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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 Kessler | 2023-24 |
| Celline Kim | 2022-23 |
| Ania Korpanty | 2021-22 |
| Charitra (Shreya) Pabbaraju | 2020-21 |
| Andrew Kliewer & Madhumitha Baby Kumar | 2019-20 |
| John Priddy | 2018-19 |
| Chelsea Jackson | 2017-18 |
| Caiwei Huang | 2016-17 |
| Tyler Wiegert | 2015-16 |
| Elizabeth J. Davies & Rachel J. Schoner | 2014-15 |
| Nandita Balakrishnan | 2013-14 |
| Jacob Brown | 2011-12 |
| Aaron Collett | 2010-11 |
| Caitlin Ainsley | 2009-10 |
| Elizabeth Livengood & Cristina Fernandez | 2008-09 |
| Romina Savova & Benjamin Lee Cook | 2007-08 |
| Megan Benton & Elise Borochoff | 2006-07 |
| James Tarter & Robert Chaudoin | 2005-06 |
| Christopher Stanton | 2004-05 |
| Meg Rithmire | 2003-04 |
| Jennifer L. Peresie | 2002-03 |
| Briannne Gorod | 2001-02 |
| Benjamin Goodrich & Michael Woodruff | 2000-01 |
| Jeffrey McNabb & Sarah Morgan | 1999-00 |
| David Ahn & Sarah Byers | 1998-99 |
| Anjan Sahni | 1997-98 |
| Alina Oxendine | 1996-97 |
| Lane La Mure | 1995-96 |
| Gregory Huber | 1994-95 |
| Christopher Kellner | 1993-94 |
| Stanley Panikowski | 1992-93 |
| David Morgenstern & Max Reynolds | 1991-92 |
| Liisa Ecola | 1990-91 |
| Amy Weinhaus | 1989-90 |
| Gregg F. Schwitzgebel III | 1988-89 |
| William Tompson | 1987-88 |
| Craig Bertschi | 1986-87 |
| Douglas Griffith | 1985-86 |
| Lauren Ravkind | 1984-85 |
| Reginald Smith | 1983-84 |
| Steven Koval | 1982-83 |
| Mary Lee Wolfe | 1981-82 |
| David Geller | 1980-81 |
| Sharon Semmens | 1979-80 |
| Ann Dunlap | 1978-79 |
| Peter Turcotte | 1977-78 |