Three people around a statue of Benjamin Franklin looking at a document. Person (left of Franklin statue) smiling and looking forward, wearing a blue gingham shirt and khaki pants. Person (middle, behind Franklin statue) smiling and looking to their left, wearing a floral patterned top and a black shawl. Person (right), looking more serious and at the two people to their right, wearing a blue and white polka dotted shirt and khaki pants.

Scholars & Alumni

Get to know our Thouron Award participants!

American Scholars in the U.K.

2026

Megha Thomas MA, International Political Economy, LSE
Sriya Teerdhala MSc, Reproductive Science and Women's Health, University of Oxford
Andrew Schmidt Ph.D, Biological Science at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge
Griffin Pitt MSc, Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
Caroline Magdolen MSc, Energy Systems, University of Oxford
Jordan Liu MSc, Health Policy, Planning, and Financing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Jean Kim M.Phil., Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Charissa Howard MSc, Media and Communications, LSE
Tristen Brisky MASt, Pure Mathematics, University of Cambridge

Past Alumni Events

2026 Scarf & Tie Ceremony

One of our most joyous Thouron Award traditions was held earlier this year in May 2026, the Annual Scarf and Tie Ceremony, to honour our 2026 American and 2025 British Scholars.

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2026 Alumni Symposium

Our 2026 Thouron Alumni Symposium brought many brilliant minds, creatives, and leaders together in Philadelphia for our Award’s first stateside Symposium fully tailored to our wonderful Alumni community.

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2025 Alumni Symposium

We were thrilled to host our first inaugural Thouron Award Alumni Symposium 17–19 January 2025 at Dartmouth House in Mayfair, London, U.K.

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Front view of Dartmouth House, London. Location of the Thouron Scholar Alumni Symposium 2025. A white car is parked in front of the left side of the building.Thouron Alumni Symposium 2025 speaker panel looking out into the audience. From left to right: Daniel Nieh (America, 2006), Hilary Moore (British, 1999), Isabel Straw (British 2018), and Ben Gregson (British 2021).Thouron Scholar Alumni Symposium 2025, Dartmouth House, London, entry area in front of the Churchill Room. Left to right: Jonathan Powell (British 1977) speaking with John Rupert Thouron. A blond-haired person (view from behind) wearing a black jacket speaks with panel moderator Ben Gregson (British 2021).Thouron Scholar Alumni Symposium 2025, Dartmouth House, London. Two attendees in conversation. Person (left) with arm raised. Person (right) holding a mug on a saucer.Thouron Scholar Alumni Symposium 2025, Dartmouth House, London. Panelist Daniel Nieh (America, 2006) (left) speaks with attendee wearing an orange and blue patterned shirt (right).Thouron Scholar Alumni Symposium 2025, Dartmouth House, Churchill room, London. Black and white colored shot. Attendees in seats looking forward towards the panel speakers. Person of note is Rachel Thouron Vere Nicoll seated in the front row.

60th Anniversary Alumni Event at 501 Union in Brooklyn

In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Thouron Award, which occurred in 2020, the Award hosted a series of events for Alumni and Scholars.

The last of these events was held on 18 August, 2023 at 501 Union in London, U.K.

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Photos by Kamila Harris Photography.

Rupert Thouron catches up with a Thouron Alum in the bar at 501 Union before dinner and dancingNew Scholars and Alumni meet over cocktails at the 501 Union bar in BrooklynA group of four smiling Thouron Alumni at an event holding beverages at 501 Union.Alumni and staff from the Thouron Award catch up at the bar at 501 UnionScholars and Alumni meet and pose for a photo together in the bar at 501 UnionGreat hall at 501 Union in Brooklyn with a series of round tables in white and yellow.
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