Each year a portion of the income from this endowed Fund will be allocated to support two annual senior awards, the "Smith Prize(s)," to recognize high-achieving students who have studied Japanese within the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations.
Past Winners
2023
1st prize split between Fiona Guo and Kendall Levine
2nd prize: Kai Glashausser
2022
1st prize split between Lucy Carlson and Gwi Park
2nd prize split between Olivia Doyle and Rafael Vanin Munoz
2021
1st prize split between Ang Li and Teresa Haberstroh
2nd prize split between Madison Taylor and Maria Moreno
2020
1st prize: Theodore Miles Perez
2nd prize split between Sarah Misaki McDonald and Leslikarina Patino Martinez
2019
1st prize: Allison Lee
2nd prize: Not Awarded
2018
1st prize split between Emily Ratte and Mashiyat Zaman
2nd prize split between Fawzi Itani and Mei Zhou