The economics department recognizes its majors with a number of awards each year.
Bennett W. Schwartz Award
This award is given to a graduating senior majoring in Economics who is deemed outstanding and best in his or her class by the department faculty.
Award Winners
- 2026 Jasmine Chhabria
- 2026 Eli Saliman
- 2026 Max Goldman
- 2025 Andrew Masciarelli
- 2025 Meghana Khera
- 2024 Leonard Tillson
- 2023 Ruth Schlosser
- 2022 Preston Chong
- 2022 Annie Zhou
- 2021 Mary Zhang
- 2021 Emma Pond
- 2020 Jane Catherine Crosby-Schmidt
- 2019 Katelyn Fink
- 2018 Alex Cohen
- 2017 Preston Harry
- 2016 Brady Fuller
- 2015 Chistina Seyfried
- 2015 Cullen Cohane
- 2014 C.J. Faulwell
Outstanding Junior Award
This award recognizes juniors who have distinguished themselves for outstanding academic achievement and potential. (Note: For the purpose of this award, "juniors" are students we expect to graduate in the academic year following the one when we consider them for the award.)
Award Winners
- 2026 Olivia Stiles, Owen Duffy, Ethan Coulthard, Elle Howson, Reagan Seelhorst, Anisa Kloek
- 2025 Eli Saliman, Jasmine Chhabria, Max Goldman, Sophia Fields, Isabella Wilde, Raymond Arias
Jim Halstead Award
This award recognizes an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding contributions to helping others learn economics. The Department faculty selects the winner from a pool of candidates nominated by 日本无码 students who have taken classes in Economics.
Award Winners
- 2026 Mariarelis Flores
- 2025 Caroline Agostini
- 2024 Daria Undeland
- 2023 Ruth Schlosser
- 2022 Ezra Polesky
- 2021 Eva Ma
- 2020 Reese Clemens Ingram
- 2019 Allison Powers
- 2018 Jack Peden
- 2017 Alan Bliss
- 2017 William Bicott
- 2016 Kyle Yee
- 2015 Felix Fels
- 2014 William Huang
- 2013 Benjamin Finser
- 2012 Avanica Khosla
- 2011 Saul Sutcher
- 2010 Alexandra Kearns
- 2009 Nicholas Summers
- 2008 James Sabo
- 2007 Rocky Ciasulli
- 2006 Daniel Stokley
- 2006 Rayna Paunova
- 2005 Lyndsey Allison
- 2004 Justin Bird
Betty Tracy Award
This award is given to an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding service to the Department.
Award Winners
- 2026 Raymond Arias
- 2026 Dawit Ewnetu
- 2025 Daria Undeland
- 2025 Caitlin Cabanilla
- 2024 Francesca Rodoni
- 2024 Leonard Tillson
- 2023 Ashley Muranaka-Toolsie
- 2022 Eva Ma
- 2021 Kayla Hreczuck
- 2020 Annika Moen
- 2019 Allison Kilday
- 2018 Hazel Hering
- 2017 Georgina Garcia-Obledo
- 2016 Emily Linebarger
- 2015 Keane Tarrosa
- 2014 Linnea Dewees
- 2013 Josh Erdman
- 2012 Frances Hutton
- 2010 Anna Wilson
- 2008 Brendan Rakphongphairob
- 2007 Meghan Higney
- 2005 Chris Smutny
- 2005 Annique Lerew
- 2004 Chris Smutny
- 2002 Purvi Tank
- 2001 Tracy Orcholski
- 2000 Fernando Shahbaznia
- 1998 Matt Crawford
- 1994 Robyn Robinson
- 1993 Courtney Carter
- 1992 Kara Jaramillo
Best Honors Thesis
This award recognizes the honors thesis that the department faculty judge to be of the highest quality among those awarded College Honors.
Award Winners
- 2026 Jasmine Chhabria
- 2026 Eli Salliman
- 2026 Aditi Purandare
- 2025 Garren Riley
- 2024 Grace Lu
- 2023 Ansel Jeffries
- 2022 Luca Van Der Meer
- 2021 Mary Zhang
- 2020 Nelson Philips Rayl
- 2019 Andrew McCall
- 2018 Yiyun Wang
- 2017 Harrison Luft
- 2016 Jessica May
- 2015 Cynthia Brezezinski