Undergraduate Awards
Each academic year, the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) recognizes students for exceptional contributions to the CCSRE community through research, activism, and community-building.

Albert M. Camarillo Senior Paper Prize
This award recognizes one graduating Senior for excellence in the completion of the Senior Paper.

2023 Albert M. Camarillo Senior Paper Prize Recipient
Jayden Ashley Lim was selected for the 2023 Albert M. Camarillo Senior Paper Prize for her project entitled "4 All My Relations."
We encourage you to check out Jayden's magazine here.
Past Recipients of the Albert M. Camarillo Senior Paper Prize
2023: Jayden Ashley Lim
2022: Jasmine Sky Nguyen
2021: Judy Tsegaye & Jassary Rico-Herrera
2020: Kimiko Hirota
2019: Alan Arroyo-Chavez
2018: Kathryn Treder
2017: Aleksa Zivkovic
2016: Trent Woodward
2015: Dahlton Brown
2014: Andres Gutierrez-Kingkade
2013: Alok Balram Vaid-Menon
2012: Tessa Victoria Pompa
2010: Michael To
2009: Stefanie Kathleen Tsosie
2008: Sylvia Nguyen

Arturo Islas, Jr. Prize
This prize is awarded based on outstanding academic achievement, a demonstrated intellectual interest in Chicanx studies (broadly defined), a commitment to advancing opportunities for Chicanx students in higher education, and an interest in pursuing graduate studies.
Eligibility | Must be a graduating senior.

2023 Arturo Islas, Jr. Prize Recipient
Ximena Sanchez Martinez was the 2023 recipient of the Arturo Islas, Jr. Prize. Ximena served as the President of Lambda Theta Nu, a Latina-based sorority; Co-President of Comunidad for Health Equity; Co-President of First-Generation and/or Low-Income Partnership; and Executive Director of The Phoenix Scholars. Through her leadership, Ximena has demonstrated comittment to theoretical innovation by practicing alternative models of knowledge production, campus activism, and community and societal transformation. Ximena's Honors research reveals the unique challenges that undocumented students face in accessing and navigating higher education. Ximena's nominator describes her as "one of the most skilled undergraduate researchers" and is excited for her to "combine her social scientific, natural scientific, and artistic interests in graduate school by studying anthropology."
Past Recipients of the Arturo Islas, Jr. Prize
2023: Ximena Sanchez Martinez
2019: Janet Diaz & Miguel Samano
2018: Andrea Flores
2017: Julian Alberto Pena
2016: Melissa Diaz & Peter Madsen
2015: Clarisa Reyes-Becerra
2014: Omar Medina & Brenda Muñoz
2013: Aracely Mondragon & Maritza Urquiza
2012: Erica Fernández
2011: Ada Ocampo
2010: Ivan R. Jiménez
2009: Sergio Rosas
2008: Olga Medina

Dorothy Steele Award for Community Outreach, Engagement, and Social Justice
Created in honor of CCSRE’s first Executive Director, Dorothy M. Steele, this award recognizes the exceptional work of a graduating senior who integrates service to the community with their academic pursuits. It acknowledges that what is learned in the classroom can provide the skills and tools to work for a better world.
Eligibility | Must be a graduating CCSRE major or minor.

2023 Dorothy M. Steele Award for Community Outreach, Engagement, and Social Justice Recipient
Elsie DuBray was the 2023 recipient of the Dorothy M. Steele Award for Community Outreach, Engagement, and Social Justice. Elsie's nominator shares that she has "served her Native community throughout her life, including at Stanford, and is committed to taking this ervice to the next level when she graduates, pursues a master's co-term degree, and reinvests her education into her community through grant funded research and beyond." Elsie served as CCSRE's Native American Studies Liaison and as the Wellness Coordinator at the Native American Cultural Center. Elsie's Honors Thesis, Tatanka Awicagli na Mahpiya Ile Win: An Intergenerational Story of Buffalo Restoration and the Lakota Futures, centered her own Cheyenne River Sioux family's experience of buffalo restoration as a pathway for radical hope and healthful Lakota futures.
Past Recipients of the Dorothy M. Steele Award for Community Outreach, Engagement, and Social Justice
2023: Elsie DuBray
2022: Jennifer Shah
2021: Shannen Torres
2020: Araceli Garcia & Will Paisley
2019: Ian Carlo Torres Macato
2018: Andrea Flores & Yeji Jung
2017: Melodyanne Cheng & Lauve Gladstone
2016: Samantha Ablaza Wills
2015: Henry Garcia & Katherine Nasol
2014: Kristian Davis Bailey & Hana Al-Henaid
2013: Todd Phelps
2012: Michael Tejada & Michael Tubbs
2010: Aria Florant & Bethany Woolman
2009: Margaret Sher-Ping Chen
2008: Rachel Vernon

George M. Fredrickson Award for Excellence in Honors Research
The George Fredrickson Award For Excellence in Honors Research is presented to students whose honors thesis demonstrate the academic rigor and commitment to justice that George Fredrickson believed were necessary dimensions of scholarship. Fredrickson’s scholarship focused on the history of white supremacy with an eye toward abolishing its grip on U.S. culture and a founding member of CCSRE.

2023 George M. Fredrickson Award for Excellence in Honors Research
Evan Kanji was the 2023 George M. Fredrickson Award for Excellence in Honors Research for his thesis, "All the Water in the World, and None of It to Drink: Community Perspectives and the Suburban Role in the Detroit Shutoff Crisis, the Lifeline Plan, and a Just Water Future."
We encourage you to check out Evan's podcast series on Soundcloud here.
Past Recipients of the George M. Fredrickson Award for Excellence in Honors Research
2023: Evan Kanji
2022: Josiah Keoni Rodriguez
2021: Anna Greene & Shannen Torres
2020: Huanby Phan
2019: Ian Carlo Torres Macato
2018: Sadhana Senthilkumar, Honorable mention: Diana Zhao
2017: David Alban Hidalgo
2016: Alizabeth McGowan, Honorable mention: Peter Madsen
2015: Shelby Sinclair, Honorable mention: Clarisa Reyes-Becerra
2014: Miranda Shepherd, Honorable mention: Thanh Nguyen
2013: Victoria Yee, Honorable mention: Todd Phelps
2012: Daniella Beavers, Honorable mention: Thuy-Van Duong
2010: Luke Taylor, Honorable mention: Erika Chase
2009: Cynthia Fong Liao, Honorable mention: Holly Miowak Stebing
2008: Siobhan Persis Greatorex-Voith

Margarita Ibarra CSRE Community Building Award
The Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award was established in 2011 in honor of Margarita Ibarra, who served as CCSRE’s Student Services Coordinator for 14 years. This award is given to the graduating student who best exemplifies Ibarra’s commitment to building and sustaining a dynamic community for learning, support, and leadership.
Eligibility | Must be a graduating CCSRE major or minor.

2023 Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award Recipient
Maya Castillo was one of the recipients for the 2023 Margarita Ibarra Community-Building Award. Maya served as CCSRE's Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies Program Liaison and has played an instrumental role in strengthening the program. Maya carefully reviewed student feedback in order to better understand Chilatst students' needs and helped to organize community events and critical conversations about CCSRE departmentalization. Maya has also extended their knoweldeg and support beyond Stanford by organizing a campus tour for low-income high school students of color from Southern California. Maya's nominator writes, "Maya is a trusted interlocutor as we navigate an especially challenging time in the undergraduate Latinx student community. I am deeply appreciative of Maya's participation in dialogues where they have sought to understand the experiences of students who feel systematically marginalized by past and current Latinx student programming. In these efforts, Maya has displayed tremendous empathy, criticality, and leadership."

2023 Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award Recipient
Gema Quetzal was one of the recipients for the 2023 Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award. Gema is deeply committed to the Latinx community on campus; she served as the Council Coordinator for the 2022-23 CCSRE Undergraduate Council, participated in the Central American Student Association (CASA), and acted as an Ethnic Theme Associate for Casa Zapata. As Council Coordinator, Gema engaged in conversations with first- and second-year students about selecting courses, connecting with professors, and declaring the major. She promoted CCSRE events on dorm communication platforms and shared knoweldge from those events with those who were unable to attend.
Past Recipients of the Margarita Ibarra Community Building Award
2022: Kevin Calderon & Josiah Keoni Rodriguez
2021: Theresa Gao
2020: Kimiko Hirota & Tenzin Yuthok
2019: Lauren Seabrooks & Carson Smith
2018: Jasmin Espinosa
2017: Leo John Bird
2016: Hui Min Annabeth Leow
2015: Jonathan Spratley
2014: Andres Gutierrez-Kingkade
2013: Holly Fetter & Aracely Mondragon
2012: Thuy-Van Duong & Tenzin Seldon