Awards and Honors

Throughout the year, Oberlin faculty, students, and alumni compete for scholarships and fellowships that reward high achievement in disciplines across the board. From STEM fields to musical performance to social activism, Obies see their hard work, dedication, and talent recognized and supported by the most prestigious foundations and organizations in higher education.

A passion for languages and education is why Oberlin is consistently ranked as one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars among undergraduate institutions. The Fulbright fellowship and many others can take projects and research to the next level, allow for travel opportunities and exposure to cultures around the world, and enable Obies to put their education to use by helping those in need.

NSF Recognizes Seniors

April 29, 2013

Margaret Nichols has won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and Adam Birdsall has received honorable mention.
Oberlin Art Professor Awarded ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship

April 2, 2013

Assistant Professor of Art History Sarah Hamill has been awarded a 2013 Collaborative Research Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. Hamill will co-author a study of the role of photography in shaping modern conceptions of art and history.
Six Named Excellent Teachers

March 31, 2013

Six faculty members have received Oberlin’s 2012-13 Excellence in Teaching award. Oberlin OnCampus asked them to comment on what winning the award means to them and summarize their research and teaching interests.
December Grad is Watson Fellow

March 27, 2013

Gail Schwieterman will spend a year investigating conservation efforts to curb the overfishing of sharks and other marine life as a 2013-14 Watson Fellow.
Alumna Wins Met National Council Auditions

March 13, 2013

Sydney Mancasola ’11 is the latest in a long line of Oberlinians to succeed in the National Council Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera.
Students Win Internship and Fellowship

March 12, 2013

Senior Billy Broderick has been named a 2013 Luce Scholar and junior Molly Martorella has been awarded a summer internship through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunities Program.
Student Athlete Lands HHMI Internship

March 8, 2013

Record-breaking runner Molly Martorella, a neuroscience and biochemistry double major, has been awarded a summer research internship with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Senior is 2013 Luce Scholar

March 5, 2013

Neuroscience and mathematics major Billy Broderick will spend a year living and working in Asia as a Luce Scholar.
Protecting Libyan Archaeology

February 22, 2013

Professor Susan Kane has been received he Society for American Archaeology’s Presidential Award for her work preserving Libyan archaeological sites and heritage during the country’s 2011 civil war.
The Art of E-Waste

February 1, 2013

Electronic waste is everywhere. But where does it go? Julia Christensen has won the support of Creative Capital to make DIY video projectors out of scavenged e-waste.