Graduate Honors Convocation

Graduate and Professional Student Honors Convocation

This invitation-only event celebrates the achievements of graduate and professional students who have distinguished themselves through research, service and leadership. Invitations will be mailed out in March.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
5-6:30 p.m.

2025 Graduate and Professional Student Awardees

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

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Gessica May Adornato   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Mesfer Alqahtani   
Saudi Government Scholarship

Hannah Assour   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Isaiah Bertagnolli   
Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art

Samantha Bodamer   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

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

Manuel Calongos-Curotto   
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (NSF-DDRIG)

Jerrid Carter
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Morgan Cassidy
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Lauren Chronister   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Geraldine Cisneros   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Darien Connolly
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Emily Culver
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Monica Daniels
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Jessica Diaz   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Kale Doyen   
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

Jermon Drake   
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

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

Emily Eklund   
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (NSF-DDRIG)

Anne-Ketura Elie   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Alicia Endress   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Christina Ferraz   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Tasniem Fetian   
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Alex Francette   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Julia Alexia Gajewski-Nemes   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Douglas Getty   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Sydney Giles   
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Fellowship

Aspen Greaves   
Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Elijah Hall   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Jason Hawkins   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

AbryAnna Henderson   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Daniel Hermosillo   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Sara Jaramillo   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Keila Jellings   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Isabella Kahhale   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Kayla Kraeuter   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Rachael Kramp   
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program

Elizabeth Kurtzman   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Victoria LaFave   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Crystal Lara-Santos   
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Iris Medellin Perez   
Fulbright Scholarship

Maria Mena Mora   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Boris Mesits   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Jennifer Miller   
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Claire Mock   
ARCS Scholar Award

Cassidy Morgan   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Karen Peralta Martinez   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Alejandra Placci   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Dasha Prokhorova   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Giannina Ramirez   
ARCS Scholar Award

Anthony Ramirez   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Nayra Ramirez   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Tania Ramirez Farias    
Pronabec Peruvian Government Scholarship

Tessa Rhinehart   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Jacob Richey   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Savannah Roberts   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Angel Rojas   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Adriana María Rosario   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Faith Rovenolt   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Anastasiia Rudenko   
Elizabeth U. Baranger Predoctoral Fellowship

Elizabeth Rudzki   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Anthony Schneider   
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Fellowship

Katherine Grace Sharp   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Claire Stout   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Cigdem Unal   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Aigbirhemwen Woghiren-Afegbua   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Alexander Zinsmaier   
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Gabi Zuccolotto   
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellowship

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

Duangchai Songeoun   
Fulbright Scholarship    

Dakota Stein   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)    

Syreeta Thomas   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship    

School of Computing and Information

Kamil Akhuseyinoglu    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Jordan Barria Pineda    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Werner Hager   
Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering    

Rully Hendrawan    
Fulbright Scholarship    

Griffin Hurt   
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Akshay Madan   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Rr. Nefriana   
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan Award    

Rolando Dario Olmos Madrid   
Fulbright Scholarship    

Jordon Pineda    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Kuheli Sai   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Rafaella Sampaio de Alencar   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

School of Dental Medicine

Yejin Cho
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Brent Vasquez    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

School of Education

Eseteban Alcala    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Eman Alharbi    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Essa Almutairi    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Taghreed Alrehaili    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Mohammed Khaled Alsuwaylih    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Ayman Asiri    
Saudi Government Scholarship

James Campbell    
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Carolina Garcia Dominguez    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Nataliia Klymyshyn    
Fulbright Scholarship

Gianina Morales Morales    
Fulbright Scholarship

Naeisha Ngatuvai-McClain    
Fulbright Scholarship

Baili Park    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Briana Rodriguez    
National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

Caleb Sewell    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Christopher Wright    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Marialexia Zaragoza    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Swanson School of Engineering

Usamma Amjad    
ARCS Scholar Award
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship     

Hanna Armstrong    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship     

Jacqueline Avila    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship     

Durwash Badr    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Anna Bailes    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Alison Buck    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship     

Edgar Canario    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship     

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

Lily Farmerie    
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship     

Jazlyn Gallego    
National  Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Camila Garcia    
ARCS Scholar Award    

Marcela Gonzalez-Rubio    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Anne Gormaley    
ARCS Scholar Award
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Sarah Griffin    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Pete Gueldner    
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Taylor Hobbs    
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship     

Emani Hunter    
ARCS Scholar Award    

Nickolas Joanow    
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Fellowship    

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

Katherine Kerr    
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)    

Annabelle Lint    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Lauren Luciani    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Jennifer Mak    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Meagan Makarcyzk    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Matthew Margeson    
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate Fellowship    

Ande Marini    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Anna Martinez    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship     

Alexis Nolfi    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Lee Ohayon    
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship    

Jemima Ederewoma Ohwobete    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Amanda Pellegrino    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Veronika Purek    
Fulbright Scholarship    

Adiya Rakymzhan    
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship    

Brittany Rodriguez    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Rebecca Segel    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

William Spirnock    
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate Fellowship    

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

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

Jing Yang    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship    

Barbaro Zulueta    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship    

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Kevin Ambrocio
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) New Century Scholars Award
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Abdulaziz Aromaih    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Katia Bruno    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Paola Esquivel Ortiz    
Fulbright Scholarship

Lizzie Hary    
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) New Century Scholars Award
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Mandy Mahoney    
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) New Century Scholars Award

Alexander Swiderski    
Dingwall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in the Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Foundations of Language
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Brett Welch    
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) New Century Scholars Award
Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD Scholarship

School of Law

Faiz Alhumaidhi    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Hazim Alotaibi    
Saudi Government Scholarship

Esther Sabatini Assa     
Fulbright Scholarship

Kayla Davis    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship

Troye Johnson    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship

Noah Manalo    
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Olha Matiushyna    
Fulbright Scholarship

Sarah Mutune    
H.J. Heinz Fellowship

Mary Nagel    
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Mark Okocha    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Rukayat Sulaiman    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship

Antonia Wroten    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship

School of Medicine

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

Ibrahim Ahmed    
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship    

Georgia Rae Atkins     
ARCS Scholar Award     

Brianna Blake    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship    

Isabel Bleimeister    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Adam Brandner    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Emily Brown    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Hannah Butterfield    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

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

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

Mona Chatrizeh    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Jenelle Collier    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Nicole Colussi    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

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

Onaje Cunningham    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship    

William Dion    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Carly Fabian    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Sahana Fnu    
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship    

Daniela Gil    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Jacob Gillis    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Gabrielle Gilmer    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Brittany Gomez    
GEM Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellowship    

Christian Goossen    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Jordan Gregory    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

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

Jasmine Hect    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

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

Mohamedanwar Idress    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship    

Maria Fernanda Juarez Anaya    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Dana Julian    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Keith Kaufman    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Nanami Kubota    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

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

Alessandra Larimer-Picciani    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Caroline Larkin    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Brandon Lehrich    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Emmanuel León Colón    
ARCS Scholar Award     

Jack Little    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Jie Bin Liu    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Joseph Maggiore    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

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

Andre Martel Matos    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Luzmariel Medina-Sanchez    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

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

Joshua Montano    
GEM Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellowship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

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

BaDoi Phan   
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Rachel Rice    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

April Rich    
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship     

Alecia Rokes    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Sofya Savransky    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Nathan Schneider    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Ankit Sharma    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

Kellie Spahr    
ARCS Scholar Award
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

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

Timeka Thompson    
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship    

Jordan Warunek    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Claire Weckerly    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Sierra Wilson    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)    

Halah Winner    
ARCS Scholar Award     

Anne Wondisford    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)    

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

School of Nursing

Katrina Carr    
ARCS Scholar Award

Alice Cline    
ARCS Scholar Award

Abigail Lustyik    
ARCS Scholar Award
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Lauren Narbey    
ARCS Scholar Award
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Kai-Lin You    
Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99)

School of Pharmacy

Maria Camila Gaiero Petruccelli    
Fulbright Scholarship

Noah Neverette    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

School of Public and International Affairs

Christianne Accurso   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Sobia Ayub   
Fulbright Scholarship

Jean-Phillip Raphael Banane   
Fulbright Scholarship

Christopher Bekavac   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Isabel Brum   
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship

John Danvers   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Michael Deangelo   
David L. Boren Fellowship

Megan Debski   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Ryan Druffner   
David L. Boren Fellowship

Hazell Flores   
Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowship (LASPPF)

Katelan Hudson   
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Dastan Sharshenbekovich Imanaliev   
Fulbright Scholarship

Selime Khalilova   
Fulbright Scholarship

Allison Levin   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Umamah Masum   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Dijana Mujkanovic   
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Jonah Philipp   
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship

Kristina Rajakovich   
David L. Boren Fellowship

Milena Rylatt   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Lydia Troutman   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Madison Young   
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

School of Public Health

Alice Arcury-Quandt    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Kharlya Carpio    
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Sarah Cory    
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship

Elon Holmes    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Autiyonna Johnson    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Kato Kaho    
Fulbright Scholarship

Isabella Mahal    
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Sonia Persaud    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Hannah Schwarz    
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)

Kailyn Witonsky    
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)

Victoria Wyant    
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

School of Social Work

Alexandra Fixler
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Shameka Sparrow
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Graduate Honors Convocation?

The Graduate Honors Convocation celebrates the achievements of graduate and professional students who have distinguished themselves through research, service and leadership. 

When is the Graduate Honors Convocation?

The Graduate Honors Convocation is being held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m.

Where will the convocation be held?

It will be held in the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall, located at 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.

Who can attend the convocation?

The Graduate Honors Convocation is by invitation only.

Should I wear regalia?

Regalia is not a part of this ceremony, and it should not be worn at the event.

Where can I park?

Paid parking is available in Soldiers and Sailor Memorial Parking Garage and at various University-operated garages on campus. Parking is also available at the metered spaces around Alumni Hall.