GRADUATE HONORS CONVOCATION
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
5–6:30 p.m.
OPENING
Joan Gabel, JD
Chancellor
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER
Joseph J. McCarthy, PhD
Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
KEYNOTE
Maura McCall, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Case Western Reserve University
PRESENTATION OF HONOREES
Amanda Godley, PhD
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Amanda Godley
2024 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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Elizabeth Amarh
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipYasmine Anderson
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipHannah Assour
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramMiranda Bartira Tagliari Rodrigues Nunes Sousa
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipLorraine Blatt
National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation FellowshipCandace Burgess
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramLeah Cabo
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Sarah Daiker
Met Fellowship in History of Art and Visual CultureJosé de Gracia
Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowship (LASPPF)Jessica Diaz
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramKristi Dobra
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation FellowshipShirley Duong
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramErin Duricy
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Tracie Ebalu
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramJake Eisensmith
Kress Foundation History of Art Institutional FellowshipAbdelrahman ElGendy
H.J. Heinz FellowshipAnne-Ketura Elie
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramDarrelstan Ferguson
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipNicole (Nikki) Fernandes
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramDiana Flatto
Fulbright ScholarshipAlex Francette
Provost’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramJulia Alexia Gajewski-Nemes
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramSofia Garner
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramDouglas Getty
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramElijah Hall
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramVeronica Iriart
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramSara Jaramillo
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramRachel Kramp
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows ProgramDaniel Labrousse
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramCrystal J. Lara-Santos
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramDafne Lastra-Landa
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipSarah Latimer
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramJeremy Leung
The Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) Graduate FellowshipNoël Marsh
AAUW American Dissertation FellowshipAlyssa Martin
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramNicene McNeil
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramIris Medellín
Fulbright ScholarshipCourtney Medina
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramOlivia (Liv) Medina
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramBoris Mesits
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramLuana Moreira Reis
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipMelanie Moseley
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramCasandra Paiz
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramJoseph Patrick
David L. Boren FellowshipKaren Peralta Martinez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramRacheal Pinkham
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramLucas Proper
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Giannina Ramirez
ARCS Scholar AwardTessa Rhinehart
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramJacob Richey
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Savannah Roberts
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramFaith Rovenolt
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramLisabeth Santana
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipJulissa Sarmiento
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramKatherine Sharp
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramClaire Stout
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAlexander Zinsmaier
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
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Christianne Accurso
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Lolia Adoki
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramSobia Ayub
Fulbright ScholarshipJean-Phillip Raphael Banane
Fulbright ScholarshipReece Bermudez
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Caden Breze
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Isabel Brum
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate FellowshipMegan Debski
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Liliana Devia
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipJake Dougherty
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Dastan Sharshenbekovich Imanaliev
Fulbright ScholarshipAllison Levin
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Rebeca Nara Nogueira
Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowship (LASPPF)Janae O'Connell
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Jonah Philipp
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship ProgramKristina Rajakovich
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Sara Roach
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Melinda Szabo
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Lydia Troutman
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Madison Young
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business / Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
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Dakota Stein
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) - School of Computing and Information
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Maryam Aldairi
Saudi Government ScholarshipAbdulrahman Alhaidari
Saudi Government ScholarshipMohammed Alharbi
Saudi Government ScholarshipAren Alyahya
Saudi Government ScholarshipAlejandro Ciuba
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramWerner Hager
Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear EngineeringRr. Nefriana
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan Award - School of Dental Medicine
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Nadine Robert
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship Program - School of Education
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Keanna Cash
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramBenedict Kachietano
Fulbright ScholarshipAlicia Oglesby
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramHolly Plank
National Science Foundation Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) Fellowship - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Paola Esquivel
Fulbright ScholarshipAdrianne Smiley
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramAlexander Swiderski
Dingwall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in the Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Foundations of Language - School of Law
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Mariam Pirveli
Fulbright ScholarshipLogan Polen
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Alex Rigberg
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Mirna Solis Perez
Fulbright Scholarship - School of Medicine
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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 AwardJie Bin Liu
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Isabel Bleimeister
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Adam Brandner
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Alison Butler
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Hannah Butterfield
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Neil Carleton
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Mona Chatrizeh
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Grace Conway
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Samuel Dienel
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)William Dion
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Maria Fernanda Juarez Anaya
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)Christian Goossen
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Jordan Gregory
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)Maria Fernanda Juarez Anaya
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Anna Kirillova
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Nanami Kubota
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 ProgramBrandon Lehrich
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Emmanuel León Colón
ARCS Scholar AwardTyler Lovelace
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Philip Mannes
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Benjamin Murter
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Olivia Parks
ARCS Scholar Award and 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 ProgramAlecia Rokes
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Fnu Sahana
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipNathan Schneider
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Alexander Schuyler
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Ari Selzer
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Kellie Spahr
ARCS Scholar AwardMorgan Spatz
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Christine Tin
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Jordan Warunek
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Claire Weckerly
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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Alice Cline
ARCS Scholar AwardStephanie Helman
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Karina Kraevsky-Phillips
Zoll Foundation GrantLauren Narbey
ARCS Scholar AwardElizabeth Nilsen
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Hector Salazar
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship Program - School of Public Health
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Sarah Avina
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramDonald Bourne
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Angela Le
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)Kailyn Witonsky
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Toni-Ann Yapp
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship Program - School of Social Work
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Ana Flores
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Latrice Shannon
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship Program - Swanson School of Engineering
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Usamma Amjad
ARCS Scholar Award and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship ProgramRodrigo Aruaz Sosa
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipDurwash Badr
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAnna Bailes
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Josep-Maria Balaguer Serra
Wings for Life GrantVictoria Valentina Beltran
Elizabeth U. Baranger Predoctoral FellowshipMatthew Borrelli
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipNathan William Brantly
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramChristopher Cover
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Paul Cox
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate FellowshipMorgan Egnot
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F30)Alireza Enshaeian
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) FellowshipLily Farmerie
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship ProgramJazlyn Gallego
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramCamila Garcia
ARCS Scholar AwardEmma Gibbs
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramAbigail Gondringer
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Marcela Gonzalez-Rubio
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAnne Gormaley
ARCS Scholar Award and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramSarah Griffin
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramPete Gueldner
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramIsabelle Heintz
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramEmani Hunter
ARCS Scholar AwardMichelle Karabin
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Katherine Kerr
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramShannon Lamb
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramVincent Lee
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Annabelle Lint
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramJennifer Mak
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAnde Marini
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Shane McKeon
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Tiffany Moreno
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship ProgramTemitope Obisesan
Magee Women's Research Institute FellowshipKaylen Ocampo
GEM Ph.D. Engineering and Science FellowshipLee Ohayon
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipAmanda Pellegrino
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAdiya Rakymzhan
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipBrittany Rodriguez
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAndrea Sajewski
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramRebecca Segel
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramNathalia Silva de Souza Lima
Fulbright ScholarshipIsaiah Spencer-Williams
Provost’s Dissertation Completion FellowshipWilliam Spirnock
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Graduate FellowshipKevin Stieger
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Seth Strayer
NASA Space Technology Research FellowshipSara Trbojevic
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)Barbaro Zulueta
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program