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P R I Z E S A N D A W A R D S<br />
Prizes and awards are listed only for those students receiving degrees in <strong>2008</strong>, and include<br />
prizes and awards received by them in previous years.<br />
MILTON AND FRANCIS CLAUSER DOCTORAL PRIZE<br />
Awarded to the Ph.D. candidate whose research is judged to exhibit the greatest<br />
degree of originality as evidenced by its potential for opening up new avenues of<br />
human thought and endeavor as well as by the ingenuity with which it has been<br />
carried out.<br />
Name of recipient to be announced at commencement.<br />
FREDERIC W. HINRICHS, JR., MEMORIAL AWARD<br />
Awarded to the seniors who, in the opinion of the undergraduate deans, have<br />
made the greatest undergraduate contribution to the welfare of the student body<br />
and whose qualities of leadership, character, and responsibility have been<br />
outstanding.<br />
<strong>2008</strong> Parvathy Rama Menon, Michael Janusz Woods<br />
MABEL BECKMAN PRIZE<br />
Awarded to an undergraduate woman upon completion of her junior or senior<br />
year in recognition of demonstrated academic and personal excellence, contributions<br />
to the Institute community, and outstanding qualities of character and<br />
leadership.<br />
<strong>2008</strong> Csilla Nani Felsen<br />
GEORGE W. HOUSNER AWARD<br />
Formerly the Sigma Xi Award, awarded to a senior selected for an outstanding<br />
piece of original scientific research.<br />
<strong>2008</strong> Michael Sean Grinolds<br />
The four prizes above are announced at the commencement ceremony.<br />
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