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The Sophie and William Bramson Prize

The Sophie and William Bramson Prize, established in 1981 is a cash stipend awarded annually to an outstanding graduating senior majoring in sociology and anthropology. The prize recognizes the excellence of the senior thesis, in either course or honors, as well as the excellence of the student’s entire career in the department.

Leon Bramson endowed the fund in honor of his parents, Sophie and William. He was the founding chairman of the Sociology and Anthropology Department. 

Awardees:

  • Cynthia Ruimin Shi ’23
  • Gabriel Straus ’23
  • Wanjiku Njoroge ’22
  • Ariana Yett ’21
  • Angus Lam ’20
  • Emma Morgan-Bennett ’20
  • Jacob Demree ’19
  • Rose See ’19
  • Bryton Fett ’18
  • Abha Lal ’18
  • Natalie McLaughlin ’17
  • Nicholas Schmidt ’17
  • Winnie G. Vien ’16                 
  • Matthew Goldman ’15            
  • Mayra Tenorio ’15        
  • Vasomnoleak Ly ’15              
  • Anuska Mehta ’15                  
  • Benjamin Bernard Herman ’14
  • Eleanor Pratt ’14                   
  • Maria Thomson ’14       
  • Benjamin Wolcott ’14             
  • Julio Alcea ’13                      
  • Celestina Lee ’13                   
  • Nicole Cox ’12                       
  • Christoperh Fernandez ’12     
  • Erika Slaymaker ‘11               
  • Zoe Hendrickson ‘11              
  • Monica Cody ’10                    
  • Anson Stewart ’10                 
  • Elizabeth Threlkeld  ’09          
  • Zoe Bridges-Curry ’09            
  • Shane Breitenstein ’08           
  • Emily Robbins ’07                  
  • Hannah Voorhees ’06             
  • John Tuthill ’06                     
  • Alexandra Bradbury ’05         
  • Mariska Batavia ’05               
  • Rachel Best ’04                     
  • Sophia Acord ’03                   
  • John Anderson ’03                 
  • Yasmin Khawja ’03                 
  • Chika Watanabe ‘02               
  • Claire Feldman-Riordan '01     
  • Heather Weyrick '01              
  • Caitlin Kennedy ’00                
  • Isaac Reed ’00                       
  • Mark Charette ’99                  
  • Kevin Kish '98
  • Jonah Steinberg '97
  • Cameron Boyd '96
  • Karen Kleiber ’95
  • Laurie Fitsmaurice ’93
  • Timothy Jafek ‘92
  • Stephanie Austin ‘ 90
  • Rachel Yassky ‘90
  • Nora Walsh ‘89
  • Galuh Soedjatmoko ‘88
  • Tom Overton ‘88
  • Sean Thomas ‘87
  • Steve Wiley ‘86
  • James Andrew Darling ‘84
  • Harlan Stabler Ozkahyaoglu ‘82
  • William (Beau) Weston ‘82
  • Janet Taylor ‘81