Salutatorian
A Salutatorian is typically judged to be the second most worthy degree candidate in his or her school's respective graduating class by GPA and other measures.
List of Columbia College salutatorians
- 2013: Yoshiaki Ko
- 2012: Zachary Levine
- 2011: Elizabeth Lyon
- 2010: Jeff Spear
- 2009: Mollie Schwartz
- 2008: Julia Kalow
- 2007: Nick Klagge
- 2006: Julia DiBenigno
- 2005: Alexander Prescott-Couch
- 2004: Tienmu Ma
- 2003: Denise De Las Nueces
- 2002: Daniel Immerwahr
- 2001: Lauren Monacell
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- 1882: Nicholas Murray Butler (also listed in some sources as valedictorian)