prus, Tomas Waz
- 2020: John Pinto
- 2019: Leshan Fang, Carter Mink
- 2018: Aurek L. Ransom, Justin Trombly
- 2017: Patrick Delehanty, Dean Julian Walsh
- 2016: Siyavush A. Saidian
- 2015: Shane Robert Saxton
- 2014: Justin Nicholas Calfo
- 2013: Jason Aaron Silverstein
- 2012: Sebastian Rider Bezerra
- 2011: Nicolas Quijano
Susan W. Williams Memorial Prize
To the woman of the senior class who has done the best work in the Department of English.
Winners:
- 2024: Emily Greenzang, Ritu Peddinti
- 2023: C.E. Giugno, Shannon Quetchenbach
- 2022: Serah-Marie Maharaj, Elizabeth Winterbourne
- 2021: Claire Harte, Anh-tho 'Antoinette' Nguyen
- 2020: Roisin Flanagan
- 2019: Leena Khoury, Emily Zhu
- 2018: Madeleine Dietz, Emily J. Tronson
- 2017: Maria Kane
- 2016: Joloire L. Lauture
- 2015: Megan Marie Wilson
- 2014: May Zhee Lim
- 2013: Laurel Ann Raymond
- 2012: Sara Elizabeth Cohen
- 2011: Lily Beaumont
- 2010: Ellie Adair
Creative Writing
Academy of American Poets Prize
For the best poem or group of poems submitted by an undergraduate.
Winners:
- 2024: Alayna Leestma
- 2023: Anna Grace Wenger
- 2022: London Chastain
- 2021: Marion Deal
- 2020: Emily Forbes
- 2019: Tianna Gonzalez
- 2018: Aaron Banks
- 2017: Christian A. Stanzione
- 2016: Ian Von Fange
- 2015: Theodore Rycroft
- 2014: Patrick James Riordan
- 2013: Sarah Katherine Young
- 2012: Carley Marie Parsons
- 2011: Noah Friedman
- 2010: Tyler Graham Goldman
Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Fiction
- 2024:
- 1st Place—Molly Jenkinson
- 2nd Place—Apollo Chastain
- 3rd Place—Needle de Carvalho Wang
- Honorable Mention—Andrea Sun
- 2023:
- 1st Place—Julia Bohm
- 2nd Place—Isabel Rivera, Henry Wetzel
- 3rd Place—Madison Esposito, Avery Woods Weber
- Honorable Mention—Jacob Hanley, Grace Feng, Penelope Sergi, Andrea Sun
- 2022:
- 1st Place—Julia Bohm, Austen Walker
- 2nd Place—Elena Vinogradova, Rachel Chen
- 3rd Place—Astghik Baghinyan
- Honorable Mention—Penelope Sergi, Katherine Serna
- 2021:
- 1st Place—Elena Vinogradova
- 2nd Place—Katherine Serna
- 3rd Place—Olivia Alger, Anna Walker
- 2020:
- 1st Place—Emily Tworek
- 2nd Place—John Pinto
- 3rd Place—Ava Mandel
- Honorable Mention—Madison Esposito, Olivia Alger
- 2019:
- 1st Place—Catherine Giugno
- 2nd Place—Regis J Acosta
- 3rd Place—Rafael Sanchez Montes
- 2018:
- 1st Place—Jesse M. Bernstein
- 2nd Place—Justin Trombly
- 3rd Place—Gwyneth Heuser
- 2017:
- 1st Place—Isabel Xintal Drukker Gramajo
- 2nd Place—Jesse Bernstein, Julianne Nicole McAdams
- 3rd Place—Hannah Rankin, Oliver W. Valenti
- Honorable Mention—Aaron Banks, Margaret Curtis
- 2016:
- 1st Place—Brigid Hogan
- 2nd Place—Jesse Bernstein
- 3rd Place—Audrey Kim
- Honorable Mention—Oliver W. Valenti
- 2015:
- 1st Place—Christine Lynn Herman
- 2nd Place—Justina Marie McCarty
- 3rd Place—Sarah Elizabeth Bond; Willem Carl Galanis
- Honorable Mention—Sarah Elizabeth Brown, Sophie Elizabeth Hatch, Natasha Denise Sacoto, Oliver W. Valenti
- 2014:
- 1st Place—May Zhee Lim
- 2nd Place—Lilly Elizabeth Camp
- 3rd Place—Jennifer Anne Smacher, Natasha Denise Sacoto
- 2013:
- 1st Place—Kelsey Ann Burritt
- 2nd Place—Henry J. Druschel, Zarah Victoria Quinn
- 3rd Place—Sawyer Everett Holm
- 2012:
- 1st Place—Suzanne McKenzie
- 2nd Place—Sara Elizabeth Cohen, Leigha Alexandra MacNeill
- 3rd Place—Chase Saint Aubin Jarrett, Caitlin Elizabeth Farmer
- 2011:
- 1st Place—Rachel Greene
- 2nd Place—William Eells
- 3rd Place—Patrick Daubert, Kelsey Burritt
- Honorable Mention—Caitlin Farmer
- 2010:
- 1st Place—Leigha Alexandra MacNeill
- 2nd Place—Rachel Maria Greene
- 3rd Place—Brittany Marie Lewis
- Honorable Mention—Patrick Knowles Daubert, Kevin Rosario
Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Drama
Winners:
- 2024:
- 1st Place—Dominique Neveu
- 2nd Place—Sophia Shakir
- 2023
- 1st Place—Noah Kim
- 2022:
- 1st Place—Astghik Baghinyan
- 2nd Place—Arianna Gundlach
- 3rd Place—Dominique Neveu
- 2021:
- 1st Place—Elianor Aoun
- 2nd Place—Eleanore Barrera
- 3rd Place—Arianna Gundlach
- 2020:
- 1st Place—Maude Hall-Skillern
- 2nd Place—Emily Tworek
- 2018:
- 1st Place—Emily Tworek
- 2nd Place—Olivia Banc
- 2017:
- 1st Place—Stephen Morton
- 2nd Place—Joshua Martin Gacita
- 2016:
- 1st Place—Katherine Molly Varga
- 2nd Place—Jahnavi Iyer
- 2015:
- 1st Place—Oliver W. Valenti
- 2nd Place—Katherine Molly Varga
- 3rd Place—Evelyn Michelle Hernandez
- Honorable Mention—Jahnavi Iyer
- 2014:
- 1st Place—Stella Kammel
- 2nd Place—Lilly Elizabeth Camp
- 3rd Place—May Zhee Lim
- 2013:
- 1st Place—Sarah Katherine Young
- 2nd Place—Stella Kammel
- 3rd Place—May Zhee Lim
- o Honorable Mention—Katherine Molly Varga
- 2012:
- Kelsey Ann Burritt
- 2011:
- Sarah Young
- 2010:
- Jeremy Philip Fishman
Dean's Prize in Creative Writing for Poetry
Winners:
- 2024:
- 1st Place—Apollo Chastain
- 2nd Place—Miranda Kovatch
- 3rd Place—Niharika Agrawal
- Honorable Mention—Jaden Adams
- 2023:
- 1st Place—London Chastain
- 2nd Place—Ian Blyth
- 3rd Place—Apollo Chastain
- Honorable Mention—Logan Hood, Olaposi Peters
- 2022:
- 1st Place—Apollo Deal
- 2nd Place—Bryan Michielsen
- 3rd Place—Anna Grace Wenger
- Honorable Mention—Rachel Chen, Veronica Cisneros
- 2021:
- 1st Place—Bryan Michielsen
- 2nd Place—Jacob Chastain
- 3rd Place—Elianor Aoun
- 2020:
- 1st Place—Andrew Chen
- 2nd Place—Tianna Gonzalez
- 3rd Place—Anna Wenger & Ava Mandel
- 2019:
- 1st Place—Emilee Brecht
- 2nd Place—Andrew Chen
- 3rd Place—Sophie Cleff
- 2018:
- 1st Place—Edward Sambrano
- 2nd Place—Erin O'Malley
- 3rd Place—Emily Forbes
- 2017:
- 1st Place—Michael P. Hogan
- 2nd Place—Allison Friske
- 3rd Place—Julianne Nicole McAdams
- Honorable Mention—Andrew Chen
- 2016:
- 1st Place—Audrey Kim
- 2nd Place—Aaron Banks
- 3rd Place—Christian Stanzione
- 2015:
- 1st Place—Reagan Mary McNameeKing
- 2nd Place—Madeleine Reynolds Laitz
- 3rd Place—Ian Von Fange, Edward Sambrano
- 2014:
- 1st Place—Erin R. Hatch
- 2nd Place—Catherine Elizabeth Lambert
- 3rd Place—Justin Nicholas Calfo, Megan Marie Wilson
- 2013:
- 1st Place—Giulia Angela Perucchio
- 2nd Place—Kelsey Ann Burritt
- 3rd Place—Katherine Mary Briant, Justin Nicholas Calfo
- 2012:
- 1st Place—Noah Joseph Friedman
- 2nd Place—Rachel Doris Goldstein
- 3rd Place—Henry J. Druschel
- 2011:
- 1st Place—Kirk Chilas
- 2nd Place—Tyler Scowcroft
- 3rd Place—Samantha Miller
- 2010:
- 1st Place—Phillip Witte
- 2nd Place—Julia Beth Winer
- 3rd Place—Rachel Carstens
- Honorable Mention—Marissa Dubin, Calle Fitzgerald
Meredith Goodman Bernstein Prize
For the best piece of writing by an undergraduate in fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.
Winners:
- 2024: Grace Feng, Andrea Sun
- 2023: Abigail Louise Johnson
- 2022: Olivia Marie Alger
- 2021: Jared Chase
- 2020: Emily Forbes
- 2018: Aaron Banks
- 2017: Jahnavi Krishnamurthy Iyer, Julianne Nicole McAdams
- 2016: Christine Lynn Herman
- 2015: Lilly Elizabeth Camp
- 2014: Justin Nicholas Calfo
- 2013: Sarah Katherine Young
- 2012: Rachel Maria Greene
- 2011: Tananaugh Espinoza
- 2010: Tyler Graham Goldman
Pearl Sperling Evans Prize
To that undergraduate woman who shall have demonstrated the greatest promise in creative writing.
- 2024: Julia White
- 2023: Veronica Ruby Cisneros
- 2022: Katherine Serna
- 2021: Britney Waldrop
- 2020: Anna Sueben
- 2019: Emilee Brecht
- 2018: Lydia Goff
- 2017: Julianne Nicole McAdams
- 2016: Audrey Kim
- 2015: Megan Marie Wilson
- 2014: Lilly Elizabeth Camp
- 2013: Zarah Victoria Quinn
- 2010: Carley Marie Parsons
Rishi Piparaiya Prize for Humor Writing
- 2024:
- 1st Place—Oren Schwartz
- 2nd Place—Needle de Carvalho Wang
- 3rd Place—Rachel Caren
- 2023:
- 1st Place—Emily Greenzang, Archita Amudhan
- 2nd Place—Jacob Dunlap
- 2022:
- 1st Place—Brianna Lindsey, Jeremy Reguer
- 2nd Place—Samantha Becker
- Honorable Mention—Philip Cavallo, Ritu Peddinti
- 2021:
- 1st Place—Lucy Farnham
- 2nd Place—Serah-Marie Maharaj
- 3rd Place—Micah Greenberg
- 2020:
- 1st Place—Joshua Kerzhner
- 2nd Place—Micah Greenberg, Emily Tworek
- Honorable Mention: Philip Cavallo, Lilia Frank
- 2019:
- 1st Place—Sam Morton
- 2018:
- 1st Place—Maude Hall-Skillern
- 2nd Place—Lilia Frank
- Honorable Mention: Eric Franklin, Lalitha Albrecht, Olivia Banc
- 2017:
- 1st Place—Victoria Fombelle, Anna Llewellyn
- 2nd Place—Fredrick Gootkind
- Honorable Mention—Sophie Aroesty, Eric Franklin, Dean Smiros
Expository
Charles Miller Williams and Mary Washington Williams Memorial Prize
To an undergraduate student for an essay in English literature or the classics.
Winners:
- 2024: Spencer Dittelman, Grace Feng, Mahnoor Raza
- 2023: Rachel Caren, Riley Howe
- 2022: Joseph DiGrandi, Julia Granato, Emily Greenzang
- 2021: Catherine Giugno, Sophia Krachov
- 2020: Madeleine Rose
- 2019: Roisin Flanagan
- 2018: Melanie R Dejong, Caleb Prus
- 2017: Nicholas Spinelli
- 2016: Sophie Elizabeth Hatch
- 2015: Patrick Delehanty, Grace Elizabeth Wagner
- 2014: Sarah Rose Winstein-Hibbs, May Zhee Lim
- 2013: Laurel Ann Raymond, Sarah Rose Winstein-Hibbs
- 2012: Sebastian Rider Bezerra, Kevin Andrew Brice, Noah Joseph Friedman
- 2011: Noelle Miller, Eleni Palis
- 2010: Justin Valentine Gilbert, Adam Biesenbach
Dorothy D. Schimmel Memorial Award
For the best original essay submitted during the academic year by an undergraduate as part of a course in English.
Winners:
- 2024: Rachel Caren, Joshua Jung
- 2023: Quynh Anh Lan Pham
- 2022: Jane Pritchard
- 2021: Eleanore Barrera, William Kusmierek
- 2020: Sarah Murphy
- 2019: Sean Fang, Emily Forbes
- 2018: Sarah Murphy
- 2017: Nina Pauline Listro, Jessica Melanie Newman
- 2016: Patrick Delehanty, John-Paul J. Pelletier
- 2015: Katherine Mary Briant
- 2014: Helen Teresa Verchota
- 2013: Olivia Amber Earle
- 2012: Sara Elizabeth Cohen
- 2011: Emily Fogel
- 2010: Sarah Townsend
Internships and Research
Friends of the Library Collaborative Research Grant
For a proposal that combines research in Rush Rhees Library with research in a library or museum abroad.
Winners:
- 2014: Trisha Basu, Taylor McCabe, Elizabeth Riedman
John and Amy Tanenbaum Family Fund
John M. Tanenbaum (class of 1985) has generously endowed an annual fund to assist current English majors in making a productive summer internship an integral part of their undergraduate education.
Recipients:
- 2024: River Baugh, Ariel Greenberg, Alexandra Leonardi, James Norris, Manita Opoku, Kalil Sykes, Ailin Vilches Aguello
- 2023: Zoe Felfle, Grace Feng, James Kinde, Sophia Krackov, Phillip Zaborny
- 2022: Chastity England, Danielle Fedrigo, Jacob Hanley, Syeda Mahnoor Raza, Andrea Sun
- 2021: Olivia Alger, Elianor Aoun, Keerthi Banothu, Ian Krager, Kathleen Love, Rebecca McCall, LaTivia McCowan, Arianna Taylor
- 2019: Oliva Banc, Morgan Farrow, Tianna Gonzalez, Jordan Mandefrida, Antoinette Nguyen, John Pinto, Emily Tworek
- 2018: Jackie Capita, Pamela Chan, Scott Daniels, Rafael Sanchez Montes, Emily Zhu, Suzie Ziegler
- 2017: Aaron Banks, Jesse Bernstein, Emilee Brecht, Pamela Chan, Caitlin Davie, Owen Gabbey, Nadia Gribkova, Agatha Milholland, Scott Mistler-Ferguson, Grace Peters, Shaelyn Rhinehart, Susan Ziegler
- 2016: Anna Alden, Karan Arul, Laurel Barkan, Julianne McAdams, Cindy Molina, Hannah Rankin, Natalya Tausanovitch, Caitlin Thomas
- 2015: Devin Alexander Goodman, Elise Marie Johnson, Joloire Lauture, Sarah Levine, Samantha Lish, Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
- 2014: Lilly Elizabeth Camp, Crystal N. Hans, Katherine Molly Varga
- 2013: Jada Nicole Howcroft, Lydia Jimenez, Nathaniel Louis Mulberg
- 2012: Kelsey Burritt
- 2011: Yuru Zheng
- 2010: Joanna Balin, Jennifer Hoffman
Undergraduate Research Award
For English majors and minors whose ongoing scholarly or creative work requires travel or short-term residence outside of Rochester.
Winners:
- 2024: Winifred Belk, Brittany Broadus, Chasity England, Manita Opoku
- 2017: Aaron Banks, Antonia Garcia
- 2016: Patrick Delehanty
- 2015: Sophie Hatch, Cindy Molina
- 2014: Katherine Briant
Speech and Debate
As of 2016, the following two awards are administered by the Debate Union.
Isaac Davis/Chester Dewey Speech Prize
For the senior, junior, or sophomore whose original expository or persuasive speech exhibits the highest excellence in content, organization, style, and delivery.
Winners:
- 2015:
- Chester Dewey Speech Prize—Oluwatobi Abubakare, Emmanuel Makaruse, Ervis Vukaj, Daniel Waldman, Mary William
- Isaac Davis Speech Prize—Graeme McGuire, Chris Perkins
- 2014:
- Debate Team Leader of the Year—Nina Datlof
- Woman of the Year—May Zhee Lim
- Top Debaters—Oluwatobi Abubakare, Syed Reefat Aziz, Cody Adam Monday, Robert Aaron Poole, Steven Bartholomew Torrisi
- 2013:
- Success in Debate—Benjamin Batha, Emily Allyn Breeding, Mary Faig William
- Leadership Award—Nina Datlof, Cody Adam Monday; Robert Aaron Poole, Amelia R. Poulin, Alyssa Danielle Schwartz
- Rising Policy Debate Star—May Zhee Lim
- Woman of the Year Award—Kailing Zen
- 2012:
- 1st Place—Emily Allyn Breeding, George Thomas Weddington
- 2nd Place—Vinit Ajit Akolkar, Benjamin Batha, Nina Datlof, Kevin Diamond, Vijay Kenneth Kasschau, Alyssa Danielle Schwartz
- 2011:
- 1st Place—Vijay Kasschau
- 2nd Place—Wendy Cheng, Frances Wang
- 3rd Place—Natalie Scott, Andrew Pope
- 4th Place—Kevin Schmitt, Emily Breeding
- 5th Place—Anupa Gewali, Sarah Hulbert
- 2010:
- 1st Place—Eric M. Meyer, Claire Adele Maggio
- 2nd Place—Emily Allyn Breeding
- 3rd Place—Ross Edward Brenneman, Wuwei Chen, Chenxi Li, Rona Yang
McCrea Hazlett Speaking Award
To the first year public speaker who best embodies McCrea Hazlett's qualities of intellect, character, and persuasive rhetoric.
Winners:
- 2011: Rohini Rege
- 2010: Shreyas Nitin Kataria, Alyssa Danielle Schwartz
Theater
Barbara Lee Rubin Prize in Theater
To the graduating senior whose work while at the University has displayed steadfast dedication to the highest standards of creativity and accomplishment in this performing art.
Winners:
- 2024: Isabella Kelly
- 2023: Michael A. Wizorek
- 2022: Celia Konow
- 2021: Eleanore Barrera, Zijun Zhang
- 2020: Samantha Okinow
- 2019: Roisin Flanagan
- 2018: Christopher Granata
- 2017: Todd Kelmar
- 2016: Jonah Jeng, Kyle Meyers
- 2015: Devin Goodman
- 2014: Grace Elizabeth Interlichia
- 2013: Lydia Maria Jimenez
- 2012: Frances Elena Swanson
- 2011: Douglas Zeppenfeld
- 2010: Jeffrey Englander
Charles I. Keelan Memorial Award
To an outstanding male actor in memory of Charles I. Keelan, who was involved in theater at Muhlenberg College, and was a graduate student in the English department at the University of Rochester.
Winners:
- 2024: Charlie Morse
- 2023: Gabriel Pierce
- 2022: Miles Harrison
- 2021: Hernan Sanchez-Garcia
- 2019: Martynas Snarskis
- 2018: Rick Carl
- 2017: Ian E. W. Von Fange
- 2016: Michael L. Tamburrino
- 2015: Daniel C. Mensel
- 2014: Ian E. W. Von Fange
- 2013: William Spencer Klubben III
- 2012: Andrew Joseph Polec
Irene Grace Bunde Award
To the woman receiving a baccalaureate or master's degree in the humanities who has shown by her performance while a student the most promise as a professional actress.
Winners:
- 2024: Brittany Broadus
- 2021: Olivia Banc
- 2019: Samantha Richardson
- 2018: Andria M. Rabenold
- 2017: Murie Marguerite Alira Eve Gillett
- 2016: Halle Burns
- 2014: Kathryn Loveless
- 2013: Stella Kammel
- 2012: Christine Marie Rose
Mark C. Perlberg '78 Endowed Directing Prize in Theater
To the graduating senior who has shown significant promise for directing in theater at the University of Rochester.
Winners:
- 2024: Mercedes Stiner
- 2023: Miles Harrison
- 2021: Shawn Cummings
- 2019: Emily Tworek
- 2017: Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy
- 2016: Devin Goodman
- 2014: Devin Goodman
- 2012: Jessica Rae Chinelli, Mohammad Ali Seraji
- 2010: Phillip Witte
Russell A. Peck Prize for Research and Drama
For excellence in dramatic or theatrical research.
Winners:
- 2024: Wren Collins, Michelle Reingold
- 2023: Joan Oserogho
- 2022: Elianor Marissa Aoun
- 2021: LaTivia McCowan
- 2020: Emily Tworek
- 2019: Emily Brecht, Agatha Milholland
- 2018: Emelyn Bashour
- 2017: Annie Carver, Ardelia Krupkin, Charlie Norvell, Emily Tworek, Reid Wilson
- 2016: Patrick Delehanty
- 2014: David Timothy Bates
- 2013: Kelsey Ann Burritt
- 2012: Lillian Larkin Dickerson
- 2010: John Amir-Fazli
Russell A. Peck Theater Prize
To the freshman or sophomore who displays significant dedication, promise, talent, and achievement.
Winners:
- 2024: Andrea Alave, talia Mallah, Manita Opoku, Onosejere Ugbenin
- 2023: Annika Almquist, Anna Bakina, Stella Carleton, Joey Meltzer, Peam Patrathiranond, Alex Potter
- 2022: River Baugh, Kwame Edu-Anash, Alexia Moser, Svetlana Pack, Mercedes Stiner
- 2021: Sophia Chima, Jack Moore, Noah Rubin
- 2020: Misha ‘Ella’ Apykhtin, Dana Bulger, Hernan Garcia, Isabel Hudson
- 2019: Olivia Banc, Adam Briggs, Peter Dean-Erlander, Celia Konowe, Zijun Zhang
- 2018: Anne Boatman, Jessica Ervin, Sam Okinow, Qiuyue (Christine) Sun
- 2017: Christopher Granata
- 2016: Rosie Flanagan, Andria Rabenold
- 2015: Melissa Jane Becker, Alberto Carrillo Casas, Daniel Parker
- 2014: Todd W. Kelmar, Kyle Steven Meyers
- 2013: Halle Burns, Travis James Kohler, Angel Morales
- 2012: Devin Alexander Goodman, Grace Interlichia, Liza Ades Penney
- 2011: Kelsey Burritt, Lydia Jimenez
- 2010: Cassandra Mia Donatelli, William Spencer Klubben III
Todd Theater Prize
To the actor whose outstanding performances and/or dedication have enriched the Theatre Program over the course of his/her undergraduate career.
Winners:
- 2024: Kwame Edu-Ansah, Michael Foster, Noah Rubin, Cynthia Xiao
- 2023: Rey Hankinson, Ella Vinogradova
- 2022: Mekayla Sullivan, Michael Wizorek
- 2021: Adam Briggs, Peter Dean-Erlander, Celia Konowe, Tomas Waz
- 2020: Anne Boatman, Jessica Ervin, Amanda Gillen, Emily Tworek, Tomas Waz
- 2019: Yumen Liu, Keneon Williams
- 2018: Eric Nolting
- 2017: Adam Parker, Daniel Parker
- 2016: Alberto Carrillo Casas, Julia Cowan, Katherine L. McCorkle, Kimberly Roberts
- 2015: Leah Mould, Rachel Louise Sonnet
- 2014: Lakiesha Marissa Holyfield, Theodore David Lincoln, Jennifer Uvina
- 2013: Cassandra Donatelli, Christopher Thomas Futia, Emily Elizabeth Morris
- 2012: Kevin Andrew Brice, Jeannine Adele DeSoi, Kevin Michael McCarthy, Meridel Murphy Phillips
- 2011: Alexandra Rozansky, Camber Hansen-Karr, Bruce Stockton
- 2010: Erica Greenbaum, David H. Moiseev, Macie McGowan
UR International Theatre Program Outstanding Performances Award
For the most outstanding performances by an actor over the course of the academic year.
- 2024: Anna Bakina
- 2023: Onosejere Ugbenin
- 2022: Molly Goonan, Cooper Orio, Raina Plaisir
- 2021: Hernan Sanchez-Garcia
- 2020: Oti Yonwuren
- 2019: Fan Xia
- 2018: Samantha Richardson
- 2017: Casey Brentnall, Murie Marguerite Alira Eve Gillett, Andria Rabenold, Carrie Daniela Shapiro, Ian E. W. Von Fange
- 2016: Michael L. Tamburrino
- 2015: The chorus of Venus: Marthe Avissoudo, Halle Burns, Murie Marguerite Gillett, Angel Morales, Shane Robert Saxton, Alison Emilie Jane Schaefer, Michael Lawrence Tamburrino, Ian E. W. Von Fange
- 2014: Halle Burns
- 2013: Melissa Diane Martin
- 2012: Andrew Joseph Polec
- 2011: Christine Rose
- 2010: John Amir-Fazli