The 2023 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, April 24, 2023 in person and on Zoom.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
Spirit of Georgetown
2022-23 Winner:
- Bettina Gorriceta, Integrated Marketing Communications
2022-23 Nominees:
- Aaron Minster
- Abrar Omeish
- Bettina Gorriceta
- Brittany Fried
- Candace Van der Stelt
- Desi Isaacson
- Drew Whitmoyer
- Eleni Orfanos
- Erin Reeves
- Margarita Narvasa
- Maria Catalina Pajarito
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Rachel Curtis
- Siyabulela Ziyanda Mtshontshi
- Swami Venkateswaran
- Tyler Vail
Outstanding Innovation by Faculty & Staff to Graduate and Professional Student Life
2022-23 Winners:
- Ashley Stowe – Communications & Events Coordinator for the M.S. in Data Science & Analytics
- Alexey Ostroumov – Ph.D., Assistant Professor Pharmacology/ Neuroscience
2022-23 Nominees:
- Alexey Ostroumov
- Ashley Stowe
- Brian Evans
- Carolina Madinaveitia
- Chandra Manning
- Courtney A. Peterson
- Daniel Shore
- David Ebenbach
- Dexter Sharp
- Donna Tanenbaum
- Friederike Eigler
- Garance Genicot
- Jeanne Jacobwitz
- Jeff Bertke
- Joseph Billy
- Keith Guerrant
- Kelly Schoepke
- Kyra Green
- Lee Pinkwoitz
- Lewis J. Watson
- Linda Dunn
- Martin Reed
- Nakul Padalkar
- Nathan Hensley
- Paul Treacy
- Purna Gamage
- Regina LaBelle
- Richard Marianos
- Ruth Kramer
- Sona Vasudevan
- Tomoko Steen
Distinguished Staff Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Carolina Madinaveitia – Graduate Programs Manager, Department of History
2022-23 Nominees:
- Ashley Stowe
- Brian Evans
- Carolina Madinaveitia
- David Ebenbach
- Jeff Bertke
- Joseph Billy
- Keith Guerrant
- Linda Dunn
- Martin Reed
- Paul Treacy
- Regina LaBelle
- Sona Vasudevan
- Tomoko Steen
Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Chandra Manning, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of History
2022-23 Nominees:
- Alexey Ostroumov, Ph.D.
- Brian Evans
- Chandra Manning, Ph.D.
- Courtney A. Peterson
- Daniel Shore, Ph.D.
- Donna Tanenbaum
- Friederike Eigler, Ph.D.
- Garance Genicot, Ph.D.
- Jeanne Jacobwitz
- Lee Pinkwitz, Ph.D.
- Lewis J. Watson, Ph.D.
- Nakul Padalkar, Ph.D.
- Nathan Hensley, Ph.D.
- Purna Gamage, Ph.D.
- Richard Marianos
- Ruth Kramer, Ph.D.
- Tomoko Steen, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2022-23 Winners:
- At-Large: Zeeba Manavi, Biology
- Humanities: Umar Shareef, Arabic & Islamic Studies
- Science: Amy Yen Phung Ngo, Chemistry
- Social Science: Tsolomon Otgon, Economics
2022-23 Nominees:
- Abhishek Dutt
- Amy Ngo
- Anwita Mahajan
- Ceyda Guleryuz
- Christopher Wolf
- Douglas Piper
- Fernanda Martinez Varela
- Halle Trang
- Hanming Li
- Jeetwan Tripathy
- João Rabello Sodre
- Leigh Stephens
- Lucienne Julian
- Martina Thorne
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2022-23 Winners:
- At-Large: Shira Wein – Computer Science
- Humanities: Claire Bents – Transregional History
- Social Science: Matthew Leitao – Human Development and Public Policy
2022-23 Nominees:
- Ángeles Ortega-Luque
- Anwita Mahajan
- Claire Bents
- J.B Potter
- Joseph Gurr
- Kriti Kapur
- Leigh Stephens
- Matthew Leitao
- Nico Durand
- Patrick McSweeney
- Rabea Kirmani
- Rin Baker
- Saagarika Thanvi
- Shira Wein
- Vincent Turbat
- Zeeba Manavi
- Zhuosi Luo
Exceptional Master’s Student Award
2022-23 Winners:
- At-Large: Ellie Taylor – Educational Transformation
- Humanities: Sebastian Grajeles – Emergency & Disaster Management
- Science: Ralf Martz Sulague – Global Health
- Social Science: Sojung Ha – Security Studies
2022-23 Nominees:
- Abrar Omeish
- Addisalem Gebrekidan
- Aika Wojt
- Alexis Young
- Autumn Knox
- Benjamin Shefner
- Bergite Musaj
- Carolyn Nice
- Danei Stephenson
- Drew Whitmoyer
- Ellie Taylor
- Jarryd Delaney
- Jonathan Guelzo
- Kara Scarangella
- Lanika Tucker
- MacKenzie King
- Mae Gleeson
- Matthew Gnanadass
- Michaela Fisher
- Natalie Smith
- Nikisha Kotwal
- Niklas Emond
- Pulkit Goyal
- Ralf Martz Sulague
- Robin Calleja
- Ryan Remmel
- Sabrina Mohan
- Sean Stielow
- Sebastian Granjales
- Sofia Martinez
- Sojung Ha
- Stuart Cundiff III
- Vanessa Barnes
- Wahiduzzaman Noor
- Yuming Wang
- Zev Burton
- Zonghong Yu
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2022-23 Winners:
- At-Large: Diogo Bercito – History
- Humanities: Jakob Burnham – History
- Science: Nadia Sarfraz – Chemistry
- Social Science: Robert Cortes – Psychology
2022-23 Nominees:
- Alison Schug
- Alyssa Thornton
- Carolina Concha-Arriagada
- Christopher Turansick
- Cooper Wingert
- Diogo Bercito
- Emily Norweg
- Jakob Burnham
- Joyce Woo
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Pamela Bolton
- Robert Cortes
- Tahiyana Khan
- Umar Shareef
- Victoria Broadus
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Brittany Fried – Public Policy
2022-23 Nominees:
- Abby Reyes
- Brittany Fried
- Dale Luis Menezes
- Diogo Bercito
- Jacob Selig
- Nii Adamah Annan
- Oluwafikayo Odugbemi
- Salomón Flamenco
Cura Personalis Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Jeffery Votaw – Security Studies
2022-23 Nominees:
- Aaron Minister
- Abrar Omeish
- Brittany Fried
- Christopher Keller
- Dale Menezes
- Jeffrey Votaw
- Lanika Tucker
- Malgorzata Vuong
- Mia Coutinho
- Rebecca Contreras
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society
2022-23 Nominees:
- Africa Forum
- Black Graduate Student Alliance
- Democracy and Society
- East Asian Policy Association
- Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees
- Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society
- Hoyas For Recovery
- Migration and Refugee Policy Initiative
- Point of Care Ultra Sounds
- The IMC Network
Outstanding Student Leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Service Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Sara Dyslin – Neuroscience
2022-23 Nominees:
- Abrar Omeish
- Denise Morris
- Eric Saldanha
- Jordan Davis
- Luz Ruiz
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Rio Dennis
- Robin Calleja
- Sara Dyslin
Outstanding Student Leader in a Graduate Student Organization Award
2022-23 Winner:
- Arundhati Joshi – Public Policy
2022-23 Nominees:
- Anamar Blanes
- Arundhati Joshi
- Cripen Beyogle
- Daniel Cisek
- David Seaman
- Gaurav Amin
- Hailey Wellenstein
- Kerren Katembo
- Mallika Iyer
- Maria Beatty
- Micaila Curtis
- Nadia Sarfraz
- Rawan Chaker
- Vassilis (Bill) Koutsoumpas
Three Minute Thesis
2022-23 Winners:
Thesis
- Winner: Olivia Schieber – Security Studies
- First Runner-Up: Paige Amormino – Psychology
- Second Runner-Up: Hannah Hill – Public Policy
Dissertation
- Winner: Alison Schug – Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
- First Runner-Up: Henry Watson – Government
- Second Runner-Up: Ke Lin – Linguistics
Please contact gradteachingawards@georgetown.edu with any questions about the awards or the nomination process.