American University
Achievements
SIS Awards 2026
Congratulations to all of our award winners!
- SIS Winners of University Awards
- SIS Winners of University Faculty Awards
- SIS Faculty Awards
- SIS Staff Awards
- SIS Undergraduate Student Awards
- SIS Graduate Student Awards
- SIS Doctoral Student Awards
- SIS Winners of External Awards
SIS Winners of University Awards
- Scott A. Bass Outstanding Scholarship at the Undergraduate Level Award
- George Stefanov
- Bruce Hughes Award
- Alexander Diller
- Carlton Savage Award
- Tarumbidzwa Melissa Chirume Munyuki
- First Generation Student Achievement Award
- Jocelyn Parker
- The Kay Spiritual Life Center Achievement Award
- Melia Klingler
SIS Winners of University Faculty Awards
- Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Achievements Award
- Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
- Outstanding Service to the University Community (Term/Continuing Appointment)
- Mike Schroeder
- Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment Award
- Alessandra Zielinski
SIS Faculty Awards
- SIS Distinguished Service Award
- Shoon Murray
- SIS Scholar/Teacher of the Year
- Tamar Gutner
- SIS Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity & Other Professional Contributions
- Jim Goldgeier
- SIS Outstanding Contributions to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship
- Scott Freeman
- Darrell Randall Award for Outstanding Service to the University Community
- Keith Darden
- Robert Kelley
- F. Gunther Eyck Award
- Sarah Khan
- Outstanding SIS Teaching in an Adjunct Faculty Position
- Ernest Ogbozor
- SIS Outstanding Faculty Administrator
- Robert Adcock
- SIS Outstanding Faculty Mentor
- Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
- Antoaneta Tileva
- William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching
- William Akoto
- Krista Tuomi
SIS Staff Awards
- Outstanding Service to Students
- Lydia Hamilton
- Outstanding Team Player
- Jonathan Skidmore
- Matthew Brown
- Outstanding New Team Member
- Carrie Moskal
- Jessica Duhon
- Outstanding Service to the SIS Community
- Rebecca Coughlin
- Outstanding Performance
- Alice Peretti
- Outstanding Service to the University Community
- Amy Newell
- SIS Special Recognition
- Jerry Sheridan
SIS Undergraduate Student Awards
- Inspire the Professor
- Ido Leidner
- Outstanding Academic Achievement
- Tarumbidizwa Chirume
- Creative Work in International Studies Research
- Nicholas Roldan
- Exemplary Achievement in Original Research
- Silvia Postigo Marcos
- Lead, Serve, Make a Difference
- Antonio De Vido
- Frank Willis Scotton Award
- Flynn Gray
- Pittman B. Potter Award
- Kevin Farmer
- Charles H. Heimsath Award
- Virgil Lin
- Thematic Area Award: Peace, Global Security, and Conflict Resolution
- Melia Klingler
- Thematic Area Award: The Global Economy
- Lauren Schnizlein
- Thematic Area Award: Foreign Policy and National Security
- Lily Johnson
- Thematic Area Award: Global Inequality and Development
- Gabriela Selmonosky
- Thematic Area Award: Environmental Sustainability and Global Health
- Emma Emata
- Thematic Area Award: Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture
- Daniela Gerardi
- Thematic Area Award: Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights
- Isabella Mortara
- Thematic Area Award: Global and Comparative Governance
- Paula Akakpo
- Excellence in Quantitative Research
- Silvia Postigo Marcos
SIS Graduate Student Awards
- Outstanding Academic Performance or Scholarly Contribution, SIS-Wide
- Alfee Rubayet
- Outstanding Academic Performance or Scholarly Contribution, SIS-Wide
- Idah Knowles
- Outstanding Service Off-Campus, SIS-Wide
- Stella Del Carmen
- Outstanding Service On-Campus, SIS-Wide
- Jarred Brown
- JDMA Pittman Potter Award
- Katie McGee
- JDMA Outstanding Professional Contributions
- Rachel Bamberger
- Goodman Award for Outstanding Academic and/or Scholarly Performance
- Christopher Cowen
- Elizabeth Graham
- Safae Irghis
- Neermala Persaud
- Michael Polvay
- Hannah Rozei
- Patrick Shea
- Damiano Trovato
- Juliana Woods
- Outstanding Professional and/or Policy Contribution
- Mariama Cham
- Sia Choi
- Thomas Gormley
- Mariana Heredia Nahui
- Charles Smith
- Outstanding Voluntary Service/Activism Off Campus
- Seamus Gifford
- Kateryna Molnar
- Kimhun Thit
- Outstanding Service On-Campus
- Jessica Bansil
- SereyKanya Bonith
- Erica Jones
- Komal Kaur
- Kevin Moore
- Georgia Nelson
- Sarah Schneider
- Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations Research Award
- Kateryna Molnar
- Hannah Rozei
- Foreign Policy and Global Security Chair's Award
- Jack Buckley
- Aidan Isaac
- Greyson Nestor
- Daniel Ngongo
- Lydia Roeder
SIS Doctoral Student Awards
- Samuel Sharp Memorial Prize for Creative Work in International Relations at the Graduate Level
- Kanika Varma
- William C. Olson Award for Outstanding Teaching by a PhD Student
- Saneet Chakradeo
- Excellence in Research Assistance
- Aakansha Jain
- Monzima Haque
- The Mentor Award
- Jonathan Fox
- Samantha Bradshaw
SIS Winners of External Awards
- Boren Fellowship
- Stephanie Bulega-Nasuna
- Farah Emory-Muhammed
- Molly Flanagan
- Jordan Gruchala
- Aidan Isaac
- Boren Scholarship
- Javier Benzan
- Alec Hennessy
- Lulu von Sauer
- Cosmos Club Foundation Scholars Prize
- Grace Benson
- Critical Language Scholarship
- Masha Kazantsev
- Philip Purifoy
- Gilman Scholarship
- Emily Huicochea
- Andrew Kummeth
- Fatuma Mussa
- James Odin
- Angel Quinonez
- Fulbright ETA
- Ryan Kamrani
- Eloah Makassi
- Richard (Liam) Williams
- Humanities at Hertog Fellowship
- Gabrielle Moran
- National Military Intelligence Foundation
- Charlotte Freer
- Princeton in Asia
- Emily Brignand