Antonia Elizabeth Woodford awarded 2014 Arthur Twining Hadley Prize

The Arthur Twining Hadley Prize, which honors the memory of the man who served as President of Yale from 1899 to 1921, is awarded annually to the Senior in Yale College majoring in the social sciences who ranks highest in scholarship. This year the Hadley Prize is to be awarded to Antonia Elizabeth Woodford of Ezra Stiles College.

Antonia Elizabeth Woodford

Antonia Woodford graduates from Yale summa cum laude with a double major in History and Economics, and with Distinction in the History major. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her senior year, she has earned two course credits of A- with her other 36 course credits all straight A.

With a deep interest in historical research and public policy since her high school days, Ms. Woodford has at Yale written for the Yale Daily News and been Co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Yale Journal of Economics. Her dedication to journalism, in print and other media, has meant her influence here has been felt well beyond the classroom, and we are confident that she will continue to make an impact in the world of media and finance.

In recognition of her extraordinary record and her promise of future success, Yale College proudly confers the Arthur Twining High Scholarship Prize this year upon Antonia Elizabeth Woodford.