Thomas E. Bowman Fund for Student Support in Economics
The Thomas E. Bowman Fund for Student Support in Economics is awarded in recognition of a distinguished economics student with a commitment to public service in the graduating class. The prize is awarded annually in the spring, and includes a $1000 cash award.
Tom graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 with a bachelor's degree in economics. This award was established in 2013 by the Better Business Bureau of Oakland to recognize Tom's years of service.
Applications are evaluated by members of the Economics Undergraduate Committee. The Committee takes into consideration the following:
- A well-rounded academic transcript with a diverse set of courses from various departments.
- Outstanding extracurricular contributions to the Department or University.
- Participation or interest in public service.
- For the 2025 award: Must earn degree in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025.
- Applicants must have a major GPA of 3.75 or higher (as of Fall 2021).
Steve Goldman Memorial Prize/Departmental Citation
The Steve Goldman Memorial Prize/Departmental Citation is awarded to an undergraduate for academic excellence. The prize is awarded at the annual commencement ceremony in the spring, and includes a $2000 cash award. There is no application for this award.
Mark A. Schimbor Prize in Economics
The Mark A. Schimbor Prize in Economics is awarded to an undergraduate honors student in the Economics major based upon submission of the most distinguished honors thesis. Prospective awardees shall be nominated by their faculty thesis sponsor, and a winner will be chosen by the Economics Undergraduate Committee. Recipients shall demonstrate a high level of academic distinction. The prize is awarded at the annual commencement ceremony in the spring, and includes a $2000 cash award.
The Mark A. Schimbor Prize in Economics was established in 2012 by Robert and Sue O'Donnell in memory of their friend and fellow Cal alumnus, Mark Schimbor, who passed away on February 5, 2012. Mark earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Cal in 1967.
Past Award Winners
MARK A. SCHIMBOR PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
2025 Trey Daniel Livian
2024 Rohan Jha
2023 Vivek Adury
2022 Zhensheng (Samuel) Gao
2021 Anthony Swaminathan
2020 Akcan Balkir
2019 Javier Bravo Nieto, Carlos Páramo
2018
2017
2016 Alden Cheng
2015 Alexandra Fahey
2014 Kavin Phongpandecha
2013 Kevin Sichao He
2012 Hongyu Zhang
DEPARTMENTAL CITATION IN ECONOMICS / STEVE M. GOLDMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE
2025 Emma Claire Berman
2024 Meiqi Sun
2023 Marie Dechelly Hogan
2022 Hongyu Randol Yao
2021 Lila Rose Englander
2020 Zihao Li
2019 Kate Tan Wei Ying
2018
2017
2016 Alden Cheng
2015 Priyanka Thatipamala
2014 Zhengyun Patricia Sun
2013 Brian Wheaton
2012 Sydnee Christian Caldwell
2011 Yizhou Jin
2010 Evan Plous
2009 Diane Alexander
2008 Zhenyu Lai
2007 Scott Baker Wai-Kit Wong
2006 Anya Klots
2005 Benjamin Michael Ranish
2004 Alice Sing-Mei Hsiaw & David Samuel Walton
2003 Lorig Nareen Santikian
2002 Peter Laroy Hinrichs
2001 Molly Elizabeth Fifer
2000 Lesley C. Chiou & Paul Andrew Torelli
1999 Seng-Guan Toh
1998 Ziad Hassan Nejmeldeen
1997 Marshall L. Duggs
1996 Hong-Tat Chee
1995 Michael Koon-Huat Ang
1994 David Allen Hsu
1993 Gadi Barlevy
1992 Harrison G. Hong
1991 Ludwig Boris Chincarini
1990 Brian Roberts
1989 Beth Anne Wilson
1988 Darren Nadel
1987 Nicholas Kiritz
1986 Mark Perlow
1985 Pauline Wan
1984 Beatrice Freiberg & Alan Weil
1983 John S. Mulcaire & Carl N. Mason
1982 Matthew Spiegel
1981 Lawrence Francis Katz
1980 Tom Chin-Chiu Tan
1979 Daniel G. Swanson
1978 Jeffrey Alan Dubin
1977 James Leo Powell III
1976 John Michael Heeger
1975 Alan H. Richeimer
1974 Ruth Jean Maddigan
1973 V. Vance Roley
1972 Hajime Miyazaki
1971 Michael Alan Flynn & Louis Budwig Goldman
1970 John Mark Crewdson
1969 Douglas J. Engmann
1968 Richard W. West
1967 Michael Jay Boskin
1966 David Milton Levy
1965 Roger Leroy Miller
1964 Thomas John Sargent
1963 Barr Marbin Rosenberg
1962 David Patrick Ruk
1961 Robert Alan Blum
1960 Mary Jane Krummack & Juanita Pearl Sides
1959 Jane Johnson Bardin & James Lee Pierce
1958 Carol Ann Lawson
1957 James R. Prescott
1956 Eugene Nathan Sabin
THOMAS E. BOWMAN AWARD
2025 Min Min Fong
2024 Henry Francis Isselbacher
2023 Yoony Lee
2022 Bianyuan Wang
2021 Manasi Hardikar
2020 Aidan Wang
2019 Caroline Newman
2018
2017
2016 Hansen Sun
2015 Sanat Daga
2014 Gary Peng Duan