Awards presented at the MIT Awards Convocation on May 5, 2009:
Arthur C. Smith Award
- Charles H. Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
- Robert W. Field, Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry
Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Vladimir Bulovic, the KDD Associate Professor of Communications and Technology
Everett Moore Baker Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Scott Manalis, associate professor of biological and mechanical engineering
Graduate Student Council Teaching Awards
- Douglas Fearing G, Cambridge, Mass.
- Jinhau Zhao G, Shandong Province, China
- Alejandra Uranga Cabrera G, Cambridge, Mass.
Goodwin Medal
- Barry Kudrowitz G, Delray Beach, Fla.
Frank E. Perkins Award
- Philip Gschwend, Ford Professor of Engineering
Edward L. Horton Fellowship
- Edgerton House Association
Howard W. Johnson Award
- Jimmy Bartolotta '09, Littleton, Colo.
Betsy Schumaker Woman Athlete of the Year
- Julia Zimmerman '09, Chicago, Ill.
Malcolm G. Kispert Award
- Alex May '10, Des Moines, Iowa
- James Oleinik '09, Ellicott City, Md.
Harold J. Pettegrove Award
- Paul Blascovich '09, Harrisburg, Pa.
D. Reid Weedon Award
- Kappa Sigma
- Alpha Chi Omega
- Honorable mention: Phi Delta Theta
- Honorable mention: Sigma Phi Epsilon
Frederick Gardner Fassett Jr. Award
- Tiffany Guo '09, Lagrange, Ohio
- David Hutchings '10, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
William L. Stewart Jr. Award
- Johnathan Cromwell '09, Santa Clarita, Calif.
- Adlai Grayson '10, Opa Locka, Fla.
- Ankur Sinha G, New Delhi, India
- Wendi Zhang '09, Pearland, Texas
- Chinese Students & Scholars Association
Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
- Michael R. Miller '09, West Roxbury, Mass.
Laya & Jerome Wiesner Art Award
- Samuel Kronick '09, Chaska, Minn.
- Simone Ovsey '10, Northridge, Calif.
- MIT Salsa Club
Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts
- 1st prize: Matthew Mazzotta G, Boston, Mass.
- 2nd prize: Jay Silver G, Boston, Mass.
- Third prize: Jess Wheelock G, Simpsonville, S.C.
- Honorable mention: Leah Brunetto '12, Cambridge, Mass.
Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Award
- Aisha Bobb-Semple '09, New Haven, Conn.
- Matthew Gethers '09, Waterbury, Conn.
- Timan Goshit '09, Bronx, N.Y.
- Brandon Reese '09, Alpharetta, Ga.
Patrick E. McGovern Entrepreneurship Award
- MIT Energy Club (Amy M. Fazen, Lara Pierpoint, Pedro Santos, Marcio von Muhlen)
John S.W. Kellett '47 Award
- Adlai Grayson '10, Opa Locka, Fla.
- Ashley Davis '09, Danville, Va.
AMITA Award
- Annelise Beck '09, Minnetrista, Minn.
- Kathleen Xie '09, N. Billerica, Mass.
Albert G. Hill Prize
- Jeremy McGee '09, Snelville, Ga.
- Willie Mae Reese '10, Carlsbad, N.M.
- Kristin Rose '10, Wellington, Fla.
James N. Murphy Award
- Joseph R. Graham, Housing
- Kenneth McRitchie, DAPER Recreational Sports
Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service
- Grace Lee '10, Potomac, Md.
- Tish Scolnik '10, Waccabuc, N.Y.
Laya Wiesner Community Award
- Barbara D. Smith, administrative assistant, mechanical engineering
Laya Wiesner Award
- Fiona Hughes '09, Albuquerque, N.M.
Gordon Y Billard Award
- Lotte Bailyn, professor of management, emerita
- John Deutch, Institute Professor
- Gerald Wilson, EECS professor
Karl Taylor Compton Prize
- Arjun Naskar '09, Los Altos Hills, Calif.
- Robert Y. Wang G, Suwanee, Ga.
- MIT - EMS
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 3, 2009 (download PDF).
