Prize Winners 2026
Students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in academics, the arts and athletics receive awards during Prize Chapel, Baccalaureate and Commencement. Faculty members present awards across various disciplines, including English, history, world languages, science, mathematics, visual and performing arts, and athletics. More than a celebration of individual accomplishments, the awards are a reminder of the values of excitement, curiosity and character that define the Peddie education. The 2026 award recipients are listed below.
All-School Prizes
The Morris G. Fredman Prize for the Class Valedictorian:
Jiayu (Jerry) Liu
The Morris G. Fredman Prize for the Class Salutatorians:
Che (Jayden) Li
The Morris G. Fredman Prize for the Class Salutatorian:
Xuan (Claire) Lin
The Wyckoff Honor Prize:
Luke Chon
The Parents Association Prize:
Anna Treese
The Walter H. Annenberg Award:
Julisa Lugo
The Ingersoll Honor Prize:
Rafael Thompson
The Dr. Henry Kissinger Award for Citizenship and Diplomacy:
Sanai Parrish
The Matthew R. Weiner ’98 Award:
Hannah Bateman
Arts Prizes
The Arts Department Prize:
Liam Ruiz
The Lawton Music of the Chapel Award:
Jingyi Han
The Lubkert Memorial Prize for Creativity:
Sanai Parrish
The Holcombe Theater Award:
Jacob Mileski
The Excellence in Studio Art Award:
Jia Yi (Alex) Gao
The Barton Excellence in Music Award:
HuiKe (Coco) Zhou
Athletics Prizes
The Susan K. Cabot Spirit of the Game Award:
Jack Mahoney
The Winant Cup:
John Giblin
The Winant Cup:
Anna Treese
English Prizes
The Fred Rager ’44 Prize for Excellence in English:
Luke Chon
The Carl Geiger Prize in Creative Writing:
Ophelia Ni
The Carl Geiger Prize in Creative Writing:
Wai Man (Izzy) Lam
The Gordon H. Sunbury English Improvement Award:
Sentayehu (Taye) Seubert
The Robert Roberson Award:
Lena McCollum
Foreign Language Prizes
The Language Department Prize:
Fred Sullivan
The French Language Achievement Award:
Xuan (Claire) Lin
The Chinese Language Achievement Award:
Allison Lopez
The Spanish Language Achievement Award:
Lena McCollum
The Rob Thomas ’73 Latin Memorial Award:
Kira Pramanik
History Prizes
The Dr. William H. Mariboe Award:
Luke Chon
The Maccagnan History Department Prize:
Benedict Kiely
The Maccagnan History Department Prize:
Neil Kathuria
The Pam Zbehlik Prize in European and World History:
Xuan (Claire) Lin
Mathematics Prizes
The Hornberger Prize in Mathematics,
Jiayu (Jerry) Liu
The Wintersteen Prize in Calculus,
The Wintersteen Prize in Computer Science:
Che (Jayden) Li
The Wintersteen Prize in Computer Science:
Alvin Lyuh
The Wintersteen Prize in Statistics:
Xuan (Claire) Lin
Science Prizes
The Science Department Prize:
Iris Lin
The Physics Teachers Award:
HuiKe (Coco) Zhou
The Oram Biology Prize:
Saanvi Gudapati