Two undergraduate students have recently been recognised by the School of Economics for their outstanding abilities in the subject, and their commitment to their studies.
BSc Economics student, Eshaan Walia, was awarded the ‘Terry Prize 2023-24’ for ‘exceptionally good work’ during their first year of study. The prize was endowed in memory of high achieving economics student, Pauline Terry, who studied at Bristol in 1985-86 – to inspire future generations of students.
Eshaan said: “I’m very proud of receiving the award. A lot of hard work has gone into the course, and to make sure I receive great grades.
“I’m currently finishing up my second year. In the future, I’m potentially thinking about doing a master’s. But afterwards, I’ll probably do something in data or analysis – I definitely want to be working with different mathematical models.”
The ‘Philip Geoffrey Powesland Prize 2023-24’ was awarded to BSc Economics student, Ryan Roscher, for being the economics undergraduate to have shown ’the most promise in the subject’ at the end of their second year of study. The prize was endowed and named in memory of an exceptional student at Bristol from 1946-49, who was Student President of the Economics Society in his final year.
Ryan commented: “Being rewarded for all the hard work is brilliant. It’s obviously great to get good grades, but to get an actual award saying I’m an ‘outstanding performer’ is really nice.”
Eshaan and Ryan were each awarded a certificate and a £100 prize for purchasing books.
Head of School of Economics, Professor Paola Manzini, said: “Ryan and Eshaan are truly outstanding students, and well-deserving of this recognition. I know that they’ll continue to flourish as they finish their studies with us, and I look forward to seeing what they achieve in their future careers.”