The Russian Area Studeis program gives the Award for Excellence in Russian Area Studies to the outstanding senior Russian Area Studies Major. Past recipients are listed below:

2006 Kathryn M. Volk
2005 Jennifer A. Carney
2004 Rapp S. Crook
2003 Katherine M. Hasecke
2002 M. Susan Jackson and Natasha Troicky
2001 Aaron Edsall and Rhonda Pitsch
1999 Mariya Parsons
1997 Staci Bertelli