Award Categories
The Department of Philosophy confers the following Student Awards as determined by the Faculty of the Department:
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Kathryn Anne Governal Perseverance Award was established in 2002 by the generous gift of Dr. George and Mrs. Roberta Governal in memory of their daughter, Kathryn Anne. Kathryn earned two degrees from the UA : the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media Arts and a minor in Journalism in 1995; and the Master of Arts in Journalism in 1998. This award recognizes distinguished achievement by a student in overcoming personal, economic or physical obstacles in completing a degree at the UA.
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Emil R. Riesen and Austin H. Riesen Undergraduate Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Remarkable Overall Performance, in memory of Professor Emil R. Riesen and his son, Professor Austin H. Riesen. Emil Riesen taught for many years in the early part of the 20th Century in what was then the UA Department of Philosophy and Psychology. He served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in 1931-32. Austin Riesen was a prominent professor of psychology at the University of California at Riverside.
Past Award Winners
Kathryn A. Governal Perseverance Award
2023--Alison Tobin and Ellie Browne
2022--Cindy Johnston
2021—Adeena Black
2020—Alex Poelstra and Zach Stout
2019—Karan Prabhakar
2018—Lana Baeumlisberger
2017—Britannia Roskelley
2016—Sir T Jackson-Gatson
2015—Vincent Redhouse
2014—Robert Berry
2013—Alexander Offord
2012—Zachary H. Forman
2011—Canuto Sanchez
2010—Crystal Nesfield
2009—Alex Westerholm
2008—Molly Pettry
2007—Brian Gavlick
2006—Kenneth Parlove
2005—Anthony Dupree
2004—Daniel Boice
2003—Corinne Schram
Riesen Undergraduate Prize
2023-Will Yu
2022--Daniel Burchett
2021—Adeena Black and Sebastian Broberg
2020—Julia Nichols
2019—Trevor Wagner
2018—Samuel McEwen
2017—Aleksandra Petkovic
2016—Catherine Rigby
2015—Paul Addison
2014—Matthew Paskell, Scott Plummer
2013—Lisette Cole
2012—Steven Gubka
2011—William Frantz
2010—Ozlem Ozgur and Maureen Turner
2009—Sarah Lesson and Brian Gaseielle
2008—Richard Fry
2007—Michael Cousineau
2006—Claire Kelleher-Smith
2005—Caitlin Hall, Andres Lemons, Todd Arena
2004—Jay Lynch and Nikolaus Fogle
2003—Amy Labbe
2002—Staci Vierthaler
2001—Iris Oved
2000—James Cameron Paterson
1999—Not Awarded
1998—Matthew Bedke
1997—Jason Dickerson
1996—William Kuhn and Tamra Lefkowitz
1995—Rick Bolen
1993—Nathan Vandergrift