The George Kateb Preceptor Award was first given in 2011 and is named in honor of George Kateb, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Emeritus. This award is given annually to recognize the best graduate student preceptors in the Department of Politics. Kateb is a political theorist who has made significant contributions to liberal political theory. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1987 and retired from teaching in 2002. Kateb received the Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities from the University and the Stanley Kelley Award from the Department.

Previous Winners

2024

Ze Han, Rikio Inouye, Heather Penatzer, and Lindsay Van Horn

2023

Thomas G. Donnelly, Lewis Krashinsky, and Gabrielle Nair

2022

Sonya Chen, Tiffany Simon, Maria Jose Urzua Valverde, and Ian Walling

2021

Gabriel Borelli, Sam Winter-Levy, Esther Robinson, and William Schulz

2020

Daniel Tavana, Ben Hammond, Dela Kpo, and R. Bailey Scott

2019

Dan Berbecel, Julian Dean, Federico Tiberti and Elsa Voytas

2018

Paul Baumgardner, Naoki Egami, Will Horne and Rachael McLellan

2017

John Dilulio, Sharan Grewal, Gabrielle Girgis, Asya Magazinnik and David Zuluaga Martinez 

2016

Ted Enamorado, Mary Kroeger, Tolya Levshin, Brandon Miller-de la Cuesta and Saurabh Pant

2015

Marcus Johnson, Lauren Mattoli, David McNamee and Austin Wright

2014

Colby Clabaugh and Michael Lamb

2013

Sarah Cotterill, Jason McMann and Herschel Nachlis

2012

Deborah Beim and Justin Simeone

2011

Javier Hidalgo and Michael McKoy