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MPA-DP Honor Board

MPA in Development Practice students apply their diverse professional experiences, rigorous academic and practical training, multi-sector perspectives and innovative problem solving skills to excel at SIPA and beyond. Below is a selection of honors earned by Development Practice students over the years, during their time at SIPA.

MPA-DP Honor Board

  • Lilian Nassif (2025) | Daniela Bushiri PhD (2026) | Abdullah Alshangiti (2025) | Jude Alaama (2025)
    Category: SIPA Global Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize Honor: Prize-Winner

    Ganita Dahiya | Kim Vidal | Swathi Pottabathini | Taylor Garner
    Category: GPPN Sciences Po, Paris Conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize Honor: Global Runner-up

  • Zaynab Abdi (2023)
    Category: Columbia University Highest Award
    Organizer: Columbia University Board of Trustees and Alumni Relations
    Prize Honor: 2023 Campbell Award Winner (SIPA)

    Zaynab Abdi (2023) | Ekky Simanjuntak (2023) | Amy Utomo (2024) | Yanti Silviana (2024)
    Category: GPPN Brazil Conference
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize Honor: GPPN

    Madeline Ninno (2023) | Daniela Tagle (2023) | Taniya Goyal (2023) | Jorge Beltran Puerta (2024)
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize Honor: Members of the recognized team with grants

  • Muhammad Rifqi Febrian
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Louisa Fruehauf
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Erick Rozo
    Category: GPPN Berlin conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

  • Nami Patel
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Madeleine Dejean | Minji Ko | Marjorie Tolsdorf 
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

  • Khanh Vu | Taylor Light | Dan Poniachik | Martin de Aubeyzon 
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Emily Boytinck | Devina Srivastava | Dan Poniachik
    Category: GPPN London conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: GPPN fellows

    Soha Eshraghi | Tara Das | Sevita Rama
    Category: GPPN London conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

    Bruna Credidio Camara | Brian Kennedy
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Semi-finalists

    Fernando Armendaris | Martin de Aubeyzon
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Semi-finalists

    Natasha Bhuta | Sabaa Notta | Delfina Müller | Alejandra Cordero
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Finalists

    Khanh Vu | Taylor Light | Dan Poniachik
    Category: GPPN London conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

    Fatène Ben-Hamza | Emily Boytinck
    Category: UNANY Summer Scholars Fellowship
    Organizer: The United Nations Association of New York
    Prize honor:  UNANY Summer Scholars 2019 Winners

  • Nausher Khan | Laura Barrera Vera
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Ji Qi | Nigora Isamiddinova
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Thomas Demaio | Julie Tumasz | Daniel Aho | Gregory Francois
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Sabaa Notta | Sandra Ávalos Trujillo | Max Mauerman | Natasha Bhuta
    Category: Public Sector
    Organizer: SIPA Consulting Club
    Prize honor:  First prize award

    Ali Nasrallah | Bethany Waggoner | Fatène Ben-Hamza | Fatema Alhashemi
    Category: GPPN Singapore conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

    Jimena Vallejos | Natasha Goel | Fernando Armendaris
    Category: GPPN Singapore conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

    Shamira Lukomwa | Ashalyn Hardy | Theotis Sharpe
    Category: GPPN Singapore conference
    Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
    Prize honor: Global runner-up

  • Nigora Isamiddinova | Ji Qi
    Category: The Global Geneva Challenge 2018
    Organizer: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
    Prize honor: Members of the winning team

    Ryan Ballard
    Category: 7th annual MIINT Final IC Competition
    Organizer: MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT)
    Prize/Honor: Team Captain of semi-finalist team

    Yuko Teramae | Noopur Desai
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize/Honor: Finalist

    Stephanie Ulrich
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
    Prize/Honor: Semi-finalist

    Louise Contino
    Category: Case Competition
    Organizer: NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition at Baruch College
    Prize/Honor: Regional Winner

    Jorge Salem | Lucia Haro | Lia Celi | Diego De Leon
    Category: Sustainable Development Solutions Network: A Global Initiative for the United Nations
    Organizer: Local Data Action Solutions Initiative
    Prize/Honor: Grantee Micro-grant (USD 10,000)

  • Hermila Yifter | Zachary Hoyer-Leitzel | Manasi Nanavati | Jorge Salem
    Category: The Geneva Challenge- Advancing Development Goals International Competition 
    Organizer: The Graduate Institute Geneva
    Prize/Honor: 3rd place

    Biancha Voss | Nausher Kahn | Nitin Magima | Louise Contino | Jennifer Bradshaw
    Category: Case Competition
    Organizer: Consulting Club
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Fernanda Borges Nougueira | Andrea Cristina Ruiz | Elizabeth Font
    Category: Case Competition
    Organizer: Latin American Student Association (LASA)
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Camila Jordan | Stephanie Ullrich | Elizabeth Font | Jorge Salem
    Category: Innovation Lab
    Organizer: UNLEASH Lab
    Prize/Honor: SDG Talents

    Kathryn Uhl
    Category: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Stephanie Ullrich
    Category: NYC Climate Entrepreneur
    Organizer: Echoing Green and World Economic Forum Global Shapers

    Anjana Shyamnath
    Category: 36 hour long Challenge Solvathon
    Organizer: Columbia Impact of Columbia Business School
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Fernando Armendaris Puente | Louise Contino | Shreya Murali
    Category: Case Competition
    Organizer: Latin American Student Association (LASA)
    Prize/Honor: 1st and 2nd place

    Ana Lucia Grajales | Ana Raviña
    Category: Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investment Challenge
    Organizer: Morgan Stanley + Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)
    Prize/Honor: 2nd place

    Varistha Nakornthap
    Category: Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investment Challenge
    Organizer: Morgan Stanley + Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)
    Prize/Honor: Top Ten Finalists

    Andrea Christina Ruiz
    Category: NASSPA-Batten 2017 Student Simulation Competition
    Organizer: NASSPA
    Prize/Honor: First in region, Global runner-up

  • Ben Tan | Jeremy Lakin
    Category: Case Competition
    Organizer:  Monitoring and Evaluation Student Society (MESS)
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Sabrina Premji
    Category: Canada's Female Social Entrepreneur of the Year
    Organizer:  ELLE Magazine

  • Greg Levin | Swami Ganesan | Tammy Lewin
    Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
    Organizer: SIPA
    Prize/Honor: Winners

  • Category: 1st Year Consulting Club Case Competition
    Organizer:  Consulting Club
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Category: 2nd Year Consulting Club Case Competition
    Organizer:  Consulting Club
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

    Andrew Carmona | Chloe Denavit | Molly Slotznick
    Category: 9th Annual Healthcare Management and Delivery Challenge
    Organizer:  Mailman School of Public Health
    Prize/Honor: 1st place

  • Samir Hamra | Joe Lemaron | Melissa Persaud | Matt Smith
    Category: Technology for Development Pitch Competition
    Organizer:  New Media Task Force
    Prize/Honor: 1st place