2023 Graduate Honors Convocation

2023 Graduate and Professional Student Awardees

Arranged alphabetically by school and then by student last name. Click gray bar to see each school's honorees.

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences

Nicholas Arredondo
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Hannah R. Assour
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Kimberly Berry    
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Tiffany Betras    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Candace Burgess   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Leah Cabo
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Juan Campanario
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Cole Caudle
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Jessica Diaz    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Cory Duckworth    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Shirley Duong   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Erin Duricy
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Tracie Ebalu   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Jacob Eisensmith   
Kress Foundation History of Art Institutional Fellowship

Anne-Ketura Elie   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Lissette Escariz 
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Joseph Espinoza   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Julia Feldman
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Samuel Ferreira   
Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowship 

Samantha Fontaine    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Alex Francette
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Douglas Getty    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Rebecca Giordano   
Getty Residential Predoctoral Fellowship

Melanie Grad-Freilich    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Gabriel Guedes
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Elijah Hall    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Veronica Iriart
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Sara Jaramillo   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Katie Loney   
Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Anne Maheux   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Karen Peralta Martinez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Mitchell McCloskey
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Alaina McDonnell    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Iris Medellin   
Fulbright Scholarship

Boris Mesits   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Andrea Mines   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Silpa Mukherjee
Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Sienna Nielsen    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Hong Nguyen
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Sean Nonnenmacher 
Dolores Z. Liebmann Fellowship

Paula Orozco   
Fulbright Scholarship

Esther Palacios-Barrios   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Joseph Patrick   
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Benjamin Patty
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Giannina Ramirez   
ARCS Scholar Award
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Rachel Reeb
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Tessa Rhinehart    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Whitney Ringwald
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Savannah Roberts   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Malcolm Robinson
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Nelesi Rodriguez   
Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Faith Rovenolt
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Elizabeth Rudzki    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Nozomi Saito
Ford Foundation Fellowship

Chelsey Smith    
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Hannah Standiford   
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Hebah Uddin
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Nyjaee Washington   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Graduate School of Public & International Affairs

Reece Bermudez    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Caden Breze    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Mersades Cook   
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Carla Gomez-Briones    
Fulbright Scholarship

Victoria Hans    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Jamie Horowitz    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Kristina Kiritchenko  
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Madison Krstich    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Matthew McKenzie   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Matthew Miloszar    
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Dakota Stein     
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Dilek Tas    
Rangel Graduate Fellowship

School of Computing and Information

Mohadeseh Azari
Elizabeth U. Baranger Predoctoral Fellowship

Rully Agus Hendrawan
Fulbright Scholarship

Rr. Nefriana
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan Award

School of Education

Gianina Morales
Fulbright Scholarship

Renata Ramos
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Jenay Willis
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Robert Cavanaugh  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Paola Esquivel  
Fulbright Scholarship

Jacie McHaney
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

School of Law

Sayed Hashemi
H.J. Heinz Fellowship

Yaroslav Petrenko
H.J. Heinz Fellowship

Leah Santorine
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

Laras Susanti
Fulbright Scholarship

School of Medicine

Talia Adi     
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Danielle Antos
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Georgia Rae Atkins        
ARCS Scholar Award

Annalisa Baratta    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Brandon Bizup    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Silas Buck    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Neil Carleton  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Jenelle Collier    
ARCS Scholar Award

Emmanuel León Colon
ARCS Scholar Award

Grace Conway    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Haylee Cosgrove    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Samuel Dienel     
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Gaelen Dwyer      
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Brinley Ford    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Andrew Frisch    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

George Gabriel    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Joseph Galley
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Jeremy Gedeon    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Shohini Ghosh-Choudhary    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Shekina Gonzalez-Ferrer    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Robert Hall
ARCS Scholar Award

Victoria Heinrich    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Angela Hinchie    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Ruby Holland    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Brydie Huckestein    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Jonathan Klonowski    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Sydney Lamerand
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Caroline Larkin  
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Tyler Lovelace
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Philip Mannes    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Ananya Mukundan    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Benjamin Murter    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Bellina Mushala
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Maryanna Owoc      
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Olivia Parks      
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Ronal Peralta  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Sonja Plasil    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Hayley Rein  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

April Rich     
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Maya Schumer  
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Ari Selzer    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Kellie Spahr 
ARCS Scholar Award

Justin Sui  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Roger Tieu        
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Paolo Vignali  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Tristan White  
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Megan Yates    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

School of Nursing

Alice Cline
ARCS Scholar Award

Stephanie Helman
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Karina Kraevsky-Phillips
ARCS Scholar Award

Lauren Narbey
ARCS Scholar Award

Elizabeth Nilsen    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

School of Public Health

Sih-Ting Cai 
Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grant

Stephanie Christian
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Glenson France
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Jessica Frankeberger
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Noelle Spencer
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Delmalize Barreto Vazquez
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship 

School of Social Work

Ana Flores  
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Swanson School of Engineering

Usamma Amjad
ARCS Scholar Award
National Defense and Engineering Graduate Fellowship 

Matthew Borrelli
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Shaniel Bowen
Ford Foundation Fellowship

Nathan Brantly
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Christopher Cover
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Brittany Egnot
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Jazlyn Gallego
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Camila Garcia        
ARCS Scholar Award

Abigail Gondringer
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Marcela Gonzalez-Rubio
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Anne Gormaley
ARCS Scholar Award

Charles Griego   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Sarah Griffin
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Pete Gueldner
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Angelica Herrera   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Emani Hunder
ARCS Scholar Award

Emeka Ikpeazu    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship 

Michelle Karabin
ARCS Scholar Award
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Katherine Kerr
Fulbright Scholarship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Shannon Lamb
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Vincent Lee
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Jennifer Mak
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Alexander Maldonado    
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students

Ande Marini
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Evan Miu 
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Lee Ohayon
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Dulce Mariscal Olivares    
Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Amanda Pellegrino
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Adiya Rakymzhan
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Brittany Rodriguez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Andrea Sajewski  
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Noah Sargent    
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship 

Rebecca Segel
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Nathalia Silva de Souza Lima Cano    
Fulbright Scholarship

Kevin Stieger
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Seth Strayer  
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship 

Sara Trbojevic
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Steven Wellman
Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99)

Barbaro Zulueta 
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship