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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 Named Top Producer of Fulbright Students for 2024-25
Nineteen Oberlin College and Conservatory students and alumni were awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year, making the college the No. 1 producer of honorees among U.S. undergraduate-only institutions.
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.
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.
Microscopic Worm Leads to Big Opportunity
August 11, 2015
Gabriel Moore ’15 Receives Travel Award to Present Peters Lab Research at the 2015 C.elegans International Meeting in Los Angeles.
A Rising Star in African Entrepreneurship
August 5, 2015
Kenyan international student and entrepreneur Sophie Umazi Mvurya ’16 has earned a place in the Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program.
Hope Kassen '15 Receives Fulbright in Malaysia
August 4, 2015
A politics and law and society double major, Kassen hopes to pick up one of the many different languages in Malaysia.
Jennifer Jimenez '17 to Participate in Prestigious Amgen Scholars Program
July 21, 2015
A third-year biology major, Jimenez will intern at the National Institutes of Health.
Monica Hunter-Hart '15 Receives Fulbright Grant to Turkey
June 30, 2015
Monica Hunter-Hart ’15 will help prepare students at Usak University for required standardized English exams.
Two Receive German Study Award
June 29, 2015
Alex Baker ’17 and Muci Yu ’18 each received a Max Kade Summer German Study Award to help support their plans to study in Berlin, Germany, this summer.
