The 2018 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Friday, April 6 in the Healey Family Student Center Great Room. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2017-18 Winners
- Humanities: Clark Donley
- Social Science: Alexandra Martin
- Science: Sikoya Ashburn
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Sikoya Ashburn | Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
| Kevin Carriere | Psychology |
| Clark Donley | Philosophy |
| Khalid Garman | Pharmacology |
| Hailey Huget | Philosophy |
| Joseph Jebari | Philosophy |
| Ross Karlan | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Jooeun Kim | Government |
| Lenna Knoerr | German |
| Alexandra Martin | Spanish Linguistics |
| Jorge Mendez-Seijas | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Christina Padilla | Human Development & Public Policy |
| Jeffrey Reger | History |
| Jafte Robles | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Matthew Shields | Philosophy |
| Aleksandra Starcevic | German |
| Will Travers | Spanish Linguistics |
| Katherine Ward | Philosophy |
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2017-2018 Winners
- Humanities: Brent McDonnell
- Social Science: Ahmed Khattab
- Science: Alana Lelo
- At-large: Alyssa Adcock
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Alyssa Adcock | Chemistry |
| Amelia Becker | Linguistics |
| Lara Bryfonski | Applied Linguistics |
| Leigh Carey | Business Administration |
| Colin Ek | International Development Policy |
| Laura Goffman | History |
| Andrey Gornostaev | History |
| Amy Gradin | Foreign Service |
| Safia Jilani | Chemistry |
| Pedro Juarros | Economics |
| Atina Karim | Communication, Culture & Techology |
| Ahmed Khattab | Government |
| Ji-Min Kim | Government |
| Easten Law | Theological & Religious Studies |
| Alana Lelo | Tumor Biology |
| Alexander Maccartney | History |
| Brent McDonnell | History |
| Victoria Morrissette | Biology |
| Jacob Myers | English |
| Margarita Ramirez | Government |
| Deniz Sanin | Economics |
| Danett Song | Public Policy |
| Alexis Tercero-Chacon | Foreign Service |
| Shiyao Wang | Public Policy |
| Tian Xie | Chemistry |
| Cory Young | History |
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2017-18 Winners
- Humanities: Adrienne Kates
- Social Science: Christina Padilla
- Science: Arman Cohan
- At-Large: Inés Corujo-Martín
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Brittany Aguilar | Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
| Bader Mousa Al-Saif | History |
| P. Lorenzo Bozzelli | Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
| Adam Caccavano | Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
| Arman Cohan | Computer Science |
| Inés Corujo-Martín | Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies |
| Stephen DeVito | Tumor Biology |
| Mackenzie Fama | Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience |
| Matthew Hansen | Chemistry |
| Megan Huizenga | Pharmacology & Physiology |
| Faisal Husain | History |
| Caitlin Karniski | Biology |
| Adrienne Kates | History |
| Alexandra Martin | Spanish Applied Linguistics |
| Jorge Mendez-Seijas | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Khadijah Najafi | Physics |
| Christina Padilla | Psychology |
| Jafte Robles | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Johnson Truong | Chemistry |
| Tanaporn Wangsanut | Biology |
Exceptional Masters Student Awards
2017-18 Winners
- Humanities: Queenie Sukhadia
- Social Science: Zezhou Cai
- Science: Mark Lee
- At-Large: Jacob Myers
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Camille Baroni Engle | Clinical Nurse Leader |
| Anas Belouali | Systems Medicine |
| Daniel Breen | English |
| Zezhou Cai | Public Policy |
| Zachary Cohen | Economics |
| Katherine Danielson | Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Rebakah Farris | Neuroscience |
| Haley Myers | Security Studies |
| Nel Jason Haw | Global Health |
| Tess Henthorne | English |
| Jacob Myers | English |
| Matthew Kefauver | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Katrina Knisely | Foreign Service |
| Mark Lee | Global Health |
| Aishwarya Nambiar | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Benjamin Schaefer | Security Studies |
| Queenie Sukhadia | English |
| Chukwuemeka Kennedy Ukelegharanya | Biomedical Science Policy & Advocacy |
| Anna Vasylytsya | Public Policy |
| Hall Wang | Business Administration/Public Policy |
| Dustyn Wright | Learning and Design |
| Daniel Zaas | Public Policy |
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2017-2018 Winner
- Jorge Mendez-Seijas
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Program |
|---|---|
| Tipaporn Attasivanon | Latin American Studies |
| Tyra Beaman | Foreign Service |
| Brian Bumpas | Asian Studies |
| Jorge Mendez-Seijas | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Daniella Montemarano | Foreign Service |
| Ijeoma Njaka | Learning and Design |
| Aisulu Raspayeva | Sociolinguistics |
| Chenin Ryan | Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2017-18 Winner
- gnovis
2017-18 Nominees
- English Graduate Student Association
- Georgetown Alliance for Graduate Employees (GAGE)
- Georgetown Consulting Club
- Georgetown Graduate Association for Islamic Studies
- gnovis
- Graduate Political Science Association
- Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry
- Graduate Women in Business
- Latin American Business Association
- Latin American Policy Association
- 2018 McCourt School Policy Conference
- Medical Center Graduate Student Organization
- McDonough Military Association
- McCourt Policy in Practice
- Georgetown Net Impact
- Women in Science and Education
Outstanding Leader in a Graduate Student Organization Award
2017-2018 Winner
- Gabe Nelson
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Organization |
|---|---|
| Sikoya Ashburn | Medical Center Graduate Student Organization |
| Kelly Bies | Georgetown Consulting Club |
| Martha Giovana Guerro Ble | MSFS Student Representative |
| A. Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng | Africa Forum |
| Erin Conn | Women in Science and Education |
| Shawn Dziepak | M.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Class President |
| Kenna Falk | SSP Student Council |
| Jeff Genota | SFS Graduate Student Council/Asia Pacific Forum |
| Safia Jilani | Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry |
| Spring Maddox | Student/Faculty Representative, Nurse Midwife/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program |
| Gabe Nelson | Georgetown Net Impact |
| Maureen Reardon | MSFS Student Association |
| Meena Sareen | Georgetown Graduate Women in Business |
| Filip Savatic | Graduate Political Science Association |
| Rebecca Tantillo | gnovis |
| Johnson Truong | Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry |
| Kevin Washam | McCourt Doing Things |
Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2017-18 Winner
- Dr. Samantha Pinto, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Department |
|---|---|
| Professor Nicole Bibbins Sedaca | M.S. in Foreign Service |
| Dr. Victor Cha | Asian Studies |
| Dr. Michael Chase | Security Studies |
| Dr. Sandeep Dahiya | Finance |
| Dr. Cindy Farley | Nursing |
| Dr. Ian Gallicano | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Professor Nicole Grass | Nursing |
| Dr. Yvonne Haddad | History |
| Dr. Alison Mackey | Linguistics |
| Dr. Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss | Neuroscience |
| Dr. Margaret Malone | Linguistics |
| Dr. Angelyn Mitchell | English and African American Studies |
| Dr. Cóilín Parsons | English |
| Dr. Seth Perlow | English |
| Dr. John Pfordresher | English |
| Dr. Samantha Pinto | English and African American Studies |
| Dr. Anna Riegel | Oncology and Pharmacology |
| Dr. Cristina Sanz | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dr. Natalie Schilling | Linguistics |
| Dr. Barbara Schone | McCourt |
| Dr. Christine So | English |
| Dr. Peter Turkeltaub | Neurology |
| Dr. Astrid Weigert | German |
| Dr. Louis Weiner | Oncology and Tumor Biology |
| Dr. Kate Withy | Philosophy |
Distinguished Staff Award
2017-18 Winner
- Kelli Harris, Assistant Director of Academic Programs – Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
2017-18 Nominees
| Nominee | Title | Unit/Department |
|---|---|---|
| Emily André | Postdoctoral Fellow | — |
| Emily Bujold | Training Program Administrator | Translational Biomedical Science |
| Courtney Feldman | Administrative Officer | Department of German |
| Jensue Ferrell | Program Coordinator | M.S. in Integrative Neuroscience |
| Chris Gallegos | Program Coordinator | AG-ACNP |
| Nicole Grass | Instructor | Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice |
| Kelli Harris | Assistant Director of Academic Programs | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies |
| Katie Helgeson | Coordinator of Graduate Programs | Department of Pharmacology and Physiology |
| Ruth Kramer | Associate Professor | Department of Linguistics |
| Sarah Krauss | Director of Academic Affairs | M.S. in Foreign Service |
| Kimberly Luciano | Program Coordinator | Learning and Design |
| Robert Lyons | Assistant Director of Academic Programs | Asian Studies |
| Carolina Madinaveitia | Graduate Programs Manager | Department of History |
| Jessica Marr | Academic Administrator | Department of English |
| Caleb McKinney | Assistant Director of Career Strategy and Professional Development | Biomedical Graduate Education |
| Dr. Abigail Montero | Program Coordinator | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Daniel Moore | Senior Accounts Analyst | Office of the Dean for Research, Biomedical Graduate Education & Basic Science Divisions |
| Page Morton | Career Coach | McCourt School of Public Policy |
| Lauren Mullins | Director of Communications | McCourt School of Public Policy |
| Rosie O’Neil | Deputy Director | Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy |
| Angelo Rivero-Santos | Academic Director | Center for Latin American Studies |
| Maria Snyder | Director of External Fellowships | Graduate School of Arts & Sciences |
| Ai-Hui Tan | Director of Admissions and Communications | Communication, Culture & Technology |
| Chelsea Theis | Director of Operations and Student Services | McDonough School of Business |
| Charles Villa-Vicencio | Visiting Research Scholar | — |
| Kate Withy | Associate Professor | Department of Philosophy |
| Emily Zhang | Project Lead, Georgetown 360 | University Information Services |