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Awards

• Physics Department Awards:

  • Levine Award: This departmental award honors the memory of David S. Levine, a brilliant 19 year old physics major who was brutally murdered in September, 1973. Awarded to an outstanding junior in the Stanford Physics Department on the basis of academic breadth and demonstrated abilities in experimental physics. Number of recipients and cash award varies from year to year.
    
    
  • Jeff Willick Memorial Award: Jeffrey Alan Willick, Assistant Professor of Physics, was killed in tragic accident on June 18th, 2000, at the age of 40. He had been a faculty member at Stanford since 1995, and was a renowned observational cosmologist who was carrying out groundbreaking work in measuring the large-scale structure of the universe. He was a conscientious classroom teacher, and the leader of a vibrant group of students and postdoctoral fellows. This award is given to an outstanding senior physics major. Preference is given to undergraduates studying astrophysics.
    

• University Awards:

  • Dean's Awards: A university award for undergraduates in honor of extraordinary academic endeavors and noteworthy accomplishments which might not otherwise be celebrated. Exceptional, tangible achievements in classes or independent research, national academic competitions, a presentation or publication for a regional or national audience, or superior performance in the creative arts. Five to ten awards are given annually.
    
    
  • Firestone Medals and Kennedy Prize: These medals are university honors. Firestone Medals are presented to the finest undergraduate theses in social sciences and natural sciences. The medals are awarded on a ratio of one medal for every ten completed honors theses. The medal recipients receive a cash award and an engraved bronze medal.
    
    The Kennedy Prize honors Professor David M. Kennedy's longstanding mentoring of undergraduate writers. The prize is awarded to graduating students who have written outstanding honors theses in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences or engineering. The recipients have accomplished significantly advanced research in their fields and have shown strong potential for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
    
    
  • Graduation with Distinction: A university honor for degree candidates with a GPA in the top 15 percent of their graduating class.
    
    
  • J. E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement:  An award established in 2006, named for the long-time President (1949 to 1968) of Stanford University, presented to the top 25 graduating seniors in the School of Humanities and Sciences.  See details on the H&S page.
    

• Outside Awards:

  • Phi Beta Kappa: A national honor society.  Students must demonstrate distinction in fields outside the major. For details, see Phi Beta Kappa.