Prizes
Columbia College Philosophy Prizes:
ADAM LEROY JONES PRIZE: Established by Mrs. Leroy Jones in memory of her husband who was Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of University Admissions from 1909 until 1934, the prize may be awarded to a student in the College for the best essay on a topic in the Philosophy of Science, or in the Foundations of Logic.
JAMES GUTMAN PRIZE: Established in 1987 in honor of James Gutman, CC'18 and Professor of Philosophy, by his family and friends on the occasion of his 90th birthday. It may be awarded each year to a graduating Columbia College senior in Philosophy who plans to pursue graduate work in the field.
Columbia College Philosophy Prize Winners for 2010-2011:
ADAM LEROY JONES PRIZE: In Sue Kim for her paper The Inclusiveness of Woodward's Manipulability Account of Causal Explanation and Thomas Sun for his paper The Biostatistical Theory of Disease Revised.
JAMES GUTMAN PRIZE: Justin Vlasits for his paper Investigation and Intellectual Seemings in Sextus Empiricus.
Philosophy Department Prizes:
LINA KAHN PRIZE: Established in 1965 by the family of the late Lina Kahn, who received a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1916. This annual competition, which is open to graduate students only, awards $100 to the best paper in metaphysics.
JONATHAN LIEBERSON MEMORIAL PRIZE: Established in 1990, this annual competition, which is open to graduate students in Philosophy only, awards $1000 to the best essay which shows the applicability of a moral or scientific theory - or both - to a social or historical issue.
DAVID H. SIFF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AWARD: Derived from the fund established in memory of David H. Siff, this annual prize was first offered in 1962. This $100 prize is awarded annually to the best graduate or undergraduate paper that deals with philosophy of science.
Philosophy Department Prize Winners for 2010-2011:
LINA KAHN PRIZE: Not awarded in 2010-2011.
JONATHAN LIEBERSON MEMORIAL PRIZE: Not awarded in 2010-2011.
DAVID H. SIFF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AWARD: Not awarded in 2010-2011.
Philosophy Department Prize Winners for 2009-2010:
LINA KAHN PRIZE: Not awarded in 2009-2010.
JONATHAN LIEBERSON MEMORIAL PRIZE: Not awarded in 2009-2010.
DAVID H. SIFF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AWARD: Jonathan Lawhead for his paper "Which Me am I? Branching, Fission, Probability, and Pizza in Everettian Quantum Mechanics."