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