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荔枝成人app students and recent alumni win eight 2025 Undergraduate Awards of Excellence in Economics

Posted: March 12, 2025

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Five 荔枝成人app students and three recent alumni have won eight of the 2025 Undergraduate Awards of Excellence in Economics. The March 5th ceremony at Max Gluskin House recognized the winners of 22 awards with a total value of nearly $36,000 in prize money. Award recipients were celebrated for course work completed during the 2023-2024 academic year. Donors Robert Douglas, Louise Harris and Ilana Hosios, and Patricia Higgins attended the celebration to present certificates to recipients.

Trinity students and alumni recipient of the 2025 Economics awardsCongratulations to Trinity’s award recipients!

Image: award recipients with Professor Ettore Damiano, Chair of the Department of Economics, at the awards ceremony (photos by A. Macedo); and other photos supplied.

The Smith Family Scholarship in Economic Policy

This scholarship was endowed by James C. Smith and is awarded to an outstanding student in Economics who intends to focus his or her studies on economic policy or economic history. In addition to strong academic performance, this unique award is also based on student writing: applicants must write a short essay analyzing a current economic policy issue. The winner is Samuel Hoogsteen for his essay .

鈥淚 am incredibly grateful for the support of the donors and of faculty for enabling me to continue my work,鈥� the third-year 荔枝成人app student said.

Department of Economics Essay Prize in Economic Policy

As part of the Smith Family Scholarship competition, the Department holds an essay contest. In recognition of excellence in these submissions, the Department of Economics instituted an award to specifically recognize the students whose essays stand out for the quality of writing and application of economics to an important question in public policy. The winners this year are two 荔枝成人app students, Willow Pari Teter and Catherine Champion. >> Learn more:

The Donald Dewees Undergraduate Award

Named in honour of Professor Don Dewees in acknowledgement of his many years of service to the Department of Economics, this award is granted to students demonstrating excellence in Don’s areas of passion and expertise: the economic analysis of law, and the economics of energy and the environment.

Nikki Putric, a recent 荔枝成人app alumna (Class of 2024), is this year鈥檚 winner. Nikki is now a global markets analyst with RBC and is pursuing her CFA designation.

The Mary Child Scholarship in Economics

This award is given to the outstanding graduating student in an Economics Specialist program based on performance in the courses required. The scholarship was established in 1984 by Arthur Child, President and CEO of Burns Foods Limited.

The winner is recent 荔枝成人app alumna Ketaki Sarin (Class of 2024) who is now a master鈥檚 student at the London School of Economics. >> Learn more:

The Mary Keenan Award

These awards are given to students who have successfully completed their first year in the Faculty of Arts and Science and have enrolled in a specialist program in Economics. The winners are two 荔枝成人app students Samuel Hoogsteen and Yining Zhao, both of whom won two Awards of Excellence in Economics this year.

The Nanda Choudhry Prize in Economics (Year III)

This prize was established with a gift from the late Professor Emeritus Nanda Choudhry. It is awarded to a student in a specialist program in Economics, based on performance in at least two full Economics courses at the 300 or 400 level. The winner is Ho Chun (Steven) Chung of 荔枝成人app.

The Noah Meltz Undergraduate Award in Labour Economics

This scholarship is awarded in memory of our colleague Noah Meltz who passed away in 2002. The prize goes to an outstanding undergraduate student in our third-year course, ECO340H (Labour Economics: The Distribution of Earnings). It is awarded based on academic merit.

Daniel Crosner is the 2025 winner. Since graduation last June, the 荔枝成人app alumnus has been looking for work while supporting his father who is living with Parkinson鈥檚 Disease. The award for his final year of study was a welcome reminder that hard work pays off.

鈥淚t appears as though my labours have borne fruit!鈥� Daniel said. 鈥淚 am very grateful to Professor Baker and all my former economics professors for their help.鈥�

The Stefan Stykolt Scholarship in Economic Theory

This scholarship was established in 1962 with a bequest from the late Stefan Stykolt, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto. It is awarded to a student in a specialist or major program in Economics who has completed ECO200Y/204Y/206Y and ECO202Y/208Y/209Y.

Third year 荔枝成人app student Yining Zhao is this year鈥檚 winner. 鈥淗ard work really does pay off,鈥� she said at the awards ceremony.

 

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