Richard A. Lester Fellowship for Industrial Relations
The Richard A. Lester Fellowship was established in 2007 to honor Dr. Lester, who helped to establish Princeton as a leading center in the field of labor economics. This generous gift from the Lester family has assisted promising graduate students in their pursuit of research.
Current Awardee:
The Richard A. Lester *36 Fellowship for Industrial Relations for academic year 2024-25 is awarded to Marcelo Barbosa Ferreira.
Past Awardees:
- 2023-2024 Carolyn Tsao
- 2022-2023 Karl Schulze
- 2020-2021 Emily Battaglia
- 2019-20 David Arnold
- 2018-19 Simon Quach and David Cho
- 2017-18 Jessica Brown
- 2016-17 Daniel Herbst and Jakob Schlockermann
- 2015-16 Felipe Goncalves
- 2014-15 Pauline Leung
- 2013-14 Inessa Liskovich
- 2012-13 Neel Sukhatme
- 2011-12 Nicholas P. Lawson
- 2010-11 Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle
- 2009-10 Zhuan Pei
- 2008-09 Nathan Wozny
- 2007-08 Ashley Miller