The Antonian

THE ANTONIAN

PRIZES, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

2020s

Jose Maria Valenzuela (DPhil Public Policy, 2017) was appointed as Director General for Research and Technology Development at the Department of Energy in Mexico (Mexico City), but will also remain a research affiliate to the University of Oxford’s Institute for Science, Innovation and Society. Associate Professor Antonio López Vega (Senior Associate Member, 2012) has become Director para América Latina Fundación Ortega y Gasset - Gregorio Marañón, and Academic Visitor at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 2025 (ITAM). José Vericat (DPhil Oriental Studies, 2016) started working in September 2024 as Senior Analyst at Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid, covering the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel. He is Research Fellow at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute. Zhuolun Wang (MSc Modern Chinese Studies, 2012) oversees reporting on major developments in Israel, Palestine, and the broader Middle East as the chief correspondent for China’s Xinhua News Agency in Jerusalem. Her responsibilities include coordinating news coverage, producing in-depth analyses, reporting from front-line war zones, and managing a team of journalists. With expertise and adaptability in a complex geopolitical landscape, she delivers timely, accurate, and insightful coverage of regional events, serving as a vital bridge for Chinese audiences to understand the Middle East and vice versa. James William (DPhil International Relations, 2015) moved to Singapore in September 2024 to take up a post as an Assistant Professor in Strategic Studies at RSIS, NTU Singapore. Dr Samson Yuen (DPhil Politics, 2012) is Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Dennis Owusu-Sem (MBA, 2022) has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at This Week in Fintech, a leading global fintech media and events platform. In this role, Dennis oversees global operations, strategy, and partnerships. Previously, Dennis co-founded a successful edtech app and scaled large-scale events, drawing on his expertise from roles at Goldman Sachs and other entrepreneurial ventures. Kassie Scott (MSc Social Data Science, 2020) was recently appointed Economic Development Manager for the City of Springfield, Ohio. Current Norman Davies (Honorary Fellow, Current) published a history of Galicia, Galicja, historia nienarodowa , in Krakow, 2023. In September 2024, he presented the inaugural lecture at the University of Silesia in Katowice as part of the European City of Science. The academic procession was led by a Silesian brass band dressed in feathered shakos, and one hundred ermine-clad Vice-chancellors. He also placed a Freedom of Information request to establish the documentation of the Programme on Modern Poland, 2012-20. The many documents supplied included his original application to join the College in 1967.

Celebrating Antonian accomplishments that have been recognised with prizes or awards. 1980s

1970s

Lewis Siegelbaum (DPhil History, 1975) received the award from the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for Distinguished Contributions for 2024 at the organisation’s annual conference.

Joan Alker (MPhil Politics, 1986) was presented with the Andy Hyman Award for Health Advocacy by Grantmakers in Health, Portland OR, June 2024. Mohamed El-Erian (MPhil; DPhil Economics, 1980) was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Kisaburo Ishii (Development Economics, 1980) constructed a Japanese Tea House in the National Museum of Arts during their mission in Romania. They were invited to speak at the Grand Opening and their name was engraved on the wall. Abraham Lowenthal (Academic Visitor, 1981; 1993) received the Kalman H. Silvert Award from the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) for lifetime contributions to the study of Latin American politics and international relations. The Association cited his research, teaching, and publications, including three individually authored books, some 20 edited or co-edited volumes, scores of scholarly articles in multiple languages, eight essays in Foreign Affairs, six in Foreign Policy and more than 200 op-eds as well as institution-building contributions as the founding director of the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program and the Inter-American Dialogue.

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