Listing of Awardees

Annual Awards.

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the annual awards presented to our graduate students. The awards are made possible by the generous support of our benefactors. Special awards are also listed on this page.

2022-2023

  • Peter H. Hare Department Citizenship Award: Matthew Jones
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant Award: Carter Benson 
  • Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award: Gloria Sanso
  • UB CAS Social Impact Fellowships: Botan Dolun, Katrina Johnson, and Noah Kim.

2021-2022

  • Peter Hare Award Department Citizenship Award: Carter Beau Benson
  • Thomas D. Perry Memorial Award for Best Dissertation: Francesco Franda
  • George R. Hourani Award for Best Paper in Ethics: Joshua Merlo 
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for Best Work in Philosophical Naturalism: Giacomo DeColle
  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Jonathan Vajda
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Finn Wilson

2020-2021

  • Peter Hare Award for Best Overall Paper: Francesco Franda
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for Best Work in Philosophical
    Naturalism: Austin Liebers
  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Jonathan Vajda
  • Peter Hare Award Department Citizenship Award: Carter-Beau Benson
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Finn Wilson
     

2019-2020

  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor:  Jonathan Vajda
  • Peter Hare Award Department Citizenship Award: Francesco Franda
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Carter-Beau Benson

2018-2019

  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Francesco Franda
  • Peter Hare Award Department Citizenship Award: Jonathan Vajda
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Thanos Spiliotakaras

2017-2018

  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Angela Menditto
  • Peter Hare Department Citizenship Award: Angela Menditto
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Neil Otte
  • Peter Hare Award for Best Overall Paper: Ariane Nomikos
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for  Best Work in Philosophical Naturalism: David Limbaugh

2016-2017

  • Peter Hare Award for Best Overall Paper: Ariane Nomikos
  • Thomas D. Perry Award for Best Dissertation Defense: Clint Dowland.
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for  Best Work in Philosophical Naturalism: David Limbaugh

2016-2017

  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Ariane Nomikos
  • Peter Hare Department Citizenship Award: Robert Kelly
  • Peter Hare Department Citizenship Award: Justin Murray
  • Peter Hare Award for Best Overall Paper: Danielle Limbaugh
  • George R. Hourani Award for Best Paper in Ethics: Jake Monaghan
  • George R. Hourani Award for Best Paper in Ethics: Robert Kelly
  • George R. Hourani Award for Best Paper in Ethics: David Limbaugh
  • Thomas D. Perry Award for Best Dissertation Defense: Brendan Cline
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for  Best Work in Philosophical Naturalism: Rasmus Larson
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2015-2016

  • Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor: Harjeet Parmar
  • Peter Hare Award for Best Overall Paper: Clint Dowland
  • George R. Hourani Award for Best Paper in Ethics: Brendan Cline
  • Thomas Perry Dissertation Prize: Shane Sicienski
  • Patrick and Edna Romanell Award for Best Work in Philosophical Naturalism: Shane Sicienski

2014-2015

  • Outstanding Faculty Award: Carolyn Korsmeyer
  • Hare Award for Department Citizenship: John C. Beverly
  • Hourani Award for Best Graduate Essay in Ethics: Matthew LaVine
  • Outstanding TA/RA recognizes a tie between Brian Donohue and Catherine Nolan
  • Hare Award for the Outstanding Graduate Essay (not in ethics): Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen
Photo Gallery: Fall 2015 award presentations

2013-2014

  • Award recognizing Fifty Years of Scholarship, Teaching and Service was given to John Kearns
  • Outstanding Professor Award was bestowed by graduate students upon Neil Williams
  • Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award: Catherine Nolan
  • Outstanding TA/RA Award: Shane Sicienski
  • George Hourani Award for the Outstanding Essay in Ethics: Jake Monaghan
  • Peter Hare Award for Outstanding Essay: Brian Donahue
  • Peter Hare Award for Outstanding Department Citizenship: shared between Neil Otte and Rasmus Larsen
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