Howard D. Polsky '73 Award Winners 2022

"Filibuster: A Step Back or A Step Forward for Democracy?" (1st place award): Emma is from Bethesda, Maryland and is pursuing a double major in political science and psychology, with a minor in philosophy, law, and public policy. She is a captain of the Lehigh Women’s Club Soccer team and a member of the Lehigh Mock Trial Club. Emma plans on attending law school and pursuing a career in criminal law after graduating from Lehigh.

"The Filibuster: Impeding Democracy" (2nd place award): Julianna is a junior from Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania studying political science with minors in both architecture studio and women, gender, and sexuality studies. Beginning in September, she will have the privilege of being a United Nations Youth Representative for Armenian Non-Governmental Organization, Nor Luyce. She plans to attend graduate school after completing a bachelor of arts degree at Lehigh to further her education in the overlap of politics and gender.

"Supreme Court and Congress" (3rd place award): Steven is a Guatemalan-Mexican from Washington, D.C., and was raised in a predominantly immigrant community in Maryland. He is a current senior, he will be graduating with majors in Political Science and Global Studies with minors in Real Estate, Anthropology, and Sociology as well as a certificate in Global Citizenship. During his time at Lehigh, Steven traveled abroad with SIT IHP Human Rights Program in the Spring of 2020 inspiring future studies.