Thesis Prize and Past Award-Winning Theses
The best theses are eligible for two prizes, the EAS Department’s Marjorie Chadwick Buchanan Prize and the EAS Program’s Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry S. Bienen Prize. These are adjudicated by committees, appointed by the EAS Program Director and EAS Department Chair respectively, who read the theses as well as the relevant adviser’s and reader’s reports to make their final evaluations. Only theses that cite a number of East Asian language sources will be considered for the annual EAS Department Thesis Prize. Such theses will also be considered for the annual EAS Program Thesis Prize. No student can win both prizes.
MARJORY CHADWICK BUCHANAN Senior Thesis Prize Winners
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This prize, originally established by the Class of '44, and now provided through the Marjory Chadwick Buchanan fund is awarded to the senior in the Department of East Asian Studies who, in the opinion of the department, submits the best thesis based, at least in part, on source materials in an Asian language.
Undergraduate prize recipients:
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| 2021 | Morgana Anne McGrath | ||
| 2020 | Jacob Goldberg | ||
| 2019 | Sophie Wheeler | ||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Maxey | ||
| 2017 | Charlie Argon | ||
| 2016 | Zoe Zhang | ||
| 2015 | Charles T. Fortin | ||
| 2014 | Mary K. Schulman | ||
| 2013 | Benjamin A. Goldstein | ||
| 2012 | Matthew Miller | ||
| 2011 |
Richie K. Huynh
Nicole M. Leon
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| 2010 | Katy Pinke | ||
| 2009 | Julie M. Rubinger | ||
| 2008 | Bianca L. Bosker | ||
| 2007 | Christopher M. Sedgwick | ||
| 2006 | Robert A. Kennelly | ||
| 2005 | Daniel M. Rakove | ||
| 2004 | Brian P. Skerratt | ||
| 2003 | Celeste L. Powell | ||
| 2002 |
Thomas Tso (co-winner)
Katherine Thornton Buzicky (co-winner)
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| 2001 | Brandon D. Miller | ||
| 2000 | Chen-Ee Lee | ||
| 1999 | Renee Yuen-Jan Hsia | ||
| 1998 |
Kara M. Wortman (co-winner)
Russell C. Moench (co-winner)
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| 1997 | Christina Lee | ||
| 1996 | Sarah E. Teasley | ||
| 1995 | Alex B. Clavel | ||
| 1994 |
Ann Teresa Collins
Trevor Coolidge Corson
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| 1993 | Erica Brindley | ||
| 1992 |
Tram Ngoc Nguyen (co-winner)
Christopher Thomas Harrison (co-winner)
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| 1991 |
Marc Evans Knapper (co-winner)
Katherine Heather Rupp (co-winner)
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| 1990 | Christopher A. Prindl | ||
| 1989 |
Melinda Marie Sarafa
Leo Kwok-yueh Shin
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| 1988 |
Robin Beth Wagner (co-winner)
Deborah Ann McEvoy (co-winner)
Amy Jean Mayer (co-winner)
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| 1987 | Naomi J. Williams | ||
| 1986 |
Jeffrey Scott Richter (co-winner)
Leila Stott Philip (co-winner)
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| 1985 |
Robert Craig Bruce (co-winner)
Marcis Lynn Ellis (co-winner)
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| 1984 | No awards | ||
| 1983 | Thomas Charles Wexler | ||
| 1982 | Nyr Indictor | ||
| 1981 |
Seth James Masters (co-winner)
Ivan David Zimmerman (co-winner)
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| 1980 |
Tibor M. Baranski, Jr. (co-winner)
Ida Wong (co-winner)
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| 1979 |
Stephen Piper Harder (co-winner)
Janis Mara Michael (co-winner)
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| 1978 | Gary LaBar | ||
| 1977 |
Patricia Lee Cuyler
Anita Fajans
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| 1976 |
Howard Curtis
J. Peter Stern
Reid Whitlock
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| 1975 |
Thomas W. Hare
Stephen O. Huff
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| 1974 | Arthur H. Thornhill, III | ||
| 1973 |
Ian Kideo Levy
Kevin A. O’Connor
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LEIGH BUCHANAN BIENEN AND HENRY S. BIENEN Senior Thesis Prize in the East Asian Studies Program
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The Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry Bienen thesis prize is open to students majoring in any department of the University including EAS who submit a thesis on an East Asian topic. The thesis must be based on extensive and appropriate sources in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean as well as Western language materials. Undergraduate prize recipients:
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| 2021 Isabelle Chandler | ||
| 2020 Brandon Mintzer | ||
| 2019 Austin Berman | ||
| 2018 Logan Sander | ||
| 2017 Jin Yun Chow (co-winner) Do-Hyeong Myeong (co-winner) |
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| 2016 Tram-Anh Nguyen | ||
| 2015 Katherine Clifton | ||
| 2014 You Jin (Jenna) Song | ||
| 2013 Aaron Nathan Glasserman | ||
| 2012 Erica Zendell | ||
| 2011 Man Yee (Mandy) Lee | ||
| 2010 Mark Z. Jia | ||
| 2009 Katie E. Ko | ||
| 2008 Danny A. Samits | ||
| 2007 Grace Jiae Kim | ||
| 2006 Serene Hung | ||