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ILR honors faculty and students for excellence

April 24 2007

The ILR School held its fourteenth annual McPherson Honors and Awards dinner at the Statler Hotel on April 19. Faculty were nominated by students for excellence in teaching and mentoring awards. The ceremony also recognized students receiving senior awards for scholarship and leadership, and candidates for graduation with honors.

The awards were presented by Professor George Boyer, Director of Teaching, on behalf of the Teaching Advisory Committee and Laura Lewis, Director of Student Services, on behalf of the Academic Standards and Scholarships Committee.

Faculty Awards
MacIntyre Award for Exemplary Teaching
  • Professor Nick Salvatore
  • Professor Maria Cook
Robert N. Stern Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring
  • Professor Kate Bronfenbrenner
Senior Awards
Daniel Alpern Award
  • Jesenka Mrdjenovic
  • Laura Taylor
Edward M. Snyder Prize in Statistics
  • Sanyogita Aggarwal
  • Brian Canty
Irving M. Ives Senior Award
  • Alan Benson
James Campbell Award
  • Elyse Winer
John O'Donnell Prize in Labor Law
  • Kerry Motelson
  • Danielle Rosenthal
Merrill Presidential Scholars
  • Christopher Bordoni
  • Julia Hoffman
Salvatore Family Prize in American History
  • Julie Rose
Seidman Prize Recipients
  • Alan Benson
  • Lena Hipp

Thirteen seniors who are candidates for graduation with honors were recognized:

  • Sanyogita Aggarwal, graduated with Honors, January 2007
  • Alan Benson
  • Eugenia Birman
  • Steven Grossman, graduated with Honors, January 2007
  • Steven Helfont
  • Katelyn McLaughlin
  • Jesenka Mrdjenovic
  • Joshua Root, graduated with Honors, January 2007
  • Julie Rose
  • Tobin Sullivan
  • Ariel Tan, graduated with Honors, January 2007
  • Laura Taylor
  • Helen Yang

Please take a moment to congratulate these award recipients for their accomplishments.

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