The American Council of Teachers of Russian
The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) is a professional organization founded in 1974 for Russian language, literature, and linguistics professionals. It fosters language education through advocacy, teacher awards, and academic contests like the National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. ACTR operates under the American Councils for International Education.
ACTR Essay Contest Awardees
ACTR Laureates
ACTR Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Award
Barnard College and Columbia College ACTR Laureates
Eva Spier-Perez, BC 2026
Alex Nagin, GS 2026
Ava Quinn Giles, CC 2025
Shiori Horton, BC 2025
Shiori Horton, BC 2024
Rene Strezenicky, CC 2024
Eva Nikitovic, BC 2023
Talia Abrahamson, CC 2023
Rowan Shnir, BC 2022
Mason Smith, CC 2022
Maria Pondikos, BC 2021
Jiashi Yang, CC 2021
Greta Schatz, BC 2020
Perry Young, CC 2020
Anya Konstantinovsky, BC 2019
Stephanie Borgani, CC 2019
Noa Gur-Arie, BC 2018
Maria Matilde Morales, CC 2018
Nicole Edwards, BC 2017
Rebecca Mahany, CC 2017
Skyler Samuelson, BC 2016
Max Lawton, CC 2016
Alexandra (Sasha) Henriques, BC 2015
Cole Hickman, CC 2015
Jorja Knauer, BC 2014
James Reye, CCs 2014
Hyunhee (Esther) Shin, BC 2013
Jessica Tyler, CC 2013
Mariya Meshcheryakova, BC 2012
Philip Crandall, CC 2012
Kelly Knox, BC 2011
Michael Mirochnik, CC 2011
Micah Horwitz, BC 2010
Thomas M. Davis, CC 2010
Rebekah Kim, BC 2009
Sasha Lauren de Vogel, CC 2009
Jane Mikkelson, BC 2008
John Tilden King, CC 2008
Paul Sonne, CC 2007