Undergraduate Honors and Awards
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Worth Award
Each spring, the Philosophy Department names an outstanding philosophy major winner of the Worth Award. The Worth Award is Carolina’s oldest academic award. See the Chancellor’s Awards site for more information and specifics, including an exhaustive list of all Worth Award recipients.
Philosophy Major Worth Award Recipients
Spring 2023
Katherine (“Katie”) M. Leonard
Spring 2022
Rajeev (“Raj”) R. Dutta
Spring 2021
Anna (“Annie”) E. Evans
Spring 2020
Ruth J. Tomlin and Ryan J. Kramer
Spring 2019
Elizabeth H. Beckman
Spring 2018
Russell A. McIntosh
Spring 2017
Jake Z. Rohde
Spring 2016
Nathan L. Smith
Spring 2015
Olivia L. Branscum
Spring 2014
Thomas A. Pendlebury
Spring 2013
Daniel E. Ferguson
Spring 2012
Maegan M. Fairchild
Spring 2011
Diana M. Hofler
Spring 2010
Kenneth M. Silver
Spring 2009
Douglas A. Romney
The Balter Fellowships
The goal of the Fellowships is to foster a more inclusive environment in the Philosophy Department’s undergraduate programs, and to create space for a diverse range of people, perspectives, topics, and problems to receive increased attention and support within the Department. The Balter Undergraduate Diversity Fellowships in Philosophy were first awarded in Spring 2022. More information, including details about the application process, can be found on The Balter Fellowships page of our website.
Balter Fellowship Recipients
Spring 2024
Amanda Jesuca, Campbell Lindquist, Nigel Parker, Siddharth Ramanathan
Spring 2023
Shi Nan (“Amy”) Feng, Imani Rankins, Noa Roxborough, Karina Vasudeva
Spring 2022
Boatemaa Agyeman-Mensah, Rajeev (“Raj”) R. Dutta, Ann Goulian, Cho Nikoi, Jasmine Werry
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
Each semester, Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society initiates exceptional undergraduate students. A complete list of all Phi Beta Kappa inductees since 2001 is available online.
Philosophy Major Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
Spring 2024
Boatemaa Adoawaa Aygeman, Dylan Blue Richardson Dunn, Ann Hook Goulian, Hoyt Worthy Lewis, Bruce C. McRae, Kaylee Anne O’Brien, Siddharth Krishna Ramanathan, Harrington Dean Shaw, Olivia Mae Thomas
Fall 2023
Yinchen (“Rebecca”) Du, Evan D. Tarr
Spring 2023
Jade K. Monday, Nina A. Christensen, Henry V. Farnham
Fall 2022
Carson J. Gartner, Hayden Graham, Gavin C. Hughes, Sophia A. Johnson
Spring 2022
Yixiao Jin, Tara Murray, Samuel S. Timmons, Noah R. Upchurch, Zhuofan Ying
Fall 2021
Christina Barta, Katherine M. Leonard, Lucas K. Thornton, Emma M. Welter
Spring 2021
Tyler V. Kay, Maxwell C. Levinson
Fall 2020
Rajeev (“Raj”) R. Dutta, Anna (“Annie”) D. Evans, Greer G. Underwood
Spring 2020
Andreamarie Efthymiou, Kethan A. Galloway, Adila T. Islam
Fall 2019
Savannah O. Baker, Ruth J. Tomlin
Spring 2019
Sarah M. Arney, Hope C. Cary, Scott A. Diekema, Seamus M. Holland, Ryan J. Kramer
Fall 2018
Sophie G. Capshaw-Mack, Loc Ho
Spring 2018
Zaid Khatib, Kyungmin Park
Fall 2017
Alexander R. Bennett, Russell A. Mcintosh, Gabrielle B. Nair, Vishnu Ramachandran, Sarah K. Yaghoubi
Spring 2017
David Cortese DeGenova, Lewis M. Malone, Brian C. Shields
Spring 2016
Zack A. Powers
Fall 2015
Matthew J. Kauffman, Mitchell G. Young
Spring 2015
Arthur Barefoot, Daniel J. Irvin, Jake Rohde, Ellery N. Beard, Nathan L. Smith, Sarah G. Thompson, Miles J. Owens
Fall 2014
Justin H. Price, John W. Denton, Acacia G. Cosentino
Spring 2014
Olivia L. Branscum, Jesse V. Holloway, Rachel E. Kratz, Joshua S. Mooneyhan, Arjun J. Padalia, Paul W. Parker, Michael Sokoletsky
Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society
In 2019, the Philosophy Department recognized its final group of Phi Sigma Tau inductees. Each year, the international philosophy honors society, Phi Sigma Tau, initiates stellar undergraduate students.
Philosophy Major Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society Inductees
2019
Alexandra Corbett, Ayush Dagar, Andrew Draper, Mariah Evans, Robert Hare, Mark Muse, Sina Shahnizadeh, Greer Underwood, and Megan Yerger
2018
Alex Martin and Matthew Winget
2017
Sarah Green, Ashton Hicks, Le Ho, Loc Ho, Grayson Holmes, Zhangsinong Liu, Nathaniel Putsis, Richard Wheeler, and Sarah Yaghoubi
2016
Michael Johnston, Tate Overbey, Michael Sanders, Siyu Zhao, and Elizabeth Zwart
2015
None
2014
Nan Pincus, Chris Register, Nathan Smith, Cameron Weiner, and Siyu Zhao
2013
Hunter Cameron, Kelsey Kaul, and Keith Pulling
2012
James Dennison
2011
Timothy Armstrong, Joshua Burrows, Emily Gotwals, Michael Guarino, Joseph Heffner, Wilson Sayre, and Saurav Sethia
2010
Christpopher Bakke, Amos James Espeland, Maegan Fairchild, Diana Hofler, Zoe Hughes, Russell Martin, Doruk Onvural, Kevin Richardson, Joseph Strader, Leah Townsend, Katrina Tsang, and Nicholas Williams
More Undergraduate Honors and Awards
2018
“Philosophy major wins Tolerance Means Dialogues series scholarship”
“UNC philosophy major wins journalism award”
2015
“Rohde’s paper named best by NCPS”