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
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Gessica May Adornato
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipMesfer Alqahtani
Saudi Government ScholarshipHannah Assour
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipIsaiah Bertagnolli
Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American ArtSamantha 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 FellowshipMorgan Cassidy
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipLauren Chronister
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipGeraldine Cisneros
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipDarien Connolly
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipEmily Culver
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipMonica Daniels
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipJessica Diaz
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipKale Doyen
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation FellowshipJermon 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 FellowshipAlicia Endress
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipChristina Ferraz
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipTasniem Fetian
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipAlex Francette
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipJulia Alexia Gajewski-Nemes
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipDouglas Getty
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipSydney Giles
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation FellowshipAspen Greaves
Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork GrantElijah Hall
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipJason Hawkins
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipAbryAnna Henderson
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipDaniel Hermosillo
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipSara Jaramillo
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipKeila Jellings
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipIsabella Kahhale
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipKayla Kraeuter
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipRachael Kramp
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows ProgramElizabeth Kurtzman
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipVictoria LaFave
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipCrystal Lara-Santos
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipIris Medellin Perez
Fulbright ScholarshipMaria Mena Mora
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipBoris Mesits
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipJennifer Miller
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipClaire Mock
ARCS Scholar AwardCassidy Morgan
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipKaren Peralta Martinez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAlejandra Placci
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Dasha Prokhorova
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Giannina Ramirez
ARCS Scholar AwardAnthony Ramirez
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipNayra Ramirez
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipTania Ramirez Farias
Pronabec Peruvian Government ScholarshipTessa Rhinehart
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipJacob Richey
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Savannah Roberts
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAngel Rojas
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipAdriana María Rosario
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipFaith Rovenolt
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAnastasiia Rudenko
Elizabeth U. Baranger Predoctoral FellowshipElizabeth Rudzki
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipAnthony Schneider
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation FellowshipKatherine Grace Sharp
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipClaire Stout
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipCigdem Unal
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipAigbirhemwen Woghiren-Afegbua
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipAlexander 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
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Duangchai Songeoun
Fulbright ScholarshipDakota Stein
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Syreeta Thomas
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship - School of Computing and Information
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Kamil Akhuseyinoglu
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipJordan Barria Pineda
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipWerner Hager
Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear EngineeringRully Hendrawan
Fulbright ScholarshipGriffin Hurt
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAkshay Madan
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipRr. Nefriana
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan AwardRolando Dario Olmos Madrid
Fulbright ScholarshipJordon Pineda
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipKuheli Sai
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipRafaella Sampaio de Alencar
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship - School of Dental Medicine
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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
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Eseteban Alcala
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipEman Alharbi
Saudi Government ScholarshipEssa Almutairi
Saudi Government ScholarshipTaghreed Alrehaili
Saudi Government ScholarshipMohammed Khaled Alsuwaylih
Saudi Government ScholarshipAyman Asiri
Saudi Government ScholarshipJames Campbell
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Carolina Garcia Dominguez
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipNataliia Klymyshyn
Fulbright ScholarshipGianina Morales Morales
Fulbright ScholarshipNaeisha Ngatuvai-McClain
Fulbright ScholarshipBaili Park
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipBriana Rodriguez
National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation FellowshipCaleb Sewell
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipChristopher Wright
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipMarialexia Zaragoza
Provost's Dissertation Completion Fellowship - Swanson School of Engineering
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Usamma Amjad
ARCS Scholar Award
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipHanna Armstrong
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipJacqueline Avila
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipDurwash Badr
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAnna Bailes
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Alison Buck
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipEdgar Canario
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipChristopher Cover
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Lily Farmerie
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipJazlyn Gallego
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipCamila Garcia
ARCS Scholar AwardMarcela Gonzalez-Rubio
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAnne Gormaley
ARCS Scholar Award
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipSarah Griffin
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipPete Gueldner
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipTaylor Hobbs
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipEmani Hunter
ARCS Scholar AwardNickolas Joanow
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) FellowshipMichelle Karabin (Harter)
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Katherine Kerr
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipShannon Lamb
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipVincent Lee
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Annabelle Lint
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipLauren Luciani
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipJennifer Mak
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipMeagan Makarcyzk
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Matthew Margeson
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate FellowshipAnde Marini
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Anna Martinez
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipAlexis Nolfi
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipLee Ohayon
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipJemima Ederewoma Ohwobete
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipAmanda Pellegrino
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipVeronika Purek
Fulbright ScholarshipAdiya Rakymzhan
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipBrittany Rodriguez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipRebecca Segel
National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipWilliam Spirnock
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate FellowshipKevin 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 FellowshipBarbaro Zulueta
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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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 ScholarshipKatia Bruno
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipPaola Esquivel Ortiz
Fulbright ScholarshipLizzie 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 AwardAlexander 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
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Faiz Alhumaidhi
Saudi Government ScholarshipHazim Alotaibi
Saudi Government ScholarshipEsther Sabatini Assa
Fulbright ScholarshipKayla Davis
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill ScholarshipTroye Johnson
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill ScholarshipNoah Manalo
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Olha Matiushyna
Fulbright ScholarshipSarah Mutune
H.J. Heinz FellowshipMary Nagel
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Mark Okocha
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipRukayat Sulaiman
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill ScholarshipAntonia Wroten
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship - School of Medicine
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Talia Adi
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Ibrahim Ahmed
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipGeorgia Rae Atkins
ARCS Scholar AwardBrianna Blake
Horace Mann Bond - Leslie Pinckney Hill ScholarshipIsabel 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 FellowshipHannah 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 ScholarshipWilliam 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 FellowshipDaniela 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 FellowshipChristian 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 ScholarshipMaria 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 FellowshipBrandon Lehrich
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Emmanuel León Colón
ARCS Scholar AwardJack 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 FellowshipOlivia 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 FellowshipAlecia 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 ScholarshipJordan 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 AwardAnne 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
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Katrina Carr
ARCS Scholar AwardAlice Cline
ARCS Scholar AwardAbigail Lustyik
ARCS Scholar Award
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipLauren Narbey
ARCS Scholar Award
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipKai-Lin You
Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99) - School of Pharmacy
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Maria Camila Gaiero Petruccelli
Fulbright ScholarshipNoah Neverette
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship - School of Public and International Affairs
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Christianne Accurso
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Sobia Ayub
Fulbright ScholarshipJean-Phillip Raphael Banane
Fulbright ScholarshipChristopher Bekavac
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Isabel Brum
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate FellowshipJohn Danvers
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Michael Deangelo
David L. Boren FellowshipMegan Debski
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Ryan Druffner
David L. Boren FellowshipHazell Flores
Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowship (LASPPF)Katelan Hudson
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipDastan Sharshenbekovich Imanaliev
Fulbright ScholarshipSelime Khalilova
Fulbright ScholarshipAllison Levin
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Umamah Masum
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Dijana Mujkanovic
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipJonah Philipp
Donald M. Payne International Development FellowshipKristina Rajakovich
David L. Boren FellowshipMilena 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
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Alice Arcury-Quandt
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipKharlya Carpio
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipSarah Cory
Fulbright-Fogarty FellowshipElon Holmes
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipAutiyonna Johnson
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipKato Kaho
Fulbright ScholarshipIsabella Mahal
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Sonia Persaud
K. Leroy Irvis FellowshipHannah 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
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Alexandra Fixler
Provost's Dissertation Completion FellowshipShameka Sparrow
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Graduate Honors Convocation?
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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?
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The Graduate Honors Convocation is being held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m.
- Where will the convocation be held?
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It will be held in the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall, located at 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
- Who can attend the convocation?
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The Graduate Honors Convocation is by invitation only.
- Should I wear regalia?
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Regalia is not a part of this ceremony, and it should not be worn at the event.
- Where can I park?
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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.