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The Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Russell S. Cowell, Jr. Academic Excellence Award in the Major

Awarded to the Peace, War, and Defense major with the highest GPA within the major each academic year.

2016: Jonathan Alan Buchleiter

2015: Lauryn Pittman-Deering
2014: Hannah Sare Nemer
2013: Zealan Taylor Hoover
2012: Cody Mitchell Poplin
2011: Christopher Wayne Jones
2010: Matthew Austin Lane
2009: Laura E. Lumb
2008: Elizabeth Joanne Menninga



The Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard H. Kohn Academic Excellence Award

Awarded to the Peace, War, and Defense major with the highest overall GPA at UNC each academic year.

2016 Augusta Dell’Omo

2015: Noam Argov

2014: Gabriel Ross Allen
2013: Amanda Claire Grayson
2012: Mark Muriithi Laichena
2011: Michaela Dudley
2010: Nathan Andrew Friedman
2009: Colette Erin Nickel
2008: James Tristan Routh
2007: William Powell Brisley