1980–1989
1989
Senior Prize Winner Jonathan Littell, Branford College, Class of 1989
Twentieth-century literature
Senior Honorable Mention Thomas W. Dowe, Davenport College, Class of 1989
Modern poetry
Sophomore Prize Winner Joshua Katz, Davenport College, Class of 1991
Linguistics
1988
Senior Prize Winner Alexander Platt, Berkeley College, Class of 1988
Modern American literature
Sophomore Prize Winner Khristaan Villela, Morse College, Class of 1990
Meso-American anthropology, art history, and archaeology
Sophomore Honorable Mention William P. Connors, Morse College, Class of 1990
History, doctrine, scripture, and controversy of Mormonism
1986
Senior Prize Winner John Watkins, Saybrook College, Class of 1986
Black American autobiography, biography, literature, and history
Senior Honorable Mention Jeffrey Kleeman, Trumbull College, Class of 1986
History, criticism, theory, and practice of film making
Leonard Picker, Berkeley College, Class of 1986
Sherlock Holmes canon
Sophomore Honorable Mention Jonathan Leaf, Berkeley College, Class of 1988
Modern American literature
1985
Senior Prize Winner Sophie Gilmartin, Silliman College, Class of 1985
Celtic art and literature
Senior Honorable Mention Richard Mickerson, Saybrook College, Class of 1985
American architecture
Sophomore Prize Winner David Keck, Timothy Dwight College, Class of 1987
Medieval studies
Sophomore Honorable Mention Adam LeBow, Jonathan Edwards College, Class of 1987
Theater
1984
Senior Prize Winner Victor Caston, Davenport College, Class of 1984
Filed on philosophy
Sophomore Prize Winner Jacob Weisberg, Timothy Dwight College, Class of 1984
Upton Sinclair
Sophomore Honorable Mention Stuart Patterson, Silliman College, Class of 1986
William Shakespeare
1983
Senior Prize Winner Eric A. Ceputis, Grace Hopper College, Class of 1983
Design work of John Vassos
Senior Honorable Mention Geofrey Wyatt, Pierson College, Class of 1983
Collection of Edith Wharton
Sophomore Honorable Mention Mary Hess, Calhoun College, Class of 1985
General literature
1982
Senior Prize Winner Mariuz J. Mazurek, Berkeley College, Class of 1982
Polish history and literature
Senior Honorable Mention Catherine M. Shook, Davenport College, Class of 1982
Design work of John Vassos
Sophomore Prize Winner Mark Evan Temares, Morse College, Class of 1984
Modern library books
Sophomore Honorable Mention Margaret F. Thomas, Ezra Stiles College, Class of 1984
The End of the Affair and the End of the Novel
1981
Senior Prize Winner Denise Yuspeh, Morse College, Class of 1981
Women's studies
Senior Honorable Mention Douglas Evan Hersh, Saybrook College, Class of 1981,
Religious mysticism, East and West
Sophomore Prize Winner Nelson Craig Lee, Jonathan Edwards College, Class of 1983
Early French and Iberian keyboard music
Sophomore Honorable Mention Eric Ceputis, Grace Hopper College, Class of 1983
Applied arts of the 1920s and 1930s
Geofrey Wyatt, Pierson College, Class of 1983
Edith Wharton
1980
Senior Prize Winner Brian Nelson, Berkeley College, Class of 1980
Marvel and DC comic books
Senior Honorable Mention Ross H. Frank, Timothy Dwight, Class of 1980
Early Netherlandish painting
David M. Madrid, Calhoun College, Class of 1980
Latin American literature
Sophomore Prize Winner Gerald D. Ettkind, Davenport College, Class of 1982
Science fiction/Harley Ellison
Sophomore Honorable Mention James Madden, Calhoun College, Class of 1982
Pure and applied botany
1980
Senior Prize Winner Brian Nelson, Berkeley College, Class of 1980
Marvel and DC comic books
Senior Honorable Mention Ross H. Frank, Timothy Dwight College, Class of 1980
Early Netherlandish painting
David M. Madrid, Calhoun College, Class of 1980
Latin American literature
Sophomore Prize Winner Gerald D. Ettkind, Davenport College, Class of 1982
Science fiction/Harley Ellison
Sophomore Honorable Mention James Madden, Calhoun College, Class of 1982
Pure and applied botany