Student Accomplishments | Russian and East European Studies

Luba Zinkowsky Friedman Fund REES Department Prize for Excellence in Russian Studies

Awarded annually to an outstanding student of Russian Studies.

2023 Olive Coles and Roseline Gray
2022 Emily Gladden
2021 Jan Nowak
2020 Julia Ciocca
2019 Nicholas Akst
2018 Natasha Kadlec

ACTR Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award

2023 Vita Raskeviciute
2022 Oliver Corcoran
2021 William Long
2020 Tathagat Bhatia
2019 Anton Relin
2018 Vivian Kitainda

REES Department Research Essay Prize

Awarded to the best undergraduate paper presented at the annual REES Department undergraduate conference, the Slavic Bazaar.

2023 Liam Phillips
2022 Aakruti Ganeshan
2021 Jan Nowak
2019 Yasmeen Duncan; Honorable Mention: Alyson del Pino
2018 Sydney Adams; Honorable Mention: Natasha Kadlec and Anton Relin

ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest

2020 Honorable Mention: Connor Hardy, Jan Nowak, Kendall Owens
2019 Gold Medal: Michael Ehart; Honorable Mention: Tathagat Bhatia
2018 Silver Medal: Michael Ehart; Bronze Medal: Tathagat Bhatia

Luba Zinkowsky Friedman Student Travel Fund Awards

2021 Vito Acosta, Olive Coles, Hilah Kohen, Lea Mangifesta, Mikhail Strokan, Helen Stuhr-Rommereim
2019 Liam Germain, Beau Staso, Abigail Sugarman
2018 Beau Staso, Christopher Tremoglie, Nicole Vereczkey

Bruce Marks Language Study Awards

2023 Anthony Burger, Catherine Fantuzzo, Liam Phillips