CLASS OF 2021

Student Awards & Recognitions 

Dear Class of 2021,

On behalf of International and Area Studies faculty andstaff, I would like to congratulate you. Youraccomplishments will leave a mark on this university andon our program. As you leave the university to pursuecareers or graduate education, please remember that we arehere to support you. We look forward to hearing from youand wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Thankyou for letting us be part of your journey.

Warm Wishes,

Andrew Sobel, Ph.D.

Director of International and Area Studies

Wherever you may be, we hope you take time to toast to your achievements. 

We are proud of you and wish you the best of luck!

Sigma Iota Rho 

Sigma Iota Rho (SIR) is a group of undergraduate studentscommitted to furthering international awareness on campusand in St. Louis while fostering an academic and socialcommunity for IAS students. The list below represents seniorswho participated in our local university chapter of SIR, as wellas those who were inducted into the National SIR organization.
Those whose names are marked with an asterisk* are seniorswho served on the Executive Board of our chapter sometimethroughout their four years with us. 

Katherine Hayes

Nick Jarvis

Xueyi Jin

Paige Lockwood

Adina Loomis

Nicci Mowszowsk

Dianne Oladejo

Bee Phelan

Tomas Pouls

Ellery Saluck

Rachel Selzer

Sophia Schein*

Mary Kate Vorisek

Kathleen White*

Research Scholars in International and Area Studies 

To receive this designation, IAS students must successfullyaccomplish one of the following: write a senior honors thesis,
complete Directed Research in IAS, or conduct supervised researchwhile abroad. 

Tishiya Carey

Isabel Chard

Alejandra Cohen

Shayna Finkelstein

Ashley Frey

Fatima Garcia

Julia Greensfelder

Katie Hayes

Nick Jarvis

Rhea Jin

Grace Klutke

Astrid Maldonado

Camille Negron Morales

Rachel Olick-Gibson

Bee Phelan

Ellery Saluck

Chris St. Aubin

Lingran Zhang

The Madeleine Albright Scholarship

This award is given to an outstanding junior majoring inInternational and Area Studies in recognition of special scholarlyachievement. Nominations are solicited from IAS faculty in Juniorspring and the award is announced in late April.

Nicci Mowszowski (Spring 2020)

Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis 

 “Morocco’s Family Code: Islamic Feminism & Legislative Reform”

 Rachel Olick-Gibson

Other Student Awards & Accomplishments

 

Study Abroad with Distinction

Zoe Engels (UK Oxford, Fall 2019)

 

Ralph Bunche Scholars 

Maelle Attikossie and Sabrina Sayed

 

Merle Kling Fellows 

Rhea Jin and Nicci Mowszowski