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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.

Oberlin’s Tanisha Shende Named National Student Employee of the Year

Computer science and math double major is also a devoted advocate for other STEM students through her work with the Office of Undergraduate Research.

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Students Show Mastery of Russian in Language Tournament

March 14, 2016

Fourth-year Jennifer Bird and first-year Tori Ervin take top honors in Undergraduate Russian Olympiada.

Economics Team Finishes First in Competition

March 3, 2016

Three Oberlin students took home first place in the fourth annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition this February.

2014-2015 Excellence in Teaching Awards Winners

February 19, 2016

Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received the Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2014-2015 academic year. The recipients were Associate Professor of Mathematics Jack Calcut; Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber; Professor of Piano James Howsmon; Director of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles, Associate Professor of Conducting, and Director of the Oberlin Orchestra Raphael Jiménez; Professor of Comparative American Studies Gina Pérez; and Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Daniel Wall.

Aaron Cohen Named YoungArts Merit Winner

February 12, 2016

First-year student Aaron Cohen has been named a YoungArts Merit Winner in Photography by the National YoungArts Foundation.

Honors for Study Abroad

December 2, 2015

Senior Shavonne Stanek receives an Undergraduate Research Award from the Forum on Education Abroad for her in-depth study of fishing practices in Zanzibar.

Oberlin Student Mitchell Herrmann Named a Marshall Scholar

November 30, 2015

Prestigious honor will support two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom following completion of a double degree.

Oberlin Senior Named Rhodes Scholar

November 24, 2015

Machmud Makhmudov, a politics major and environmental studies minor, will study in Oxford for the next two years.

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Inventor Jay Whitacre '94 Earns Lemelson-MIT Science Prize

September 15, 2015

Jay Whitacre ’94 has just received the $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize for his invention of a saltwater battery, which has the potential to revolutionize the way sustainable energy is stored.