The 2025 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in Copley Formal Lounge in-person and virtually.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
Spirit of Georgetown
2024-25 Winners:
- Kavin Sakthivel, Real Estate
2024-25 Nominees:
- Audrey Rowe
- Bethany Weppler
- Blake Herrera
- Deona Hatley
- Elon Rose Jones
- Jack Horan
- Marco Perez
- Martina Nuneva
- Nabrath Sheriff
- Nicholas Fisch
- Onrei Josh Ladao
- Osmany Diez
- Sabila Bernard
- Tessa Crews
- Thomas Zulanas
- Tom Bell
- Yuri Armstrong
- Zaki Mohammed
Distinguished Staff Award
2024-25 Winner:
- Dr. Kyle DiVito, Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Deona Hatley, Human Resources
2024-25 Nominees:
- Ashley Stowe
- Chris Costa
- Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs
- Kathryn Baartmans
- Linda Berkeley
- Renee Macklin
- Dr. Saya Sone
- Dr. Taylor Winkleman
Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2024-25 Winner:
- Dr. Bryce Huebner, Department of Philosophy
2024-25 Nominees:
- Dr. Alison Mackey
- Dr. Brian Griffiths
- Dr. Ivica Labuda
- Dr. James Hickman
- Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs
- Dr. Kerrie Carfagno
- Dr. Patrick Forcelli
- Dr Purna Gamage
- Dr. Usha Kasid
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2024-25 Winners:
- At-Large: Theodore Lai Wenming, Government
- Humanities: Roudah Chaker, Democracy & Government
- Sciences: Dan DeGenaro, Computational Linguistics
- Social Sciences: Diego Mayorga Cordova, Economics
2024-25 Nominees:
- Abhishek Purushothama
- Alec Brockell
- Anna Bezruki
- Avery (Yuchen) Bai
- Avery Bai
- Boxiao (Blake) Wang
- David Gentili
- Elisabeth Macias
- Gabriella Cawley
- Hannah Fedder Williams
- Harry Quinton
- Hasan Jashari
- Isaiah Washington
- Jeremy Rosen
- Kainat Jalaluddin
- Kaira Brown
- Kaishik Gundu
- Kevin Velasco
- Mafalda Cardoso-Botelho Peña
- Maxime Cugnon de Sevricourt
- Maya White
- Megan Tamisiea
- Moghal Sheeba
- Parsa Keyvani
- Richard Newsome
- Samuel King
- Shahriar Khosravi
- Sheeba Moghal
- Shihao Wang
- Sidhant Saraogi
- Urshila Choubal
- Yudhisther Singh Ranawat
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2024-25 Winners:
- At-Large: Rachel Milito, Spanish Linguistics
- Humanities: Christopher Torres, Philosophy
- Sciences: Isfar Baset, Data Science and Analytics
- Social Sciences: Cynthia Fioriti, Human Development and Public Policy
2024-25 Nominees:
- Cesar Salgado Portillo
- Christopher Torres
- Cynthia Fioriti
- Douglas Piper
- George Clay
- Isfar Baset
- Ishmael N. Annang
- João Gabriel Rabello Sodré
- Kainat Jalaluddin
- Kris Cook
- Maya White
- Monserrat Garcia Rodenas
- Parsa Keyvani
- Rachel Milito
- Richard Newsome
- Samar Rawas
- Santiago Bestilleiro Lettini
- Sherie Gayle
- Urshila Choubal
Exceptional Master’s Student Award
2024-25 Winners:
- At-Large: Isaiah Washington, English
- Humanities: June Yoon, English
- Sciences: Billy McGloin, Data Science and Analytics
- Social Sciences: Graysen Viar, Design Management and Communications
2024-25 Nominees:
- Adriana Mares
- Arley Andrés Jaimes Roa
- Billy McGloin
- Calvin Aubrey
- Camila Gutierrez
- Caroline DuBois-Weber
- Chuchu Wan
- Ciara Weets
- Elon Rose Jones
- Farrell Moskow
- Fatima Yousofi
- Gabriela Pajuelo Chávez
- Geraldine wambersie
- Graysen Viar
- Haiqing Gao
- Hasan Alqutri
- Hayden Frye
- Hayley Moro
- Heran Zhang
- Ian Mactaggart
- Isaiah Washington
- Jamira Richardson
- Jared Salcedo
- Jeremy Bannon
- Jianlei Huang
- Jon Chandler Hoffman
- Jorge Bris Moreno
- June Yoon
- Juntong Ding
- Kendall Platt
- Kioni Shropshire-Maina
- Kristin Lloyd
- Lewis Williams III
- Mallory Payne
- Maria Camila Gutierrez
- Maria Gutierrez
- Maroof Zaman
- Maryam Al-Sharam
- Maya White
- Michael Bratslavsky
- Mikka Kei Macdonald
- Mohamed Abu Jafar
- Muna Sbouh
- Neziha Pinar Kurtulan
- Osmany Diez
- Patrick Mernaugh
- Payton Stanley
- Phil LaRue
- Riya Mittal
- Rose Grosskopf
- Sabuka Bernard
- Sandra Feld Levy
- Shijie Wang
- Tiffany Delgado
- Trey Roark
- Valentina Grisales
- Victoria Ferrari
- Viviana Luccioli
- WENXIN MAN
- Xueyi Tan
- Yufu Liang
- Yuri Armstrong
- Zaki Mohammed
- Zaveios Horton
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2024-25 Winners:
- At-Large: George Clay, History
- Humanities: João Gabriel Rabello Sodré, History
- Science: Flo Martinez Addiego, Neuroscience
- Social Science: Raimundo Felipe Salas Schweikart, Psychology
2024-25 Nominees:
- Amjad Alqahtani
- Anjik Ghosh
- Bindu Modi
- Cheyenne Orozco
- Christopher Priestley-Milianta
- Florencia Martinez Addiego
- George Clay
- Halil Avci
- João Gabriel Rabello Sodré
- Raimundo Felipe Salas Schweikart
- Wisdom Obinna
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2024-25 Winner:
- Heran Zhang, Communication, Culture & Technology
2024-25 Nominees:
- Gabriela Pajuelo Chávez
- Heran Zhang
- Hernan Domingo Carvallo Cruz
- Jasmine Mitchell
- Kristen Bryant
- Lujain Al-Khawi
- Marco Perez
- Maryam Al-Sharam
- Micaila Curtis
- Michelle Kolacz
- Mohammed M.S Abujafar
- Muna Sbouh
- Osmany Diez
- Quan Yuan
- Sherie Gayle
- Veronica Uribe-Kessler
Cura Personalis Award
2024-25 Winners:
- Amanda Reich, Higher Education Administration
2024-25 Nominees:
- Alejandro Carrandi
- Amanda Reich
- Blake Herrera
- Estefania Baez
- Hamza Khan
- Hasan Alqutri
- Hayley Moro
- Louise Storm
- Osmany Diez
- Purbasha Shome
- Shanessa Bryant Taylor
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2024-25 Winner:
- Biotechnology Program
2024-25 Nominees:
- Advocacy Committee – GradGov
- Biotechnology Program Executive Board
- Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital
- Georgetown University Graduate Association of Mexican Students (GUGAMS)
- GradPride
- Graduate Student Government (GradGov)
- Latin America and the Caribbean Policy Association (LAPA)
- McDonough MBA Student Government Association (SGA)
- McDonough Military Association
- Student Advisory Board in Real Estate (SABRE)
- The Communications Social Network (CSN)
Outstanding Student Leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Service Award
2024-25 Winners:
- Humanities: Amanda Reich, Higher Education Administration
- Sciences: Osmany Diez, Psychology and Biophysics
- Social Sciences: Jared Salcedo, Professional Studies in Project Management
2024-25 Nominees:
- Amanda Reich
- Brittany Williams
- Chuchu Wan
- Ilse Ramon
- Jared Salcedo
- Jasmine Mitchell
- Ligia Norinho
- Osmany Diez
- Yudhisther Singh Ranawat
Outstanding Student Leader in a Graduate Student Organization Award
2024-25 Winner:
- Sophia Levit, Biotechnology Program
2024-25 Nominees:
- Amelie d’Hers
- Anthony Mitchell
- Antonia Baskakov
- Chuchu Wan
- Gabriela Bolanos
- Karsyn Lemmons
- Kavin Sakthivel
- Maya White
- Natalia Davila
- Osmany Diez
- Sally Mudie
- Sophia Levit
- Spencer Willeford
- Varun Hollabbi
- Victor mate Cristobal
- Wahab Azizi
- Yudhisther Singh Ranawat
Three Minute Thesis
2024-25 Winners:
Thesis
- Winner: Rachel Rubin, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- First Runner-Up: Sofia Gutierrez, Project Management
- Second Runner-Up: Moritz Ludwig, Public Policy
- People’s Choice: Ksenia Dubova, Global Human Development
Dissertation
- Winner: Erica Lally, History
- First Runner-Up: Devika Chirimar, Economics
- Second Runner-Up: Calla Cameron, History
- People’s Choice: Anjik Ghosh, Pharmacology & Physiology
Please contact gradteachingawards@georgetown.edu with any questions about the awards or the nomination process.