Honors and Prizes
Honors Theses
Honors are awarded each year. See all Honors Recipients.
Meyers Prize
The Ann and Edward Meyers Prize was established in 1986 by Mona Meyers Wheatley ’56. Awarded to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the religion department faculty, has given evidence of exceptional ability in understanding, expression, and integration of ideas in the area of religious study.
Past Recipients
| 2024 | Livia J. Cohen |
| 2023 | Katherine Elizabeth Sage Barton |
| 2022 | Lauren Anne Eskra |
| 2021 | Sara Julia Santiago |
| 2020 | Leila Faulstich-Hon |
| 2019 | Joseph Harold Juster and Shan Zeng |
| 2018 | David Marshall Dennis |
| 2017 | Matthew Brooks Spitzer |
Moss Prize
The Michael Moss ’16 Prize in Buddhist Studies was established in 2017 by Robert J. Moss and Michela F. Nonis ’16 as an endowed fund dedicated to recognizing a graduating senior who has demonstrated dedicated pursuit of the study of Buddhist theology and spirituality to deepen his/her understanding of the rich traditions of Buddhist thought.
Past Recipients
| 2024 | Chang Ma |
| 2023 | Kate Ostrow |
| 2022 | Yining Lu |
| 2021 | Kate Holly |
| 2020 | Leila Faulstich-Hon |
| 2019 | Chris Diak |
| 2018 | Jim Qiwei Ho |
Woolsey Prizes
The Theodore S. Woolsey Prizes were established in 1933 by Theodore S. Woolsey, Middlebury College trustee, 1922-1923. Awarded to the two undergraduates doing the most outstanding work in the study of sacred texts.
Past Recipients
| 2024 | Marissa Lewis-Chin |
| 2023 | Kaila Renee Jones |
| 2022 | Paul Alejandro Flores-Clavel |
| 2022 | David J. Williams |
| 2021 | Laura Elizabeth Friedrich and Ashley Marie Tietz Tonini |
| 2020 | Lauren Bates and Sebastian Grandas |
| 2019 | Benjamin Blair Freedman and Kylie Ann Winger |
| 2018 | Anna Page Lueck and Bernardo Portilho Andrade |
| 2017 | Jonah William Heiser and Andrew Peter Smith |