2016 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony
Thank you so much for joining us on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 for the Graduate Student Awards celebration in the Great room of the Healey Family Student Center.
The awards presented were as follows:
1. The Graduate Student Teaching Award: This award recognizes graduate students acting as the instructor of record, i.e., teaching their own course. Awards are given to one student from each area: humanities, social science, and science.
Our winners for 2016 are: Laura Zimmermann, Caitlin M. Brown, and Celia Chomón Zamora
Nominees:
Nominee |
Program |
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Laura Zimmermann |
Psychology |
Caitlin M. Brown |
Government |
Elise Cardinale | Psychology |
Celia Chomón Zamora |
Spanish and Portuguese (Linguistics track) |
Alissa Walter |
History |
Katherine Vadella |
Spanish and Portuguese (Linguistics track) |
Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz | Psychology |
Alexandra Martin |
Spanish and Portuguese (Linguistics track) |
Francisco Gallegos |
Philosophy |
Benson Stevens |
Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
Ines Corujo Martin |
Spanish and Portuguese (Lit/Cult track) |
2. The Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award: This award recognizes excellence among graduate students serving as Teaching Assistants. Awards are given to one student from each area: humanities, social science, science and at-large.
Our winners for 2016 are: Alexander Podkul, Gracia El Ayle, Katherine Ward, and Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz
Nominees:
Nominee |
Program |
---|---|
Alexander Podkul | Government |
Ariya Hagh | Government |
Fatima Al-Dosari |
Communication, Culture and Technology (CCT) |
Gracia El Ayle |
Chemistry |
Jacob Owens |
Foreign Service |
Jooeun Kim |
Government |
Katherine Ward | Philosophy |
Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz |
Psychology |
Marya Hannun |
Arabic & Islamic Studies |
Miao Bai |
McCourt School of Public Policy |
Muran Chen |
Economics |
Pooja Suri |
McCourt School of Public Policy |
Renjie Ge |
Economics |
Susette Ingram |
Chemistry |
Tanaporn Wangsanut |
Biology |
Veli Safak |
Economics |
3. Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award - This award recognizes the graduate student organization that demonstrated consistent flexibility, initiative, creativity, and perseverance; made a meaningful contribution to graduate students, the University, and/or the surrounding community; and organized activities, events, and programs that have had a significant impact on the quality of campus life at Georgetown University.
Our winner for 2016 is: LAPA (Latin America Policy Association)
Nominees:
Group |
Organization President/ Leader |
---|---|
Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society |
André Pinhiero |
Gnovis |
Isaac Riddle |
Graduate Student Consulting Group |
Iseult Morgan & Olivier Rochedreux |
Medical Center Graduate Student Organization |
Monica Javidnia |
LAPA (Latin America Policy Association) |
Leonel Prieto |
McDonough School of Business Net Impact |
Ruth Hupart & Olga Monfiston |
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management |
Tejal Desai & Chris Blank |
4. The Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award: This award recognizes a faculty member who exemplifies the spirit of cura personalis in aiding the academic and professional development of graduate students.
Our winner for 2016 is: Lourdes Ortega (Linguistics)
Nominees:
Professor | Department |
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Adam Thomas |
McCourt School of Public Policy |
Anirudh Gaur |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Craig Zelizer |
Government |
Cristina Sanz |
Spanish & Portuguese, Linguistics |
Elizabeth Arsenault |
Security Studies |
Edward S. Goldstein |
McCourt School of Public Policy |
Erwin Tiongson |
School of Foreign Service |
Mark MacCarthy |
Communication, Culture & Technology |
Michael Collins |
English |
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca |
School of Foreign Service |
Peter I. Belk |
Security Studies |
Rebecca R Riggins |
Tumor Biology |
Richard Calderone |
Microbiology & Immunology |
Anton Wellstein |
Oncology & Pharmacology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Ao Yuan |
Biostatistics |
Christopher Swift |
Security Studies |
Elizabeth Stanley |
Security Studies |
John L. Casey |
Microbiology & Immunology |
Patrick O'Malley |
English |
Lourdes Ortega |
Linguistics |
Rebecca M Ryan |
Psychology |
Ronald P. Leow |
Spanish & Portuguese |
Spencer P Boyer |
BMW Center for German and European Studies |
5. Outstanding Leader in a Graduate Student Organization
This award recognizes a Georgetown University graduate student who has made outstanding contributions to the campus community by their leadership, programming endeavors, individual skills, volunteer activities, service, and attitude in support of student activities as a member or leader of a group under the Graduate Student Government (GradGov).
Our winner for 2016 is: Lucretia Witte, Eduwonks
Nominees:
Nominee |
Program |
---|---|
Augustin Porres |
Latin America Policy Association |
Marielle Hampe |
English Graduate Student Association |
Will Todman |
Georgetown Refugee Action |
Cherylann Pasha |
English Graduate Student Association |
Lucretia Witte |
Eduwonks |
Susette Ingram |
Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry |
Congratulations to all our nominees and winners.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Assistant Director of Graduate Enrichment, Owen Agho at Owen.Agho@georgetown.edu