Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Selected professional, academic, creative, teaching, scholarship, and service recognition, organized separately from professional certifications and training.

Creative, academic, and professional honors are grouped by type and date so the distinctions among awards, scholarships, appointments, and credentials remain clear.

Visual art & creative recognition

2012–2015

22 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Gold Key and Silver Key recognition across the 2012–2013, 2013–2014, and 2014–2015 school years.

2013–2015

Two Congressional Art Competition awards

Recognized in both the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 school years.

2014–2015

Heart of Art Award

Visual-art recognition received during the Pine View senior year.

2014–2015

Creativity Award

Creative recognition received during the Pine View senior year.

2017–2018

CSArts Award

Creative recognition received during the Columbia years.

Awards and artworks: awards are listed separately from the gallery. I connect a specific work to a specific award only when that relationship is documented.

View selected visual work → · View the art catalog & provenance record →

A Chance Meeting, visual artwork by Laura Elizabeth Hand
Limits, visual artwork by Laura Elizabeth Hand
Reparation and Resuscitation, mixed-media work by Laura Elizabeth Hand

Academic, writing & scholarship recognition

  • National League of American Pen Women Writing Award / Scholarship, 2014–2015.
  • Thomas J. Krause Memorial Scholarship, 2014–2015.
  • State Academic Award, 2014–2015.
  • National Merit Semifinalist, 2014–2015.
  • National AP Scholar with Honors, 2014–2015.
  • National Honor Society Award, 2012–2013.
  • National Spanish Honor Society Silver Award, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014.
  • National Chemistry Honors Society Award, 2012–2013.
  • Ivy League Scholarship, 2015–2016.
  • Dean’s List, Columbia University, recurring 2015–2019.
  • Core Scholars Award, Columbia University, 2016–2017.
  • William P. Schweitzer Scholarship Award, 2017–2018 and 2018–2019.
  • Spanish Language Proficiency Recognition, Columbia Institute for Latin American and Iberian Cultures, 2019–2020.

Teaching, service & university recognition

  • Columbia Multicultural Affairs Graduation Cord, 2019, recognizing sustained commitment to inclusion, diversity, social justice, service, and community leadership.
  • Graduate Assistant Fellowship, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2019 and 2020.
  • English & Comparative Literature Gradership appointment, Fall 2019.
  • English & Comparative Literature Teaching Assistantship appointment, Spring 2020.
  • Core Scholars Fellowship, Columbia College, 2016–2019.
  • Global Scholar, Columbia College, 2016–2017.
  • Residential Incubator (ResInc) Fellow, 2015–2016.

Professional & program recognition

2024 NACE Career Services Excellence Award — Small College Honorable Mention
The Hostos HACU/HSI Grow With Google Career Readiness Program Curriculum received this recognition from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Read the program context →

2023 CEANY Conference Award
Award from the Continuing Education Association of New York.

Credentials are separate

Credentials such as the Project Management Professional (PMP)® are listed separately under Qualifications, Certifications & Training rather than being counted as awards.

Recognition with context

Explore the related creative work, professional experience, and qualifications through the links below.

Art & Visual Work →  ·  Qualifications & Certifications →  ·  Experience & CV →