The 2019 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony were held on Friday, March 29, 2019 in the Healey Family Student Center Great Room. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2018-19 Winners:
- Humanities: Hailey Huget
- Social Science: Chrissy Bistline-Bonilla
- Science: Joan Reger
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|
| Leah Adelson | Spanish (Linguistics) |
| Chrissy Bistline-Bonilla | Spanish (Linguistics) |
| Kevin Carriere | Psychology |
| Clark Donley | Philosophy |
| Forrest Finch | German |
| Thomas Foley | History |
| Sophie Elizabeth Heller | Spanish (Literature & Cultural Studies) |
| Hailey Huget | Philosophy |
| Yael Kiken | English |
| Timothy McCormick | Spanish |
| Kodie McNamara | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Ikuma Ogura | Government |
| Joan Reger | Biology |
| Andres Romero | Business Administration |
| Hillary Schwertner | Latin American Studies (History) |
| Jeremy Sheehan | Pilosophy |
| Molly Wilder | Philosophy |
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2018-19 Winners:
- Humanities: Victoria Broadus
- Social Science: Kelly Rolfes-Haase
- Science: Safia Jilani
- At-Large: Eric Altmura
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|
| Kashir Aboud | Communication, Culture & Technology |
| Tesneem Alkiek | Arabic & Islamic Studies |
| Amani Aloufi | Linguistics |
| Eric Altamura | Security Studies |
| Daniel Breen | English |
| Victoria Broadus | Latin American Studies (History) |
| Luke Brown | English |
| Lara Bryfonski | Linguistics |
| Katherine Burd | English |
| Kevin Carriere | Psychology |
| Nicholas Ciesla | Biostatistics & Epidemiology |
| Olivia d’Aliberti | Mathematics & Statistics (Applied) |
| Erich Denk | Public Policy |
| Mohammad Fakhreddine | Arabic & Islamic Studies |
| Davisson Han | Business Administration |
| Connor Harrison | Public Policy |
| Joscelin Rocha Hidalgo | Pshychology |
| Sanjay Iyer | Foreign Service |
| Safia Jilani | Chemistry |
| Irene Kirchner | Arabic & Islamic Studies |
| Yael Kiken | English |
| Grayson Lewis | Government |
| Shican Li | Biology |
| Jewel Lipps | Biology |
| Aphra Murray | Chemistry |
| Naomee-Minh Nguyen | Linguistics (Sociolinguistics) |
| Margarita Ramirez | Government |
| Kelly Rolfes-Haase | Government |
| Andres Romero | Business Administration |
| Chad Rossi | Business Administration |
| Alyssa Thornton | Chemistry |
| Tyler Walton | Business Administration |
| Daniel Zhang & Maria Giuditta Borselli | Security Studies |
| Caroline Zuckerman | English |
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2018-19 Winners:
- Humanities: Bader Al-Said
- Social Science: Kevin Carriere
- Science: Sikoya Ashburn
- At-Large: Alana Lelo
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|
| Mai Abdel-Ghani | Biology |
| Bader Al-Saif | History |
| Gabrielle-Ann Arenata Torre | Neuroscience (IPN) |
| Sikoya Ashburn | Neuroscience (IPN) |
| Chelsea Berry | History |
| Kevin Carriere | Psychology |
| Erin Conn | Cell Biology |
| Helen Dominic | Linguistics |
| Anny Gaul | Arabic & Islamic Studies |
| Charles Hinzman | Cellular & Molecular Biology |
| Yuxin Hao | Chemistry |
| Matthew Johnson | History |
| Caitlin Karniski | Biology |
| Alyssa King | Biology |
| Alana Lelo | Tumor Biology and Medicine |
| Inu Manak | Government (Political Science) |
| Thuan H. Nguyen | Microbiology |
| Allison O’Connell | Immunology and Medicine |
| Amanda Schneeweis | Pharmacology |
| Kaela Singleton | Neuroscience (IPN) |
| Taylor Watts | Chemistry |
| Erin D. Wenzel | Pharmacology |
| Jen Werner | Chemistry |
| Evan Wicker | Pharmacology |
Exceptional Masters Student Award
2018-19 Winners:
- Humanities: Ijeoma Njaka
- Social Science: Patrick McFawn
- Science: Rahim Hirani
- At-Large: Shavini Fernando
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|
| Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi | Arab Studies |
| Megan Beaver | Pharmacology |
| Liz Blakeley | Global Health |
| Katherine Burd | English |
| Sarah Chamberlain | Learning, Design, & Technology |
| Tessa Coggio | Foreign Service |
| Trista Colbert | Public Policy |
| Elizabeth Crowley Webber | English |
| Nancy Dietman | Public Policy |
| Shavini Fernando | Communication, Culture & Technology |
| Ying Fu | Clinical Nurse Leadership |
| Mary Galli | English |
| Dana Hackel | Pharmacology |
| Rahim Hirani | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Ashley Inman | Foreign Service |
| Bilan Jama | Educational Transformation |
| Aaron Kessinger | Physiology & Biophysics |
| See-Chi Lee | Microbiology |
| Anna Liu | Security Studies |
| Jude Massaad | Conflict Resolution |
| Patrick McFawn | Foreign Service and Business Administration |
| Shannon Meyer-Johanson | Public Policy |
| Tyler Michaud | English |
| Ijeoma Njaka | Learning, Design, & Technology |
| Anh Nguyen | English |
| Peter Nouhan | Public Policy |
| Andres Romero | Business Administration |
| Bridget Sellers | English |
| Dileck Sevinc | Public Policy |
| Roshan Sharma | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Mark Von Eisenburg | Integrative Neuroscience |
| Hall Wang | Business Administration and Public Policy |
| Caroline Zuckerman | English |
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2018-19 Winner:
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Program |
|---|
| Tyra Beaman | Foreign Service |
| Husanjot Chahal | Security Studies |
| Manuela Hernandez | Foreign Service |
| Yael Kiken | English |
| Heerak Christian Kim | Clinical Nurse Leadership |
| Ryan Knight | Conflict Resolution |
| Nour Laswi | Arab Studies |
| Kim Thomas | Business Administration |
| Shuai You | Public Policy |
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2018-19 Winner:
- Women in Science Education
2018-19 Nominees:
- Graduate Women in Business
- Graduate Alliance of Graduate Employees
- Africa Forum
- Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative
- MSFS Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Georgetown Public Policy Review
- MBA Student Government Association
- Prescription: Music
- Women in Investing
- Latin American Business Association
- African Student Association at McCourt
- Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry
- English Graduate Student Association
- McCourt Policy in Practice
- Medical Center Graduate Student Organization
- Special Master’s Program Student Board
- Georgetown MBA Technology Club
- Hoyarn
- Women in Science Education
- LAPA
- Evening Student Government Association (ESGA)
Outstanding Leader in a Graduate Student Organization
2018-19 Winner:
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Organization |
|---|
| Alex Akman | Georgetown Public Health Case Study Team |
| Elizabeth Albright | Startup Hoyas |
| Oliver Ames | Hoya Cohort Class of 2020 |
| Jordana Bickel | Hoyarn |
| Daniel Breen | English Graduate Student Association |
| Elizabeth Crowley Webber | English Graduate Student Association |
| Tyler Deaton | SGA |
| Allison Fisk | Graduate Women in Business and Georgetown Marketing Association |
| Megan Fleming | Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry |
| Chad Frazier | Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees |
| Lauren Frey | English Graduate Student Association |
| Hailey Huget | Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees |
| Kalif Robinson | MSFS Diversity & Inclusion Committee |
| Esme-Thea Rogers | Georgetown McDonough School of Business Student Government |
| Amanda Schneeweis | Graduate Student Government |
| Bridget Sellers | English Graduate Student Association |
| Roshan Sharma | Graduate Studetn Government and Provost’s Student Advisory Committee |
| Ahmad Shuja | GPPR |
| Jake Waxman | McCourt Student Association |
| Caroline Zuckerman | English Graduate Student Association |
Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2018-19 Winner:
- Dr. Erwin Tiongson, Foreign Service
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Department |
|---|
| Muhammad Al Ahmad | Arab Studies |
| Karen Brotherton-Julien | Biotechnology |
| David Caraballo | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Matthew Cypher | Real Estate |
| Guinevere F. Eden | Pediatrics |
| Patrick Forcelli | Pharmacology |
| Pamela Fox | English |
| James Giordano | Neuroscience (IPN) |
| Yvonne Haddad | History and Foreign Service |
| Christine D. Jansen | Nursing |
| Alexandra Johnston | Linguistics |
| Diana Kim | Asian Studies |
| Alison Mackey | Linguistics |
| Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss | Neuroscience (IPN) |
| Margaret Malone | Linguistics |
| Chandra Manning | History |
| Daniel Pak | Pharmacology and Physiology |
| Coilin Parsons | English |
| John C. Pfordresher | English |
| Nicoletta Pireddu | Italian |
| Joseph Sassoon | Arab Studies |
| Tammy Schultz | Security Studies |
| Ayesha Shajahan-Haq | Tumor Biology |
| Nicholas Subtirelu | Linguistics |
| Kathleen E. Smith | Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies |
| Christine So | English |
| Robert Thomas | Marketing |
| Erwin Tiongson | Foreign |
| Amir Zeldes | Linguistics |
Distinguished Staff Award
2018-19 Winner:
- Kimberly Luciano; Learning, Design, & Technology
2018-19 Nominees:
| Nominee | Title | Program/Department |
|---|
| Dana Al Dairani | Assistant Director | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies |
| Andrew Debraggio | Strategic Communications Officer | Office of Strategic Communications |
| Leslie Evertz | Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | McCourt School of Public Policy |
| Jensue Ferrell | Program Coordinator | Integrative Neuroscience |
| Natalie Hubbard | Program Administrator | Pharmacology & Physiology |
| Sarah Krauss | Director of Academic Affairs | Foreign Service |
| Jennifer Liang | Director of Academic Affairs | Foreign Serice |
| Kimberly Luciano | Program Coordinator | Learning, Design, & Technology |
| Maricruz Luna | Program Coordinator | Conflict Resolution |
| Robert Lyons | Assistant Director of Academic Programs | Asian Studies |
| Carolina Madinaveitia | Graduate Programs Manager | History |
| Jessica Marr | Program Administrator | English |
| Caleb McKinney | Assistant Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Training & Development | Biomedical Graduate Education |
| Loudres Ortega | Professor | Linguistics |
| Lisa Strong | Program Direcotr | Art & Museum Studies |
| Chelsea Theis | Director of Operations and Student Services | McDonough School of Business |
