The 2022 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in person and on Zoom. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2021-22 Winners:
- Humanities: Amani Aloufi
- Social Science: Kathryn Berluti
- Science: Khuyen Mai
2021-22 Nominees:
- Kathryn Adams
- Leah Adelson
- Amani Aloufi
- Erin Fell
- Karli Gilbert
- Chen Jin
- Khuyen Mai
- Fernanda Martinez
- Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
- Martina Thorne
- Chutong Wang
- Linxi Zhang
- Weipeng Zhang
The Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2021-22 Winners:
- Humanities: George Clay
- Social Science: Shea Minter
- Science: Shabnam Behzad
- At-Large: Felipe de Jesus
- Special Recognition: Darren Hall, Vanessa Jarnes and Christopher Mohr
2021-22 Nominees:
- Misha Ahmad
- Amani Aloufi
- Shabnam Behzad
- George Clay
- Xueying Duan
- Sara Fischer
- Alexandra Isabell Gehrke
- Darren Hall, Vanessa Jarnes and Christopher Mohr
- Felipe de Jesus
- Caroline Johnson
- Casey Ling
- Zhuosi Luo
- Jordan Mackenzie
- Anwita Mahajan
- Andrii Marchak
- Juan Carlos Martinez Cervantes
- Yagmur Menzilcioglu
- Shea Minter
- Gabrielle Panzo
- Muhammad Saad Rashidullah Yacoob
- Nayeli Riano
- Sachith Roch De Silva
- Xinglan Shi
- Samantha Steimle
- Howard Tai
- Brady Thexton
- Cesar Velez-Penaloza
- Shira Wein
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2021-22 Winner:
- Georgetown Graduate Consulting Club
2021-22 Nominees:
- Bengali Hoyas
- East Asian Policy Association
- Georgetown Graduate Consulting Club
- Georgetown Real Estate Society
- Graduate Investment Fund
- Latin America Policy Association
- Medical Center Graduate Student Organization
- Migration & Refugee Policy Initiative
- National Defense Policy Initiative
- Women in Public Policy Initiative
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2021-22 Winner:
- Pedro Casas Alatriste
2021-22 Nominees:
- Pedro Casas Alatriste
- Betsy Byrne
- Emilie la Cour
- Khalid Halloumi
- Yi Han
- Samuel Hymes
- Irene Kim
- Daniel Schoolenberg
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2021-22 Winners:
- Humanities: Peter Caradonna
- Social Science: Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
- Science: Ismary Blanco
- At-Large: Shawn Rhoads
2021–22 Nominees:
- Ismary Blanco
- Paige Brooks
- Peter Caradonna
- Beba Cibralic
- Rodimiro Rodrigo Flores
- Diandra Hassan
- Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
- Kelly Martin
- Dale Luis Menezes
- Alexandra Mira
- Shawn Rhoads
- Ayşenur Sağdıç
- Gorka Basterretxea Santiso
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Suzie Stephenson
- Weipeng Zhang
Exceptional Masters Student Award
2021–22 Winners:
- Humanities: Rawan Chaker
- Social Science: Jimson Mathew
- Science: Anam Khan
- At-Large: AnnMaria Luciano
2021–22 Nominees:
- Heather Adams
- Kristine Baekgaard
- Lotus Belle-Glover
- Jermaine Brown
- Betsy Byrne
- Rawan Chaker
- Lesley Chinery
- Samantha Deasy
- Sadia Ehsan
- Amelia Espinosa
- Ryan Fedasiuk
- Matthew Gnanadass
- Jonathan E Guelzo
- Adam Horey
- Samuel Hymes
- Scott Johnson
- Anam Khan
- Brian Kirk
- Junlin Liu
- Yihui Liu
- AnnaMaria Luciano
- Ercong Luo
- Jimson Mathew
- Kristin McKenzie
- Maria Montgomery
- Thomas Ohno-Machado
- Madeleine Olson
- Yanliang Pan
- Sam Pastoriza
- Eva Rest
- Savannah Grace Riddles
- Levon Shmavonyan
- Kenneth Syring
- James Venslauskas
- Megan Wright
- Laurie Zabala
Outstanding Student Leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Service Award
2021–22 Winner:
- Jasmine Ashby
2021–22 Nominees:
- Jasmine Ashby
- Rio Dennis
- Sara Dyslin
- DaVonne Henry
- Eleni Papoulias Hughes
- Samuel Hymes
- Irene Kim
- Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo
- Paula Mercado
- Kailyn (Kai) Stuckey
- Shirin Vetry
- Lisa T. Wright
- Jinli Wu
Outstanding Leader in a Graduate Student Organization
2021–22 Winner:
- Anne-Cecilia Byrne
2021–22 Nominees:
- Pedro Casas Alatriste
- Alexander Alba
- Takuya Amagai
- Nicholas Azzolini
- Anne-Cecilia Byrne
- Megan Fleming
- Emma Heiken
- Samuel Hymes
- Irene Kim
- Chris Matturri
- Molly McEntee
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Mindy J. Shaw
- Tatiana Shnagina
Distinguished Staff Award
2021–22 Winner:
- Christina Ruby
2021–22 Nominees:
- Derek Anderson
- Scott D. Applegate
- Pete Bockelman
- Rebecca Caro
- Amy Chidester
- Heather Connor
- Michelle Errandi
- Judy Feder
- Erin Fell
- Sarah Flowers
- Brian Grindall
- Cornelia Gustafson
- Janice Hilliard
- Peter Jaworski
- Juliana Katinas
- Carolina Madinaveitia
- Julie Walsh McMurtry
- Matt Myers
- John Ndiritu
- Erin Esch Pereira
- Christina Ruby
- Xiaopeng (Paul) Wang
- Yao Williams
- Taylor Winkleman
The Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2021–22 Winner:
- Karah Knope
2021–22 Nominees:
- Belkacem Baccouche
- Raphael Calel
- Katharine Donato
- Purna Gamage
- Bobby Goldwater
- Theresa Sabonis Helf
- Toshihiro Higuchi
- Janice Hilliard
- Karah Knope
- Regina LaBelle
- Gregory Lyon
- Alfonso Morales-Front
- Phuong Nguyen
- Zainab Okolo
- Lee Pinkowitz
- Cristina Sanz
- Lahra Smith
- Charles Skuba
- Carol Taylor
- Adam Thomas
- Erwin Tiongson
- Vincent Turbat
- Peter Turkeltaub
- Jeanine Turner
- Heidi Urben
- Taylor Winkleman
Three Minute Thesis Competition
2021–22 Winners:
Thesis
- Winners: Declan Murphy and Lily Nagengast
Dissertation
- Winner: George Clay
- First Runner-Up: Tahiyna Khan
- Second Runner-Up: Jakob Prange
Please contact gradteachingawards@georgetown.edu with any questions about the awards or the nomination process!