Annual Awards
Academy of American Poets Prize. Endowed in 2006 by Susan Barba. Recognizes an outstanding poetry collection by the winner of an open competition.
Riya Soyentar
Annual Award in Music. Established by the Music Department. Awarded to outstanding seniors who have made a significant contribution to music at Drew, with distinction in: Music Research, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance, and Music Composition.
Jack Andrus | Colton R. Berry | John Stites Thatcher | Michaela Viljoen
Awards in the Sciences. Given to Drew’s most promising seniors graduating with degrees in biology, chemistry, physics, biochemistry and neuroscience, as well as in mathematics and computer science. The students chosen to receive these awards are those who not only display exceptional talent in the classroom and research lab, but also demonstrate exceptional promise as future scientists, researchers, doctors, health care professionals and educators.
Biochemistry–Arman Sawhney
Biology–Hanniella Myriam Ouedraogo
Chemistry–Yusef W. Shibly
Computer Science–Aaron James Baxter
Mathematics–Daniel George Herrmann Kellaway
Neuroscience–Karishma Shvetal Patel
Public Health–James Jeremy Kalin
Physics–Matt Kimball Gronert
Winifred B. Baldwin Fellowship. Endowed by Inez Nelbach in memory of Winifred B. Baldwin, wife of former trustee Donald Baldwin. Awarded to one or more Baldwin Honors Scholars with excellent academic records at Drew who show great promise of continued distinction in graduate or professional school.
Kara Frances Dobias | Sarah Elizabeth Gass
Anna-Lisa Barofsky Prize in Biology.Endowed by family and friends in memory of Anna-Lisa Barofsky C’62. Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in biology or psychobiology who presented the best research paper at a scholarly biology conference.
Robert James Sutter
John G. Berg Jr. Memorial Prize. Endowed in 1985 by Mr. Robert Callander as a gift to his wife, honoring her father, John Berg Jr. Awarded annually for excellence in English to an outstanding English major.
Annalisa Reyanne Manabat
Arnold S. Boxer Memorial Prize in Physics. Endowed by colleagues and friends in memory of Arnold S. Boxer, former part-time Drew professor. Awarded for dedication, diligence and distinction in the study of physics.
Vedika Poddar
Jane Brown and Albert Norton Wettstein Prize. Endowed in 2004 by J. Edward Jarvis in memory of Albert Norton Wettstein C’58 and in honor of Mr. Wettstein’s friend, Jane Brown C’62. Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average who has completed the requirements for a double major.
Milla Seidensticker Schneider
Business Studies Prize. Awarded to the graduating seniors who have demonstrated the best overall performance in the business studies major.
Lisa R. Stites | Karel Jan Raska
Burke Prize in Language and Literature. Endowed by Inez Nelbach in 1990 in honor of James B. Burke, trustee emeritus of the university. Awarded annually to a graduating senior who has majored with distinction in language or literature and who has also demonstrated a high level of competence in classical studies.
Steven Dechert
Robert Chapman Poetry Prize.The Chapman Prize celebrates the rich legacy of Robert Chapman, a distinguished teacher, linguist, lexicographer, medievalist and poet who taught at Drew from 1966 to 1986, by honoring extraordinary undergraduate achievement and promise in the poetry of a rising Drew senior.
Annalisa Reyanne Manabat