Jonathan Goldberg

Elissa Gray

Patrick Ryan

Dillon Saks

Natalie Sands

Kenneth F. Janda Prize for Distinguished Honors Thesis in Political Science

Natalie Sands 

Inequity in Accommodations:
Minimizing Bias in Higher Education Disability Services
Advised by Professor James Druckman 

Jonathan Goldberg (Honorable Mention)

Game of Drones:
The Effect of Drone Strikes on Terrorists’ Tactical Diversity
Advised by Professor William Reno

William M. McGovern Award for Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Citizenship

Elissa Gray

Elissa graduates with majors in Political Science and Journalism, and a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies. During her time at Northwestern, Elissa held leadership positions with Campus Kitchens, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, and SHAPE (Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators). Elissa is a Truman Scholar and is attending U.C. Berkeley Law in the fall.

Henry Molnar (Honorable Mention)

Henry graduates with majors in Political Science, History, and International Studies. During his time at Northwestern, Henry served as a Senator, Parliamentarian, and Chief of Staff for Northwestern’s Associated Student Government. As Chief of Staff, he was able to help leas ASG’s COVID-19 response and led financial reform efforts to begin a precedent of donating leftover ASG finances towards campus-wide charitable initiatives like, Books for Cats.

R. Barry Farrell Prize for Academic Achievement in Political Science

Winner: Grant Glazebrook

Grant receives this award for his paper “Trains to Opportunity or Trains to Nowhere? Assessing the Impact of Suburban Racial Attitudes on Public Transit’s Potential to Address Inner-City Concentrated Poverty,” which he wrote for Professor Reuel Rogers’ research seminar, Racial Politics in American Cities.

Frank N. & Lee L. Corbin Prize Political Science Nominee

Political Science Nominee: Grant Glazebrook

Grant is graduating with a major in Political Science and a minor in Legal Studies. Grant will attend Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law in the fall. Weinberg College will announce the winner of the Corbin Prize soon but we’re proud to recognize Grant as the Political Science Department’s nominee.

Senior Marshal

Mary Pedraza

Mary graduated in Fall 2019 with majors in Political Science and International Studies. Mary has already started pursuing her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. While at Northwestern, Mary served on the Political Science Department’s Undergraduate Council, in the Northwestern University "Wildcat" Marching Band, Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and was a Registrarial Intern at the Block Museum of Art.