Department Spotlight
2026 Student Award Winners
Each year, the department recognizes the achievements of several of our most outstanding graduate and undergraduate students at our annual Economics Banquet. Congratulations to this year’s student award winners!
Graduate Student Award Winners
Robert Renfro
Winifred Geldard Award
for excellence in coursework
Tyler Stoeger
Silvia Saffrin Award
for excellence in third year paper
Alisha Saini
James Doti Award
for excellence in research
Chirag Yadav
Mitch Krask Award
for excellence in teaching
Undergraduate Student Award Winners
Joseph Gilbertson
Winifred Geldard Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Emma Morales
Silvia Saffrin Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Juanita Parra Amaya
Silvia Saffrin Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Roman Chernyshov
James Doti Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Nehemias Viveros
Mitch Krask Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Abby Howard
Pitis-Diaz Memorial Award
for outstanding academic achievement
Liam Figel
Huerta Award in recognition of Professors Lehrer and Casey
for outstanding academic achievement
Kimiya Sadr Nafisi
Ronald L. Moses Award
for outstanding service
Adhyuth Sriramanathan
Thompson-Bowman Scholarship – LAS Award
for academic excellence
