The Government Department annually awards three undergraduate prizes and two fellowships to support student research projects or internships. The Mavrinac prize is given to seniors and are normally announced at the Department’s reception for graduating seniors and their parents on Commencement Weekend. The Dubord Award is given to seniors, the Peterson Award is given to juniors, and the Ling and Mackenzie Fellowships may be awarded to a junior or a sophomore. All are normally announced at the Spring Goldfarb Dinner.
Please describe how this opportunity commits to a larger, coherent course of study or direction in personal and professional development as a Government Major.
Albert A. Mavrinac Prize
The Mavrinac Prize is given annually to honor the best original research project submitted by a student. Endowed by the generosity of the Mavrinac family, the prize commemorates the life and career of Professor Albert A. Mavrinac, Dana Professor of Government emeritus. Professor Mavrinac taught at Colby from 1958 until 1992 and was the first Chair of the Government Department.
2008 Hande Yalnizoglu
2007 Alec N. Worsnop
2006 Jessica C. Varnum
2005 Michael W. Rutherford
2004 Laura H. Mistretta
2003 Stephanie L.. Hicks
2002 Kimberly R. Victor
2001 Theresa L. Wagner
2000 Shane Hoffman
1999 William T. Barndt
1999 Lyndall E. Schuster
1998 Elizabeth J. Ivry
1997 Cary T. Gibson
1996 Matthew M. McGinness
1995 Brett M. Santoli
1994 Erik L. Belenky
1993 William L. Charron
1992 Caroline Morris
F. Harold Dubord Prize in Political Science
Established in 1966 by Professor Albert A. Mavrinac, the Dubord Prize is given annually “in recognition of outstanding work in political science” to the senior with the highest academic standing in the Government Department. Supported by the law firm of Marden, Dubord, Bernier, and Stevens, the award is presented in memory of the Honorable F. Harold Dubord, a member of the Class of 1914 and Justice of the Supreme Court of Maine.
2008 Kyle S. Smith
2007 Ivica Petrikova
2006 Jessica C. Varnum
2005 D. Jarvis Brown
2004 Laura H. Mistretta
2003 Sarah E. Barclay
Brooke P. McNally
2002 Kimberly R. Victor
2001 Milan Babik
2000 Jonathan B. Rickert
1999 Melissa J. Maguire
1998 Jonathan R. Bolton
1997 Susanna C. Montezemolo & Everett M. Fairbrother II
1996 Nicole Dannenberg & John J. Ryan
Laurie Peterson Memorial Award
The Laurie Peterson Memorial Award in Government is awarded annually to a Junior Government major who, “through academic achievement and evidence of leadership and character, has made an outstanding contribution to the Department.” Laurie Peterson died in 1972 during her junior year at Colby, and in 1973 her family established this memorial award in her name.
2008 Clifford D. Vickrey
2007 Kyle S. Smith
2006 Ivica Petrikova
2006 Alec N. Worsnop
2005 Jessica C. Varnum
2004 Christopher Surprenant
2003 Laura H. Mistretta
2002 Sarah E. Barclay
2002 Brooke P. McNally
2001 Theresa L. Wagner
2000 Mark Paustenbach
1999 Jonathan B. Rickert
1998 Melissa J. Maguire
1997 Jonathan R. Bolton
1996 Susanna C. Montezemolo
1995 Nicole Dannenberg
1994 Brian M. Rayback
1993 Erik L. Belenky
1992 Karl A. Oliver
1991 Andrew Grossman
1991 David C. Leavy
Benjamin Ling Fellowship Recipients
Awarded annually, the Benjamin Ling Fellowship was established by the parents and friends of Ben Ling ’98 in his memory to support a Colby government major who undertakes an internship or a significant research project. Ben was a government major who graduated summa cum laude and was pursuing a career working on agricultural and ranching issues in Washington at the time of his death in 2001.
2007 Emily Butler
2006 Michael Deheeger
2005 Jessica C. Varnum
2004 Adam Harvey
2003 Michael Shea
The Cal Mackenzie Fellowship
Established in 2016 by students and friends of Government Professor Cal Mackenzie upon his retirement from Colby, the Mackenzie Fellowship honors his 38 years of teaching in the Government Department. It supports a Colby Government major who undertakes an internship in the United States or abroad.
2021 Mingwei Zhu
2021 Emily Nyman
2021 Avery Marti
2020 Brian Riley
2019 Ethan vanderWilden
2018 Katherine Gillespie
2017 Wesley Zebrowski