The 2016 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Friday, April 22 in the Healey Family Student Center Great Room. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!
The Graduate Student Teaching Award
Winners:
Laura Zimmermann
Caitlin M. Brown
Celia Chomón Zamora
Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| 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) |
The Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
Winners:
Alexander Podkul
Gracia El Ayle
Katherine Ward
Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz
Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Alexander Podkul | Government |
| Ariya Hagh | Government |
| Fatima Al-Dosari | Communication, Culture & Technology |
| Gracia El Aye | Chemistry |
| Jacob Owens | Foreign Service |
| Jooeun Kim | Government |
| Katherine Ward | Philosophy |
| Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz | Psychology |
| Marya Hannum | 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 |
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
Winner:
LAPA (Latin America Policy Association)
Nominees:
| Group | Organization President/Leaders |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
Winner:
Lourdes Ortega (Linguistics)
Nominees:
| Professor | Department |
|---|---|
| Adam Thomas | McCourt School of Public Policy |
| Anirudh Gaur | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Craig Zalizer | 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 |
Outstanding Leader in a Graduate Student Organization
Winner:
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 |