CELEBRATING SIPA’s CLASS OF 2021

CELEBRATING SIPA’s CLASS OF 2021

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Madeleine Albright and Eric Holder will address SIPA’s Class of 2021.

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CONTENTS

Graduation Address � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 – 5

Order of Exercises � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6

Faculty of International and Public Affairs � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8SIPA Faculty � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8Senior Research Scholars/Research Scholars � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8

SIPA’s Class of 2021 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9PhD Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9MPA Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9 – 13EMPA Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13 – 14 MPA-DP Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 – 15MPA-EPM Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15MPA-ESP Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15 – 16MIA Graduates � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16 – 18

Awards and Prizes � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 19 – 21SIPA Award for Outstanding Teaching � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 19CAA Campbell Award � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 19Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International Affairs � � � 19Harvey Picker Prize for Public Service � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in a Capstone Project � � � � � � � � � 20Leous/Parry Award for Progressive Sustainability � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21Raphael Smith Memorial Prize � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21

Degree Programs � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22Columbia Dual Degrees � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22International Dual Degrees � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22

SIPA Alumni Association � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23

In Memoriam � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 24

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Madeleine Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; Chair, Albright Capital Management

Madeleine K. Albright, who earned a degree from SIPA and a PhD from Colum-bia, is a professor, author, diplomat, and businesswoman who served as the United States’ secretary of state from January 1997 to January 2001. As the first female secretary of state, Albright became, at that time, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the presi-dent’s cabinet.

She is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strate-gy firm; and chair of Albright Capital Management, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. She also chairs the National Democratic Institute, serves as the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation and is honorary chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council. In 2012, she was chosen by Presi-dent Obama to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her contributions to international peace and democracy.

Albright is a seven-time New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book, Hell and Other Destinations, was published in April 2020. Her other books include her autobiography, Madam Secretary: A Memoir (2003); The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (2006); Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership (2008); Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box (2009); Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (2012), and Fascism: A Warning (2018).

Graduation Address

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Graduation Address

Eric Holder Former U.S. Attorney GeneralPartner, Covington & Burling LLP

Eric Holder served as attorney general of the United States from February 2009 to April 2015. The third longest serving attorney general in U.S. history and the first African American to hold that office, Holder is an internationally recognized leader across a broad range of regulatory enforcement, criminal justice, and national secu-rity issues. In 2014, Time magazine named Holder to its list of 100 Most Influential People, noting that he had “worked tirelessly to ensure equal justice.” Including his tenure as attorney general, Holder served in government for more than thirty years, having been appointed to various senior positions by Presidents Obama, Clinton and Reagan.

Holder rejoined Covington & Burling after his six years of service as attorney general; he had previously been a partner at the firm from 2001 to 2009. He advises clients on complex investigations and litigation matters, including those that are international in scope and involve significant regulatory enforcement issues and substantial reputational concerns. Before becoming attorney general, Holder main-tained a wide-ranging investigations and litigation practice at Covington. Among numerous significant engagements, he led the firm’s representation of a major mul-tinational agricultural company in related civil, criminal, and investigative matters; acted as counsel to a special investigative committee of the board of directors of a Fortune 50 technology company; successfully tried a complex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a leading financial services company; and represented several life sci-ences companies in litigation and investigations.

Holder is a graduate of both Columbia College and Columbia Law School.

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RemarksMerit E. Janow, Dean, Columbia SIPA

Graduation AddressMadeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General

SIPA Student Association Benson Neethipudi MPA ’21 SIPA Student Xin Tong MIA ’21

PhD in Sustainable DevelopmentJohn C. Mutter, Director

Master of Public AdministrationAlexander Hertel-Fernandez, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs

Executive Master of Public AdministrationWilliam B. Eimicke, Director

Master of Public Administration in Development PracticeGlenn Denning, Director

Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy Management Patricia Mosser, Director

Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and PolicySteven A. Cohen, Director

Master of International Affairs Scott Barrett, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

Order of Exercises

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Lee C. BollingerPresident of the University

Ira KatznelsonInterim Provost of the UniversityRuggles Professor of Political Science and History

Merit E. JanowDean, Columbia SIPAProfessor of Professional Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs

Scott BarrettVice Dean for Academic AffairsLenfest Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics

Colleen ToomeySenior Associate Dean

Patrick BohanAssociate Dean for General and Financial Administration

Beth L. MauroAssociate Dean for Development

Hazel MayAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs

Rachel SzalaAssociate Dean for Communications and External Relations

Cory WayAssociate Dean for Student Affairs

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

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SIPA FacultyHishaam Aidi Douglas AlmondElazar BarkanScott Barrett Norman Bartczak Richard Betts Jagdish BhagwatiStephen BiddleSandra BlackJason Bordoff Andrea Bubula Charles Calomiris Guillermo Calvo Thomas ChristensenRichard ClaridaJohn H. Coatsworth Steven A. Cohen Doru CojocDaniel Corstange Glenn Denning Michael Doyle William B. Eimicke Yasmine ErgasEster FuchsEmanuele Gerratana

Faculty of International and Public Affairs

Thomas Groll Geoffrey HealAlexander Hertel-FernandezSarah Holloway Takatoshi Ito Merit E. Janow Robert Jervis Wojciech KopczukPaul LagunesBentley MacLeod Eugenia McGill Ignacia MercadalTimothy MitchellTamar MittsVictoria Murillo John C. Mutter Suresh Naidu Michael Nutter José Antonio Ocampo Sharyn O’Halloran Benjamin Orlove Arvind Panagariya Cristian Pop-Eleches Kenneth Prewitt

Lucius RiccioRichard RobbAilsa Röell Jeffrey Sachs Anya SchiffrinWolfram Schlenker Rumela SenStephen Sestanovich Robert ShapiroYumiko ShimabukuroJeffrey ShraderRodrigo SoaresJoseph StiglitzHarold StolperJan Svejnar Michael Ting Sara Tjossem Miguel Urquiola Paola Valenti Diane Vaughan Eric Verhoogen Shang-Jin Wei Alan YangKeren Yarhi-Milo

Senior Research Scholars/Research ScholarsErin BlantonMatt BowenVishakha Desai Erica DownsJonathan Elkind

Julio FriedmannJason HealeyNoah KaufmanSarah Kovner Melissa Lott

Patricia Mosser Richard NephewChristof RühlDavid Sandalow

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PhD GraduatesSandra Aguilar-GomezRaimundo AtalSandra BaquiéJoséphine GantoisJustin HoXueting Wang

MPA GraduatesJoshua AdrianHengyu AiFatema Alhashemi*Aziza Nabila AmaniDavid AntonNikola ApostolovAparna AroraCrystal AvilaAli AzharReno BagaskaraWilson BaldwinLivia Arianna Bankler-JukesXuechun BaoMaria Fernanda BaqueiroSelena BatchilySanya BatraRoni BelenkiRoee Ben-ZurMichael BeneventanoAngelo BertagniniCristobal BissoDaniel Boey**Drashti Brahmbhatt

Yuval BreslerKirill Buskirk*Diane CagniEugenia Camacho San MartinMichelle CaoMirtha Castillo VeraChen ChangSouvik ChatterjeeBojun ChenYubing ChenXiaomeng ChengAlexandra ChinJuliana Chiva PolvilloHanna Elizabeth CodyAlvaro ContenteHarry CrimiBrittany CroninRyan DahmChandni DasSam de HaasAldo DefilippiJie DengAlejandro Diaz HerreraLu DingYaojia DingZepeng DingClaire DouglasOrnella DroryJunbin DuanHarris EngelmannTomas EsperJiajie FangJunyang Fang

SIPA’s Class of 2021

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students

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Nusrat FarooqLuis Enrique Florez ParodiJerrica FoxJorge Frias VazquezJoseph FuentesFrancisco GaltieriNuowei GanYiting GaoHeather Garcia**Joseph GarciaVakhtang GogsadzeJoseph GormanLauren GouldChristopher GrayEmily GreenZehua GuanXiaochen GuoVimuolea HangFaiza HaqMuhammad Khaidi HarahapAnthony HascheffRosarin HataisereeXinwei HeJessica HernandezHannah HetzerNicole HimelLarson HoltMin HuRenjin HuangJuan IbanezHiroaki IshiharaJi Young JangLouis Jarvers**

Congyi JiangLan JiangChing Gwan JimChennan JinXin JinRule JohnstoneBenjamin JurneyYerkebulan KadirovChisato KarioYuri KawaseSarah KayShruti KediaBijon KeswaniRubina Khan*Shahira KhanSameeksha KhareMichael KinzerKristin KleinMinseok Ko*Samir KumarRyo KuwanaKristy KwonVictoria LacasaLavanya LalNatan LastMaria LavinSteven LazickasAngeline LeeJennifer LeeJunghoon LeeSeongmin LeeWoo Jin LeeZawadia Lefang



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Erin LeysonAnyi LiBoya LiWenyue Li**Yuelin Li*Yunjia LiZeng LiPamela LianQinying LiangFriederike LiebachSijia LinChengqian LiuLinling LiuRuoyi LiuYing LiuZhongling LiuYushan LouAnna Low-BeerVicente LoyolaYuwei LuSenqi MaShikhar MadanKevin MaguireNiyati MalhotraDeepti ManiDiana McCaffreyAlisa McCallMichael McGillAllynn McInerneyJames McLaughlinMariel McLeodMatthew MillerAgustina Mir

Julio Cezar Monteiro de BarrosKaoru NagasawaDavid Alejandro Navarro GomezBenson NeethipudiAlejandro Neira ZavalaTianhao NiuSarah Jane NoujeimMegan O’NeillShani OgilvieHitoshi OginoVictor OrtegaPiero Ortiz ChavezElise PakAmanda PapirHoonhee ParkVidhu PasrichaSilvia PerezIvan PortocarreroShreepriya PoudelDaniel ProppClaudio ProtanoGaurav PundirPranav RamkumarDiego Recinos EscobarElizabeth ReichartKe RenEleanor RiesenbergAdam RobertsEdi SaputraMax ScherzerDaniele SchiavelloPriyanka SethyJohn Severini



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Christina SewellSyeda Zahra ShahBeiwen ShenQinkai ShenYiran ShiHyunah ShimDaria ShitritMehulika SitepuSam SlomanJacob SternLotte StraathofKumgyu SunWenhao SunMasataka SuzukiNoboru TakemotoYusuke TanakaYusuke TanakaArqam TariqRoger TejadaSergio Tellez Noguez**Serena TohmeMiho TokuharaAlexandra TreatLuis TrevinoMonica Trigos PadillaEmma TroxlerKylie Lan TumiattiAastha UpretyKolja VerhageJulia Vieira de Andrade DiasNayantara VohraHarry WangMengyao Wang

Szu-Jui WangYunzhen WangZiyu WangHutama WardhanaFariha WastiAhmad WattooSamuel WeaverMichael WilliamsFiona WissellJonathan WolfHon Xing WongWeiran WuYiyao WuYouyou WuYuchen WuYunxi WuZhenrong WuEvan WynnJinjin XiaQixin XiangShiyu XieYajie XieYifeng XiongJiayu Xu**Mengjia YangZi’an YaoAyu YokogoshiYingzi YuYizhu YuanLifeng ZhangShiqi ZhangSijia ZhangXin Zhang



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Yuxuan ZhangBingjing ZhaoYixi ZhaoYuexin ZhaoZichen ZhaoShengyin ZhengXinyu ZhengYunxiao ZhengZeyuan ZhengRui Zhu

EMPA GraduatesRebecca A. DiefenbachUttara AgarwalEmmanuel AkinbobolaBritt Alene HefelfingerStephanie BakkumShanel BallooHan BaoLucylla BaynesAsmeret BekeleBianca BellinoMichael BergenWilliam Brian GowenColleen BurkeAng ChenJueni ChenAshley CiccarelliJon CinmanYulia DavletovaYuhan DingZhishu DingKatherine Elizabeth Maloney

Frances Escano NunezMohammed Essam KhashaanEric Felman SchwartzSergey GoginEkaterina GradovichJingwen GuanElliot Hai-Long LamKeng HanArmando HechavarriaQiao HuangSarah HussainNasir IqbalBrian JablonskiRaymond JimenezAshika KalraLaura KavanaghHaeyoon KimDavid KoranyiBing Bing LamGreta LarsonYilin LiPaul LindbergJuntao LiuYuqing LiuZimo LiuMaria LosadaJiayi LuTravis LubinJessica Lynn FieldsLuis MartinezPatrick MartinezBilal MazharLaura McCreedy



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Ryan McGheeOliver McLeanKevin Michael GullyAlexis MooreAnna NgMakoto NodaMeredith PalermoJackeline PaulinoLaura PelusoKatarina PiasevoliTanya PopeSeason Qiana Brown-MerrittClotilde Rossi di SchioMarcela RuanoLizbeth SantanaHrishikesh SastryBryan Scott BodnerSufian ShahidQi ShenTatiana ShpiniovaNi TangAlice ViolletBrandon Walk FerriXin WangMadeleine WantBo Yuan LiuWentao YueMark ZambitoDu ZhaoYun ZhengYiqi Zhou

MPA-DP GraduatesTalisa AndersonBinta AnjasniClaudia BaethgenPablo Busto CaviedesChin-Lu Chang GuidottiJoseph ConwayBruna Credidio CamaraPankti DalalTara DasNaveen DasariMadeleine DejeanRachael EpleeSoha EshraghiGabriela Eslava BejaranoJorge Garcia CoyneSawami HayashiKatia JooYerassyl KalikhanAizhan KamidolaBrian KennedySarah KhalbussMinji KoRyan LasnickCarolina Leiva UretaJorge Marquez GasparJulio MartinezKatherin Martinez GomezShannon McKennaLucia Mercado CordovaJavier Monterroso MontenegroJuliana Nino PardoFrancisco Pardinas Favela



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Sungwoo ParkNami PatelJulien PigotLaura Pulecio DuarteSevita RamaJuan Carlos Rojas SotresHasmik SahakyanHannah StoddardAvantika ThakurMarjorie TolsdorfMaria Ventocilla GuerraKhanh VuJason WestQingyi Xie

MPA-EPM GraduatesIvan Baumann FonayDulmaa EnkhtuyaEldiiar KamchybekovJose Miguel Mestanza HirakataCristhian OsorioGrace PanSara RamirezSooyoung RohShashi SaklaniJuan Carlos Salinas MorrisDaniel Weick

MPA-ESP GraduatesMahak AgrawalMichael BannonEmily BeckerAnna Beeman

Jennifer BockSarah BravermanLeanne BurnsRashika ChoudharyKaren CorreaDanna CreagerAllison DayAbigail EdwardsOwen FloodRachel GoodgalHayley HerzogYanyun HuJessica KennyRussell KuhnerAriela LevyJiayi LinGwen MacchioneCecilia MagosCaitlin McGinnisLouiza MolohidesMaya NavabiColleen NeelyAnna NikolovaOlatunde OlatunjiRachael PattenAndrew PolingRebecca PurbaAlyssa RamirezCarson RossCharles SaadGriffin SmithAndrew SolfestSophia Tolomiczenko



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Zhiyao WangElizabeth WilsonTimothy WoodruffAlina YurovaCeleste Zumwalt

MIA GraduatesAmanda Abrom**Stephen Allen*Sarah Alshawish**Elisa Alvarez**Elizabeth AndersonShiloh AryAngela AttreyNélida L, Ayacaxli*Ezra BakerSara BakhtiarErika BanuelosBenjamin BartuCelia Becherel**Shavon Bell**Ebba Karin Hans BerggrundAidan BerkeyAlexandra BerryhillRebecca BonnerChristopher Boretti*Nicholas Boyce**Clara BrackbillKatherine Brehm*Kevin Buckley*Gabriela Jimena Calles Monsivais**Gerardo CantoAndrew Carmona

Teresa Cebrian Aranda*Lingying ChangLin ChenQiheng ChenAlexis Cheney**Hansol ChungLeslie Conner-Warren*Marisa CoultonEmmanuelle Cousin**Mackenzie CrowLuke CunniffNour Dabboussi**Yvette DeaneDiego DeleersnyderKareem ElsaidKaede Eto**Dahlia Ezekwonna**Xuanyu FengIsrael FierroBrian Fitzgerald*Kara FitzgeraldJames FlaniganNatasha Gabbay*Krishna GallMuhammad GhanemMelanie GouthroLydia GrekRaghuram GudaYiwen GuoYina HaJohannes HallermeierKinza Haq*Abul Hashem



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Dongxian HeJulia Henriques SouzaRaymond HerrasAmanda Hosek**Fei HuangHanchu HuangMonica Hunter-Hart*Haakon HusoyJermaine JacksonEllen JacobsJorge Jimenez FuentesSeyoon JungSiraprapa KaendeeEsther KangBenjamin Kaplan*Alexia KarpenShaindl Keshen*Saki Kikuchi**Johannes Leon Kirnberger**Jazgul KochkorovaDokyoung KooMarvin Krause**James LeandroStephen LeFevreJordan Lesser-RoyCan LiChen Li*Yunwen Li**Yen Fan LiaoJiwon MaSanskruti MajmudarAlexandra Mangum*Margaret Mannix

Cristina MartinezKaitlyn Menegio-StahlKyunghyun MinAvani MooljeeMadeleine MoreauGloria Moronta MartinSamuel MoserAnnika Mukherjee*Stefan MunkDanielle Murad WaissMorgan Nevins*Andrew NguyenAnastasia Nicolazo de Barmon**Jenny NingNopasi NiyamabhaAigerim NurmakhanovaElizabeth OlsonJennifer OstrowskiJames PaisleyAkshika PatelWineeta Paul*Giovanni PavesiKatherine PearsonStephen Piotrkowski*Sai Padma Priya PonnapulaIrina PreotescuNathan RenJulian Richardson*Erik Rubinyi**Peter RuvalcabaSarah SakhaSaiful SalihudinPattaraporn Salirathavibhaga



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Mascha Samkova**Edoardo SaravalleJoseph Sass*Paul Schaffner**Ariana SchrierAlexander SchulzSalimata Seck**Etizaz ShahAskar ShalkarbayevChristopher ShimamotoGabriel ShoresClelia Simpson**Lucia SolorzanoWilliam SommerJoshua SonJiayu SongDaniel SorekAdam SperryPreethi SrikanthanKyle StaronBastian StroemsheimVincent StueberShan SuJane SullivanXiaohan SunEri Tayama*Tenzin ThargayXin TongMelissa TrimbleJack Truitt*Lance TruongYuichi Tsuji

Gergana TsvetanovaEmily UdalTatsiana UdavichenkaGabriel UmbertMonica Vega HerreraTiffany VenmahavongJade Jolene VerheijeVinay ViswanathanTrang VuAmanda WaldronKsenia WeiszPaige WilliamsMiriam Wishnick*Keyue Wu**Tianmeng XuHiroyuki YamagataZishen YeLucia Zerner*Yiqiang Zhao*Bingmei ZhouDanlan ZhuErpu Zhu**Lei ZhuQingyi ZhuQingyue Zhuang



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SIPA Award for Outstanding TeachingThis award is presented annually to instructors identified by students at SIPA as having demonstrated excellence in teaching in the previous year. The dedication of these instructors to the art of teaching and to their students’ education directly contributes to fulfilling the School’s mission to empower people to serve the global public interest.

Recipient: Norman Bartczak, Andrea Bubula

CAA Campbell AwardThe Campbell Award was established by the University Trustees and the Boardof the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) for a graduating student at eachschool who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit as exemplified byBill Campbell ’62CC, ’64TC, Chair Emeritus, University Trustees, and CAA co-founder.

Recipient: Benson A. Neethipudi

Dr� Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International AffairsThe Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in InternationalAffairs is an annual award since 1978, endowed in 2016, in memory of Dr. Moses Leo Gitelson, given to a student or students for a project related tohuman values in international affairs.

Recipients: Arianna Bankler-Jukes, Drashti Brahmbhatt, Brittany Cronin, Diana McCaffrey, Etizaz Shah, Aastha Uprety, and Bingmei ZhouFor their Capstone project: “Healthcare is a Human Right: Examining Barriers to Medicaid Access”Client: Center for Popular DiplomacyFaculty Supervisor: Kristina Eberbach

Awards and Prizes

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Awards and Prizes

Harvey Picker Prize for Public ServiceThe Harvey Picker Prize for Public Service was established at SIPA in 1988 as a demonstration of the School’s deep commitment to promoting public service and is awarded to a graduating MPA student(s) who exemplifies this commitment. The award honors Harvey Picker, dean emeritus of the School of International and Public Affairs.

Recipient: Jacob Stern

Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in A Capstone ProjectThe Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in a Capstone Project is made possible by a generous donation from Dr. Lisa Anderson, a former dean of SIPA, and Marc Rauch in honor of their son, Isaac Rauch, a 2017 SIPA MPA graduate. The winning team and project are selected on the basis of analytical rigor, quality of final deliverables, and potential impact.

Recipients: Laura Pulecio Duarte, Diego Bernardo Recinos Escobar, Francisco Galtieri, Qinying Liang, Bastian Stroemsheim, and Hiroyuki YamagataFor their Capstone project: “How Can Carbon Sinks Be Used to Offset Emissions from Equinor’s Production and Products?”Client: EquinorFaculty Supervisor: Jason Bordoff

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Leous/Parry Award for Progressive SustainabilitySIPA graduates J. P. Leous and Neal Parry created the Leous/Parry Award forProgressive Sustainability to support interdisciplinary approaches to protectingthe environment and to promote collaboration from across the University toaddress the world’s environmental issues. The award recognizes the best studentpaper or project that identifies a social or political problem, highlights theenvironmental issues at stake, and presents a thorough cross-disciplinarysolution.

Recipients: Xuechun Bao, Zachary Gaeddert, Faiza Haq, Deepika Kalra, Sarah Kay, Peter Ruvalcaba, Fiona Wissell, and Qixin XiangFor their Capstone project: “Lessons Learned from Cutting-Edge Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Projects of Bus Fleets”Client: Wood Mackenzie Power & RenewablesFaculty Supervisor: Jeanne Fox

Raphael Smith Memorial PrizeThe Raphael Smith Memorial Prize is given in memory of Raphael Smith, a mem-ber of the class of 1994, who was on the staff of Slant, the student-produced inter-national affairs magazine. Raphael took a leave of absence from SIPA to retrace his stepfather’s adventure of motorcycling from Paris to Tokyo 60 years earlier, writing newspaper articles during his journey. Raphael’s dream ended tragically in a fatal accident in Bulgaria. The prize, established by his family and friends, is awarded annually to two graduating students who have written the best travel essays, which are published in SIPA Magazine.

Recipient: Sarah A. SakhaFor her essay: “Back to Barbari–and Backgammon”

Recipient: Ricardo García CoyneFor his essay: “And Yet We Travel”

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Degree Programs

Degree Programs at the School of International and Public AffairsMaster of International AffairsMaster of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public AdministrationMaster of Public Administration in Development PracticeMaster of Public Administration in Economic Policy ManagementMaster of Public Administration in Environmental Science and PolicyPhD in Sustainable Development

Columbia Dual DegreesInternational Affairs and MBAInternational Affairs and MS in JournalismInternational Affairs/Public Administration and Bachelor of ArtsInternational Affairs/Public Administration and Bachelor of ScienceInternational Affairs/Public Administration and JD LawInternational Affairs/Public Administration and MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social SciencesInternational Affairs/Public Administration and MPH Public HealthInternational Affairs/Public Administration and MS in Social WorkInternational Affairs and MS in Urban Planning

International Dual DegreesSIPA/Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio VargasSIPA/Hertie School of Governance in BerlinSIPA/Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of SingaporeSIPA/London School of Economics and Political ScienceSIPA/Sciences Po ParisSIPA/University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy

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In Memoriam

David N. Dinkins The longtime SIPA professor David N. Dinkins, who joined the faculty after mak-ing history as New York City’s first Black mayor, died on November 23, 2020, at his home in Manhattan. He was 93.

Dinkins had served as mayor from 1990 to 1993 but narrowly lost his reelection bid. He became a professor in the practice of public policy in spring 1994 at the invitation of then University president George Rupp and then SIPA dean John Ruggie. Aged 66 at the time, Dinkins would remain a faculty member for almost 27 years.

“It is with great sadness that today we mourn the loss of one of the most beloved members of our faculty and the SIPA and Columbia community,” said Dean Merit E. Janow. “Mayor Dinkins was a trailblazing political leader—the first and only Black mayor of New York City, who devoted his life and talents to public service and improving the lives of others. His legacy as mayor and as a public servant will long endure.

“Mayor Dinkins was also a remarkable and generous educator,” Janow added. “He enriched our community in so many profound and lasting ways, teaching genera-tions of SIPA students the intricacies of local and urban governance, drawing from his vast knowledge and first-hand experience.”

Professor Edward C. Luck Edward C. Luck MIA ’72, the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of International and Public Affairs and director of SIPA’s degree specialization in International Conflict Resolution, died on February 16, 2021, after a battle with cancer.

Luck was among the world’s foremost experts in the field of international conflict and the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council. In recent years he became known for his work on Responsibility to Protect, a doctrine that aims to prevent and halt genocide and other mass atrocities.

“Professor Luck was a longtime colleague, mentor, and friend to so many in our community,” wrote Dean Merit E. Janow in a message to the SIPA community. “We will greatly miss his warmth, deep expertise, and intellect.”

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