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Levitas Award


The Levitas Award is given by the Department of Political Science to the most outstanding graduating seniors majoring in political science or international studies. The Award is named after Elliott Levitas 52C (1930-2022), an Emory Rhodes scholar and partner in Kilpatrick Townsend LLP.

Past winners include:

Grace Kessler2023-24
Celline Kim2022-23
Ania Korpanty2021-22
Charitra (Shreya) Pabbaraju2020-21
Andrew Kliewer & Madhumitha Baby Kumar2019-20
John Priddy2018-19
Chelsea Jackson2017-18
Caiwei Huang2016-17
Tyler Wiegert2015-16
Elizabeth J. Davies & Rachel J. Schoner2014-15
Nandita Balakrishnan2013-14
Jacob Brown2011-12
Aaron Collett2010-11
Caitlin Ainsley2009-10
Elizabeth Livengood & Cristina Fernandez2008-09
Romina Savova & Benjamin Lee Cook2007-08
Megan Benton & Elise Borochoff2006-07
James Tarter & Robert Chaudoin2005-06
Christopher Stanton2004-05
Meg Rithmire2003-04
Jennifer L. Peresie2002-03
Briannne Gorod2001-02
Benjamin Goodrich & Michael Woodruff2000-01
Jeffrey McNabb & Sarah Morgan1999-00
David Ahn & Sarah Byers1998-99
Anjan Sahni1997-98
Alina Oxendine1996-97
Lane La Mure1995-96
Gregory Huber1994-95
Christopher Kellner1993-94
Stanley Panikowski1992-93
David Morgenstern & Max Reynolds1991-92
Liisa Ecola1990-91
Amy Weinhaus1989-90
Gregg F. Schwitzgebel III1988-89
William Tompson1987-88
Craig Bertschi1986-87
Douglas Griffith1985-86
Lauren Ravkind1984-85
Reginald Smith1983-84
Steven Koval1982-83
Mary Lee Wolfe1981-82
David Geller1980-81
Sharon Semmens 1979-80
Ann Dunlap1978-79
Peter Turcotte1977-78