Awards & Prizes

Current & Past Recipients

The Mary and Melvin Hershenson 1933 Prize

Established in 1987, The Mary and Melvin Hershenson 1933 Prize is presented to a senior majoring in Comparative Literature who has demonstrated outstanding intellectual rigor, agility, and originality.

2023

  • Pumho Karimi
  • Peter Surin
  • Hannah Kadin

2022

  • Ryan N. Ellis
  • Raam Tambe

2020

  • Joseph Estrada

2018

  • Timothy Messen
  • Ava Tichenor

2017

  • Elise S. Wien

2015

  • Gabriela Joesbachvili
  • Thomas P. Owen
  • Benjamin M. Randolph

2011

  • Rahul R. Malik

2010

  • Emily K Kane

Comparative Literature Undergraduate Award of Excellence

2023

  • Hannah Kadin

2022

  • Gayeong Song

2021

  • Theodore Friedman
  • Agabail Mihaly

Charles C. Bernheimer Prize

Awarded to a graduating major whose senior research work has made the best use of innovative approaches to the discipline of Comparative Literature.

2023

  • Pumho Karimi

2022

  • Jasper F. Green

2022

  • Ali N. Safieddine

2021

  • Julianne Mehra

2017

  • Malcolm J. Salovaara