
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
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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-WinnerGanita 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: GPPNMadeline 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 teamLouisa Fruehauf
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize honor: Members of the winning teamErick 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 teamMadeleine 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 teamEmily Boytinck | Devina Srivastava | Dan Poniachik
Category: GPPN London conference
Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Prize honor: GPPN fellowsSoha Eshraghi | Tara Das | Sevita Rama
Category: GPPN London conference
Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Prize honor: Global runner-upBruna Credidio Camara | Brian Kennedy
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize honor: Semi-finalistsFernando Armendaris | Martin de Aubeyzon
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize honor: Semi-finalistsNatasha Bhuta | Sabaa Notta | Delfina Müller | Alejandra Cordero
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize honor: FinalistsKhanh Vu | Taylor Light | Dan Poniachik
Category: GPPN London conference
Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Prize honor: Global runner-upFatène 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 teamJi Qi | Nigora Isamiddinova
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize honor: Members of the winning teamThomas 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 teamSabaa Notta | Sandra Ávalos Trujillo | Max Mauerman | Natasha Bhuta
Category: Public Sector
Organizer: SIPA Consulting Club
Prize honor: First prize awardAli Nasrallah | Bethany Waggoner | Fatène Ben-Hamza | Fatema Alhashemi
Category: GPPN Singapore conference
Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Prize honor: Global runner-upJimena Vallejos | Natasha Goel | Fernando Armendaris
Category: GPPN Singapore conference
Organizer: Global Public Policy Network (GPPN)
Prize honor: Global runner-upShamira 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 teamRyan Ballard
Category: 7th annual MIINT Final IC Competition
Organizer: MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT)
Prize/Honor: Team Captain of semi-finalist teamYuko Teramae | Noopur Desai
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize/Honor: FinalistStephanie Ulrich
Category: Dean's Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: School of International and Public Affairs
Prize/Honor: Semi-finalistLouise Contino
Category: Case Competition
Organizer: NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition at Baruch College
Prize/Honor: Regional WinnerJorge 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 placeBiancha Voss | Nausher Kahn | Nitin Magima | Louise Contino | Jennifer Bradshaw
Category: Case Competition
Organizer: Consulting Club
Prize/Honor: 1st placeFernanda Borges Nougueira | Andrea Cristina Ruiz | Elizabeth Font
Category: Case Competition
Organizer: Latin American Student Association (LASA)
Prize/Honor: 1st placeCamila Jordan | Stephanie Ullrich | Elizabeth Font | Jorge Salem
Category: Innovation Lab
Organizer: UNLEASH Lab
Prize/Honor: SDG TalentsKathryn Uhl
Category: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge
Organizer: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge
Prize/Honor: 1st placeStephanie Ullrich
Category: NYC Climate Entrepreneur
Organizer: Echoing Green and World Economic Forum Global ShapersAnjana Shyamnath
Category: 36 hour long Challenge Solvathon
Organizer: Columbia Impact of Columbia Business School
Prize/Honor: 1st placeFernando Armendaris Puente | Louise Contino | Shreya Murali
Category: Case Competition
Organizer: Latin American Student Association (LASA)
Prize/Honor: 1st and 2nd placeAna Lucia Grajales | Ana Raviña
Category: Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investment Challenge
Organizer: Morgan Stanley + Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)
Prize/Honor: 2nd placeVaristha Nakornthap
Category: Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investment Challenge
Organizer: Morgan Stanley + Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)
Prize/Honor: Top Ten FinalistsAndrea 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 placeSabrina 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 placeCategory: 2nd Year Consulting Club Case Competition
Organizer: Consulting Club
Prize/Honor: 1st placeAndrew 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