International Relations Awards

Class of 2006

International Relations Scholar of the Year

The International Relations “Scholar of the Year” Award is presented annually to a graduating senior for academic excellence in International Relations and in the difficulty of the curriculum chosen.

Sarah R. Dickens

This year’s recipient was Sarah R. Dickens, whose cumulative GPA was 4.0 and who completed an honors thesis on the Al Qaeda terrorist network together with a second major in French Language, Literature, and Culture. Sarah spent a semester at our study abroad center in Strasbourg, France, and also studied both Hebrew and Arabic. She was named a Syracuse University Scholar and graduated summa cum laude.

Goodwin Cooke Award for Leadership

in International Relations

The Award for Leadership in International Relations is given annually to a graduating senior who has exhibited leadership in the activities of the International Relations Program.  This award has now been named the Goodwin Cooke Leadership Award to honor the many dedicated years of leadership exhibited by Ambassador and Professor-of-Practice Goodwin Cooke, who served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in International Relations at Syracuse University for 17 years, following a distinguished career as a US foreign service officer. 

Afroviti Guta

This year’s recipient is Afroviti Guta, who served as head delegate for our Model United Nations team in 2005-2006 and was a member of the delegation in past years.  Afroviti minored in both Philosophy and Spanish and hopes to pursue a career in international law and diplomacy.

Harlan Cleveland Award for

Excellence in International Policy Issues

The Harlan Cleveland Award for Excellence in International Policy Issues is given annually to a graduating senior for academic achievement and enthusiastic involvement in international policy issues which Harlan Cleveland’s career represented.  Dr. Cleveland was Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs and formerly US Assistant Secretary of State and US Ambassador to NATO.

Sarah Hope Auerbach

This year’s recipient is Sarah Hope Auerbach, who participated in our Maxwell-in-Washington International Relations semester, where she interned at the US State Departments Office of International Women’s Issues, and also studied abroad in Ecuador, where she interned at the Cotacachi Municipal Office of Social and Economic Development.  Sarah combined triple majors in International Relations, History, and Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture.

Julian R. Friedman Award

The Julian R. Friedman Award is given annually to a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievement, community involvement, and a commitment to the spirit of international which Professor Friedman’s life represented.  Professor Friedman taught in the Political Science Department at the Maxwell School and was active with human rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).  

 Emily Chase Williams

This year’s recipient is Emily Chase Williams, who studied abroad in both Strasbourg, France, where she interned at the Council of Europe, and Madrid, Spain.  She interned locally at the Refugee Resettlement Program of the Inter-Religious Council of Central New York in Spring 2004 and again in Fall 2005.  Emily has combined her major in International Relations with a major in Spanish and a minor in Women Studies and was named a Chancellor’s Scholar and a Merit Scholar.