Listed below are the 2012 Named Awards and Recipients and Senior Marshals. 

The following awards were presented at the King's Crown Leadership Awards dinner on Thursday, April 26, 2012:

Van Am Prize : Awarded to a member of the Sophomore Class (CC) most distinguished for service, character, and courtesy in relations with faculty members, fellow students, and visitors. A cash prize is awarded to the student activity of the winner’s choice. Established by the Class of 1898 on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary.  BEN HARRIS

Robert Harron Award: A cash prize awarded annually to a member of the Junior Class (CC) for qualities of grace and generosity. The prize was established by his friends in memory of Robert Harron who, in the course of his thirty years of service at Columbia, was Assistant to the President and Director of University Public Relations.  F. ELIAS BOUJAOUDE

James Christopher Caraley Memorial Prize : Established in memory of James Christopher Caraley, 1959– 1979, Class of 1981, by his family and friends. Awarded annually to that member of the Junior Class (CC) who has demonstrated the greatest commitment to the value of preservation of the natural environment.  AIDA CONROY

The Milch Prize : A cash prize awarded to the member of the Junior Class (CC) who, by leadership in extracurricular as well as scholastic activities, has, in the judgment of instructors and classmates, done the most to enhance the reputation of Columbia College. The prize was established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Milch.  STEELE STERNBERG

The Thomas “Pop” Harrington Medal : Awarded to that student in the graduating class (SEAS) who best exemplifies the qualities of character that Professor Harrington exhibited during his forty years of teaching at the school of Engineering from 1894 to 1935. The Harrington Medal is made possible by a very generous and deeply appreciated gift from Dr. Myron A. Coler, B.S. 1934, Ph.D. 1937.  DANIEL BELL

 Stanley I. Fishel / Zeta Beta Tau Prize : A cash prize awarded to an undergraduate fraternity member (CC) who has demonstrated leadership, academic achievement, and participation in athletics or other campus activities.  ANTHONY TESTA

Leonard A. Pullman Memorial Prize : A certificate and the inscription of the student’s name on the plaque in the student activities center, awarded annually to a member of the Senior Class (CC) who displays those qualities of outstanding scholarship and significant service to the College exemplified in the life of Leonard Pullman, Class of 1962. The recipient must occupy a position of responsibility in a non-athletic Columbia College activity.  ANOUSHKA VASWANI

Robert Shellow Gerdy Prize : A cash prize awarded to the member of the graduating class (CC) who throughout the undergraduate years, has made a significant contribution as a member of the staff on one or more College student publications, especially Jester, Columbia Review, and Spectator.  SAM ROTH

Richard H. Fox Memorial Prize : A cash prize awarded to the Senior (CC) who has shown for the College the greatest interest and helpfulness. The student must have participated in some non-athletic activities and must be one who combines intelligence with a kindly interest in his or her fellows.  BRANDON THOMPSON

Costantino Colombo Outstanding Leadership Service Award : This cash award is presented each year to one CC and one SEAS senior, who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service in working with a broad base of undergraduate constituents and administrators in enhancing undergraduate student life. The students will embody those qualities and characteristics exhibited by Chris Colombo during his 16 years of service as Dean of Student Affairs - innovation, vision and dedication.  ANDREW ALTAMIRANO, GANIATU AFOLABI

Campus Life Leadership Awards : The Campus Life Leadership Awards are conferred from time to time to that student or students (seniors from both CC and SEAS) whose participation and involvement in undergraduate campus life at Columbia have enhanced the very spirit of student life on campus, and have created a more purposeful, caring and celebrative community at large.  The measure of the undergraduate experience can be found not only in academics but in the service and acceptance that one extends to others.  The recipient of this award has been successful in their endeavor to create a more understanding and accepting environment that preserves the ideals and heritage of the College.  JUDY KIM,  JASMINE SENIOR, RANDY SUBRAMANY, BRANDAN WALTERS

Zvi Galil Award for Improvement in Engineering Student Life: To honor the engineering focused student group that most improves engineering student life during the academic year through a commitment to engineering or through integration of engineering with other sectors of the university.  INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

The following awards will presented at the recipients' respective Class Day Ceremonies on May 14 and 15, 2012:

School of Engineering Student Activities Award : This award is presented to the undergraduate degree candidate in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science who by virtue of his or her willingness, energy, and leadership has significantly contributed to the co-curricular life of the School.  LISA MACK

George Vincent Wendell Memorial Medal: Established in 1924 by alumni and faculty friends of the late Professor George Vincent Wendell to honor and perpetuate his memory, is a certificate and award granted annually by choice of the class and faculty to that member of the graduating class (SEAS) who best exemplifies his ideals of character, scholarship, and service.   SPENCER ALMEN

 Charles H. Bjorkwall Prize : A cash prize awarded annually to a member of the graduating class (CC) for unselfish service to the College community. Established by Ottle Emma Bjorkwall in memory of her brother, Dr. Charles H. Bjorkwall.  AMIRAH SEQUEIRA

Edward S. Brainard Memorial Prize : Awarded to the member of the graduating class (CC) who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of distinction for qualities of mind and character.  ERIK NOOK

Charles M. Rolker Prize: Awarded to the member of the graduating class (CC) who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of special distinction because of scholarship, participation in student activities, or any combination thereof.  ELIZABETH KIPP-GIUSTI

Alumni Prize : Awarded by the Alumni Association of the College to the senior (CC) judged by classmates to be the most faithful and deserving.  MARK HAY

The Robert Lincoln Carey Memorial Prize : A cash prize and trophy in the form of a lion awarded annually by the Alumni Association of the College to the senior (CC) who, through a combination of leadership qualities as exercised in the non-athletic extracurricular program of Columbia College and outstanding achievement in the academic program of the College, best exemplifies the ideals which Robert Lincoln Carey sought to engender in the students of Columbia College.  EMILY NAGEL

The Alumni Association Achievement Award : A cash prize and trophy in the form of a Columbia Lion awarded annually to the member of the Senior Class (CC) who is judged to be most outstanding for qualities of mind, character, and service to the College.  CHUCK ROBERTS

The following graduating seniors held a place of honor at their Class Day ceremonies and Commencement as Senior Marshals. Senior Marshals are outstanding students of the senior class in good academic standing who
have a record of contributing to their class, their school and their community. Senior Marshals are distinguished by a gold aiguillette that adorns their robe.

The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science:

Daniel Harutiun Aprahamian

Joseph Michael Barakat

James Zhe Huang

Henry Thomas Jones

Franz Kogler

Haena Justine Lee

Nathan Robert Levick

Alba Sonia Luengo

John William Morgan

Jesse Raia Qualliotine

Huili Zhu

Columbia College:

Michelle Carine Abell Jacobo

Akornefa Korkor Akyea

Daro Renaud Behroozi

Sarah Bo-Hwa Chai

Sarah Judith Dion

Nnaemeka Chinenyenwa Ekwelum

Alexander Clark Frouman

Alissa Rae Funderburk

Matt A. Getz

Zachary Ryland Glubiak

Jacob Dean Goren

Janelle D. Greene

Virat Kumar Gupta

Alison Elizabeth Hard

Nidhi K. Hebbar

Rohit Subramaniam Iragavarapu

Wen Liu

Gabrielle Rose Marx

Jason Brett Mogen

Mrinal Mohanka

Sarah K. Ngu

Andrew Thienson Nguyen

Chloe Sheridan Oliver

Khalil Zueh Romain

Juliet E. G. Savits

Belinda Shao

Connor Stephen Spahn

Jeffrey Adam Stern

Akito Timothy Terasaki

Derek Froeb Turner

Dakota Philip Ward

Barry Joseph Weinberg