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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.

  • 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