Graduate Award Winners

A listing of graduate award winners, event information, and event photos from the past years are available below.

The winners for 2024 are as follows:
- Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
  - Jada Copeland (Psychology)
- Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
  - Samantha Perlman (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
- GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Kerri Modry-Mandell (Child Study and Human Development)
  - Rebecca Scheck (Chemistry)
- SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Usman Khan (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Jeffrey Guasto (Mechanical Engineering)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Nefeli Batistatou (Chemistry)
  - James “Alpha” Massaquoi (SMFA)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
  - Mac Irvine (Theatre and Performance Studies)
  - Anuja Jayasekara (Physics)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
  - Demetrios Stoukides (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Obafemi “Femi” Jinadu (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Mikhail Petrov (Mechanical Engineering)
  - Foram Sanghavi (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Marvin Xavierselvan (Biomedical Engineering)
- GSAS Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Charlotte Borst, AG77
- SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Andrew Bodkin, EG89
  - Barghavi Govindarajan, EG08
- Department of the History of Art and Art Architecture – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
  - Yuting Liu
- Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
  - Grace Campbell (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Kylett Jones (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Julie Segovia (Doctoral Level)
- Department of Classical Studies – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
  - Mikayla Barreiro
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
  - Teri Incampo
- Department of Mathematics – Mary Glaser Distinguished Teaching Prize for Graduate Students in Mathematics
  - Johnna Farnham
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
  - Thomas “TJ” Pinto
- Department of Psychology – Raymond S. Nickerson Innovations in Psychological Science Award
  - Lan Anh Do
  - Paul Plonski
- Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Ann Urosevich Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
  - Erwin Li
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
  - Lilian Mengesha
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
  - Casey O’Reilly
- Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
  - Tufts English Graduate Organization (TEGO)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
  - Matthew Gee
- Graduate Student Council Service Award
  - Natasha Keces
The winners for 2023 are as follows:
- Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
  - Alejandro Calderon and Jonah Levy (Biology)
- Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
  - Wenxuan Xue (Theatre and Performance Studies)
- GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - James Adler (Mathematics)
- SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Srivalleesha (Valli) Mallidi (Biomedical Engineering)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - William Kirby (Physics and Astronomy)
  - Danielle Maurer (History and Museum Studies)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
  - Maria Garay (Psychology)
  - Mai Tran (Biology)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
  - Sarah Radway (Interdisciplinary Doctorate)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Justinne Guarin (Biomedical Engineering)
  - Zhe Huang (Computer Science)
- GSAS Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Robert Terrell, AG12
- GSAS Outstanding Service Award
  - Eunice Ferreira, AG09
- SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Steven Moysey EG98, AG01
- SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan EG10
- Department of the History of Art and Art Architecture – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
  - Emmi Farrell
  - Emily Kassebaum
- Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
  - Samuel Schwamm (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Julian Balkcom (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Grace Oh (Doctoral Level)
- Department of Classical Studies – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
  - Nick Trcalek
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
  - Javier Hurtado
- Department of Mathematics – Mary Glaser Distinguished Teaching Prize for Graduate Students in Mathematics
  - Jiayi Lou
  - Mackenzie McPike
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
  - Heather Gilbert
- Department of Psychology – Raymond S. Nickerson Innovations in Psychological Science Award
  - Maria Garay
  - Lauren Mason
- Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Ann Urosevich Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
  - Casey Auch
  - Olivia Golden
  - Valeria Menendez
  - Camille Minns
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
  - James Van Deventer (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
  - Rebecca Aberle (English)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
  - Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Society (BEaChES)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
  - Pomai Yamaguchi (Biotechnology Engineering)
- Graduate Student Council Service Award
  - Briana Lino (Biotechnology Engineering)
The winners for 2022 are as follows:
Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Gloria Huangpu (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Kayla Patel (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Heather Urry (Psychology)
SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Ron Lasser (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Samuel Liggero (Gordon Institute)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Veritas Gassmann (Physics and Astronomy)
Victoria Sharpe (Psychology)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Jacqueline Ludwig (Biology)
Jo Rezes (Theatre and Performance Studies)
Alia Wulff (Psychology)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Nilay Vora (Biomedical Engineering)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Giles Blaney (Biomedical Engineering)
Rahul Rajendran (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Shishir Rao (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Department of the History of Art and Art Architecture – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Atineh Movsesian
Franklin Redner
Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
Julius Anastasio (Doctoral Level)
Lok-Wah Li (Doctoral Level)
Sarah Merisier (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
Department of Classical Studies – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Iván Montalvo Duque
Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Mia Levenson
Department of Mathematics – Mary Glaser Distinguished Teaching Prize for Graduate Students in Mathematics
Casey Cavanaugh
Christopher Guevara
Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
Sarah Grey
Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
Julia Mertens
Samer Nour Eddine
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Ann Urosevich Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
Shravanthi Gopalan Narayanan
Joshua Petro
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Education
James Van Deventer (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Undergraduate Education
Elisabetta Ruggeri (Biomedical Engineering: Math, Science, & Engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
Parnian Mokri (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GSWE)
Graduate Student Council Service Awards
Administration: Erica Schonman (Health Services)
Student: Nigel Kidder-Wolff (Chemistry)
Graduate Alumni Awards
GSAS Outstanding Career Achievement Award
Celia Rumsey, J’84, AG‘90
GSAS Outstanding Service Award
Allentza Michel, AG’15
SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
Henry Finneral, EG’99
The winners for 2021 are as follows:
- Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
  - Breanna Duffy (Biomedical Engineering)
- Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
  - Cecilia Hinojosa (Psychology)
- GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Noe Montez (Theatre and Performance Studies)
- SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Luisa Chiesa (Mechanical Engineering)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Julia Beebe (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
  - Andrew Clark (Physics and Astronomy)
  - Tyler Farmer (Philosophy)
  - Kathleen Sicinski (Chemistry)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
  - Itamar Allali (Physics and Astronomy)
  - Patrece Joseph (Child Study and Human Development)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
  - Emily Carlson (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Ab Mosca (Computer Science)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Tyler Morris (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Rachel Owyeung (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
  - Natalie Rubio (Biomedical Engineering)
  - Jessica Stieglitz (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
  - Morgan Taylor (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Department of the History of Art and Art Architecture – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
  - Natalie Gearin
- Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
  - Elizabeth Hunt (Master’s Level – Thesis Award)
  - Grace Murphy (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Patrece Joseph (Doctoral Level)
- Department of Classical Studies – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
  - Zachary Fletcher
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
  - Tara Brooke Watkins
- Department of Mathematics – Mary Glaser Distinguished Teaching Prize for Graduate Students in Mathematics
  - Merek Johnson
  - Daniel Keliher
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
  - Augusta Polhemus
- Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
  - Paige Hickey
  - Aeroelay Chyei Vinluan
- Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Ann Urosevich Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
  - Rebecca Eidelman
Additional Department Awards:
Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family EndowmentDaniela Chavez Hernandez
Victoria D'Ortenzio
Sarah Grey
Katherine LaMarre
Katelyn Loring
Sarah Lubic
Emily Machado
Dennise Peary
Hailey Pister
Jordan Soucy
Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Jenna Becker
Grace Connolly
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
- Kareem Khubchandani (Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies)
- James Van Deventer (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
- Daria Clark (Biology)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
- Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GSWE)
- Tufts Pollinator Initiative (TPI)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
- Jessica Stieglitz (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Graduate Student Council Service Awards
- Administration: Emily Edwards (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Student: Katelyn Loring (Occupational Therapy; Graduate Student Council)
15 Minute Talks
Genevieve Pugesek, Biology (First Place), Ryan Hannagan, Chemistry (Second Place), Justin Birudavol, Child Study and Human Development (Third Place)
3 Minute Talks
Thanh Will Le, Biomedical Engineering (First Place), Veronica Lima Gonsalez, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Second Place)
Poster Session
Jessica Rocha, Child Study and Human Development (First Place), Hannah Riehl, Child Study and Human Development (Second Place), Cecilia Hinojosa, Psychology (Third Place)
Art Exhibition
Alexandra Khristich, Biology, and Khushbu Kshirsagar, Education
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2022
Simone Dufresne (Child Study and Human Development)
Melissa Gordon (UEP)
Yuexing Hao (Computer Science)
Hyejin Im (Human Factors Engineering)
Khushbu Kshirsagar (Education)
Juyon Lee (Studio Art)
Monsurat Olaosebikan (Computer Science)
Raea Rasmussen (Psychology)
Camila Sánchez-Longo (Studio Art)
Haitao Wang (History)
Xihan Yang (Child Study and Human Development)
The winners for 2020 are as follows:
- Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
  - Zijing Sylvia Chen (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
- Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
  - Zoe Ackerman (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
- GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Modhumita Roy (English)
- SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Erica Kemmerling (Mechanical Engineering)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Yuxian Chen (Economics)
  - Mudit Jain (Physics)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
  - Renee DeCaro (Psychology)
  - Alec Drobac (Physics and Astronomy)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
  - Matthew Ahrens (Computer Science)
  - Srijith Rajeev (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Sara Wilner-Giwerc (Mechanical Engineering)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Amin Dehkharghani (Mechanical Engineering)
  - Shreyas Kamath (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  - Matthew Watson (Mechanical Engineering)
- Department of the History of Art and Art Architecture – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
  - Micayla Bransfield
  - Emily Chun
- Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
  - Jessica Somogie (Master’s Level – Thesis Award)
  - Nicholas Woolf (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Lauren Stargel (Doctoral Level)
- Department of Classical Studies – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
  - Kacey King
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
  - Yizhou Huang
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
  - Mary Gawron
- Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
  - Gregory Hughes
  - Rebecca Peretz-Lange
- Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Ann Urosevich Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
  - Megan Morrow
Additional Department Awards:
Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
Zahera Ali
Caitlin Blaine
Louisa Bradberry
Teaghan Fallon
Mary Gawron
Katherine Grove
Taylor Harris
Sara Heath
Amanda Huang
Evan Hunter
Jasmine Jean
Kristen Kurihara
Anais Lugo-Guercio
Megan Maloney
Erin McConnell
Kara McSheehy
Patricia Mygas
Meaghan O'Connell
Lia Stratton
Amy Wilson
Ruth Yeh
Miranda Zenni
Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Louisa Bradberry
Teaghan Fallon
Sara Heath
Department of Occupational Therapy – Helen Smith Scholarship
Mary Gawron
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
  - Jon Witten (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
  - Harry Hoke (Theatre and Performance Studies)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
  - Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA)
  - Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GSWE)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
  - Gabriela Garcia (Biology, Graduate of Arts and Sciences Community Fellow)
  - Anais Lugo-Guercio (Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Community Fellow)
- Graduate Student Council Service Awards
  - Administration: Margaret DeChiaro (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
  - Student: Morgan Taylor (Chemical and Biological Engineering; Graduate Student Council)
- 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Winners
  Natalie Rubio, Biomedical Engineering (First Place), Sam Lasser, Computer Science (Second Place), Andrew Clark, Physics and Astronomy (Third Place), Jessica Stieglitz, Chemical and Biological Engineering (People's Choice)
- Graduate Student Research Symposium Winners
  15 Minute Talks:
  Genevieve Pugesek, Biology (First Place)
  Ryan Hannagan, Chemistry (Second Place)
  Justin Birudavol, Child Study and Human Development (Third Place)
  3 Minute Talks
  Thanh Will Le, Biomedical Engineering (First Place), Veronica Lima Gonsalez, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Second Place)
  Poster Session
  Jessica Rocha, Child Study and Human Development (First Place), Hannah Riehl, Child Study and Human Development (Second Place), Cecilia Hinojosa, Psychology (Third Place)
  Art Exhibition
  Alexandra Khristich, Biology, and Khushbu Kshirsagar, Education
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2019 Winners
Janani Baskaran (Biomedical Engineering)
Justin Birudavol (Child Study and Human Development)
Nathaniel Braddock (Music)
Gabriela Garcia (Biology)
Yizhou Huang (Theatre and Performance Studies)
Juyon Lee (Fine Arts)
Jiayi Liu (Child Study and Human Development)
Joanna McQuade (English)
Isaac Mudge (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Yerin Park (Child Study and Human Development)
Nick Pittman (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Arlinda Rezhdo (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Jessica Rocha (Child Study and Human Development)
Asha Tall (English)
The 2019 Graduate Awards Ceremony was held on April 26, 2019 in Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center.
The winners for 2019 are as follows:
- Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
  - Alice Maggio (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
- Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
  - Natalie Dillon (Occupational Therapy)
- GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Keith Maddox (Psychology)
- SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
  - Kristen Bethke Wendell (Mechanical Engineering)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Rachael Barrett (History and Museum Studies)
  - Ali-Reza Mirsajadi (Theater and Performance Studies)
- GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
  - Chelsea Crittle (Psychology)
  - Brenna Gormally (Biology)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
  - Amin Nozari (Mechanical Engineering)
- SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
  - Federica Pierro (Mechanical Engineering)
  - Marlene Wolfe (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- SoE Award for Commitment to the Practice of Engineering
  - Jon Manninen (Electrical Engineering)
- Department of Art and Art History – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
  - Earnestine Qiu
  - Marina Schneider
- Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
  - Jeremiah Powers (Master’s Level – Thesis Award)
  - Lily Samuel (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Belinda Tanuwijaya (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
  - Amanda Strawhacker (Doctoral Level)
- Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
  - Katherine Cottrell
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
  - Ali-Reza Mirsajadi
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
  - Charlotte Davis
- Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
  - Gizem Altheimer
  - Emily Newman
- Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning – Outstanding Student Award in Policy and Planning
  - Carolyn Meklenburg
Additional Department Awards (not included in awards ceremony):
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
  - Maryam Abutaleb
  - Trevor Bryant
  - Zhiqing Chen
  - Kathryn Colleran
  - Charlotte Davis
  - Rebecca Hutt
  - Jiennie Kim
  - Denise LaRocca
  - Augusta Polhemus
  - Larry Scannell
  - Colleen Smith
  - Caroline Ward
  - Doris Yu
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
  - Celine Tsui
  - Natalie Dillon
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Virginia Auty Nedved-Cook Student Research Fund
  - Denise LaRocca
  - David McElroy
  - Amber Murray-Smith
  - Ryan Whitney
- Department of Occupational Therapy – Helen Smith Scholarship
  - Lindsey Hoffman
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
  - Emmanuel Tzanakakis (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
  - Heather Urry (Psychology)
- Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
  - Eleana Manousiouthakis (Biomedical Engineering)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
  - Graduate Student Sports Organization
- Graduate Student Council Service Awards
  - Administration: Kim Ellwood (SOE Dean's Office)
  - Student: Jenna Whalen (Biology; Graduate Student Council)
- 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Winners
  - Alec Drobac, Physics and Astronomy (First Place), Ritwika Mukherjee, Biology (Second Place), Victor Adegboye, Mechanical Engineering (Third Place), Sasha Khristich, Biology (People’s Choice)
- Graduate Student Research Symposium Winners
  - 15 Minute Talks
    Eric Scott, Biology (First Place), Christopher Luby, Chemistry (Second Place), Sasha Khristich, Biology (Third Place)
  - Poster Session
    Keith Baillargeon, Chemistry (First Place), Nicholas Dorian, Biology (Second Place), Fakhteh Saadatniaki, Electrical Engineering (Third Place)
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2018 Winners
- Nicholas Dorian (Biology)
- Tathagata Dutta (History)
- Brenna Gormally (Biology)
- Willoughby Hastings (Studio Art)
- Lindsay Hinzman (Psychology)
- Shreyas Kamath (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Esther Miller (Biology)
- Maria Veronica Mingo (Child Study and Human Development)
- Kalina Nedkova (Physics and Astronomy)
- Kelsey Petersen (Art History and Museum Studies)
- Srijith Rajeev (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Aeroelay Chyei Vinluan (Psychology)
- Qianwen Wan (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Natalya Zaika (Child Study and Human Development)
Spring 2019 Winners
- Chelsey Becker (Studio Art)
- Nathaniel Braddock (Music)
- Brendan Carson (Biology)
- Andrew Clark (Physics and Astronomy)
- Chelsea Crittle (Psychology)
- Bradley DeMatteo (Music)
- Talya Feldman (Studio Art)
- Maria Garay (Psychology)
- Justinne Guarin (Biomedical Engineering)
- Cecilia Hinojosa (Psychology)
- Paulina MacNeil (Studio Art)
- Michael Mandelkorn (History)
- Gina Mantica (Biology)
- Joanna McQuade (English)
- Julia Mertens (Psychology)
- Emily Newman (Psychology)
- Rebecca Peretz-Lange (Psychology)
- Neelum Sohail (History)
- Lauren Stargel (Child Study and Human Development)
- Lena Warnke (Psychology)
Graduate Alumni Awards
- GSAS Outstanding Career and Service Achievement Award
  - James Kanagy, AG73
  - Thomas Varkey, AG92
- SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
  - Linda Borghesani, E88, EG90
- SOE Outstanding Service Award
  - Ahn Dao Tran-Moseman, E90, EG93
The winners for 2018 are as follows:
Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Society (BEaCHES)
Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Fiona Maurissette (English)
GSAS Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Barbara Parmenter (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Laura Rogers (Education-School Psychology)
SOE Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Samuel Guyer (Computer Science)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Junyuan (Joanne) Lin (Mathematics)
Leila Peraro (Chemistry)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Jennifer Perry (Psychology)
Anna Phillips (Physics)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Matthew Mueller (Mechanical Engineering)
Kristen Tgavalekos (Biomedical Engineering)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Georgios Karamanis (Mechanical Engineering)
Ilin Sadeghi (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
SoE Award for Commitment to the Practice of Engineering
Nishanth Krishnamurthy (Biomedical Engineering)
Department of Art and Art History – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Whitney Kite
Joseph Semkiu
Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
Brianna Jehl (Master’s Level – Thesis Award)
Cristina Granda (Master’s Level – Applied Award)
Rachel Katz (Doctoral Level)
Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Jiyoung Song
Department of Drama and Dance – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Seçil Reel Sen
Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
Laura Steinmetz
Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
Amy Smith
Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award in Engineering Management
Emily Airoldi
Additional Department Awards (not included in awards ceremony):
Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
Young-Mi Ashworth
Augusta Polhemus
Laura Steinmetz
Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Michelle Moser
Department of Occupational Therapy – Virginia Auty Nedved-Cook Student Research Fund
Megan Gately
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
Carolyn Talmadge (GIS Specialist, Tufts Technology Services)
Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduates
Lara Murray (Chemistry)
Sarah Tefft (Studio Art)
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Society (BEaCHES)
Graduate Student Council Service Awards
Administration: Associate Dean Sarah Herchel (GSAS Dean’s Office)
Student: Cassandra Donatelli (Biology; President, Graduate Student Council)
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2017 Winners
Kaitlin Chambers (Chemistry)
Chelsea Crittle (Psychology)
Anthony DeBenedetto (Child Study and Human Development)
Terrence Hanscom (Biology)
Lindsay Hinzman (Psychology)
Deirdre Judge (Education)
Thanh Le (Biomedical Engineering)
Isabel Loyola (History)
Katie Lee Mansfield (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
James McCabe (Art History)
Maria Veronica Mingo (Child Study and Human Development)
Jeremy Pagan (Psychology)
Jennifer Perry (Psychology)
Justine Rayner (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Joseph Semkiu (Art History)
Matt Simon (Education)
Amy Smith (Psychology)
Nicholas Whitney (Education)
Spring 2018 Winners
Meera Acker (Child Study and Human Development)
Muna Akhtar (Psychology)
HeeJae An (Child Study and Human Development)
Renee DeCaro (Psychology)
Gabriela Garcia (Biology)
Gregory Hughes (Psychology)
Soojin Kim (Art)
Ziwei Li (Art)
Edwin Munera (Music)
Victor Oludare (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Genevieve Pugesek (Biology)
Raea Rasmussen (Psychology)
Hanife Schulte (Theatre and Performance Studies)
Lauren Stargel (Child Study and Human Development)
Shaobing Su (Child Study and Human Development)
Jenna Swarthout (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Asha Tall (English)
Tara Brooke Watkins (Theatre and Performance Studies)
Marlene Wolfe (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Yue Yu (Biology)
Graduate Alumni Awards
GSAS Outstanding Career and Service Achievement Award
This award is given to a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Theo Killion, A73, AG75
John J. Round III, A70, AG72, A08P, MG17P
SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a School of Engineering graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Christopher Bell, E93, EG95
SOE Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.
Tony Cortese, E68, EG72
The winners for 2017 are as follows:
Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Jeremy Wachter (Physics)
Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Jennifer Herron (Drama and Dance)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Professor Mitch McVey (Biology)
Professor Robert White (Mechanical Engineering)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Master's level)
Caitlin Matthews (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Doctoral level)
Amy Smith (Psychology)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Simran Kaushal (Biology)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Emma Schneider (English)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Lauren Baugh (Biomedical Engineering)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Laura Corlin (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Master’s Level)
Casey Corrado (Mechanical Engineering)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Doctoral Level)
Dimitra Pouli (Biomedical Engineering)
SoE Award for Commitment to the Practice of Engineering
Zhenyu Wang (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Department of Art and Art History – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Mallory Ruymann
Department of Child Study and Human Development – Eliot-Pearson Master’s and Doctoral Research Practice Integration Awards in Child Study and Human Development
Jessica Pappagianopoulos (Master’s Level)
Melissa Colón (Doctoral Level)
Judith Scott (Doctoral Level)
Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Chelsea Bright
Department of Drama and Dance – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Daniel Ciba
Patrick King
Department of Education – Mary Ann Mulcahy Award
Christopher Montero
Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
Mary Barnes
Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
Lindsay Hinzman
Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award in Engineering Management
Eoin Kiely
Richard Osterberg
Additional Department Awards (not included in awards ceremony):
Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
Katie Buttafarro
Shawna Carpenter
Jenna Eldridge
Adriana Escobar
Julie Marquardt
Monica Salazar
Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Katie Colleran
Arielle Danziger
Gwen Niven
Hannah Polshuk
Department of Occupational Therapy – Virginia Auty Nedved-Cook Student Research Fund
Erin McQuaid
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
Kevin Oye – Gordon Institute
Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies
Varandt Khodaverdian – Biology
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Tufts English Graduate Organization (TEGO)
Graduate Student Council Service Awards
Administration: Patrick Himes and Whitney Sullivan – Tufts International Center
Student: Jeremy Wachter – Secretary, Graduate Student Council
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2016 Winners
Matthew Ahrens (Computer Science)
Rachael Bonoan (Biology)
Chelsea Crittle (Psychology)
Karl Cronburg (Computer Science)
Ruizhi Dai (Psychology)
Fabio De Ferrari (Biomedical Engineering)
Karin Gallandat (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Lindsay Hinzman (Psychology)
Sunah Hyun (Child Study and Human Development)
Satia Marotta (Psychology)
Mary Kathryn Menck (History)
Jeremy Pagan (Psychology)
Jessica Rozek (Biology)
Vasanth Sarathy (Computer Science)
Michael Shah (Computer Science)
Tonya Shanholtz (SMFA)
Hesam Sharifian (Drama)
Aswin Sundarakrishnan (Biomedical Engineering)
Raoul Veroy (Computer Science)
Ashley Wilcox (English)
Jason Winikoff (Music)
Natalya Zaika (Child Study and Human Development)
Spring 2017 Winners
Melissa Colón (Child Study and Human Development)
Cassandra Donatelli (Biology)
Brenna Gormally (Biology)
Yizhou Huang (Drama)
Deirdre Judge (Educational Studies)
Alexandra Kulinkina (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Yuan Li (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Lauren Lynch (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Avalon Owens (Biology)
Jessica Pappagianopoulos (Child Study and Human Development)
Raea Rasmussen (Psychology)
Neelum Sohail (History)
Shannon Van Gyzen (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Tara Brooke Watkins (Drama)
Marlene Wolfe (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Graham Yeager (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Graduate Alumni Awards
GSAS Outstanding Career and Service Achievement Award
This award is given to a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Kuzhikalail M. Abraham ’73 (Chemistry)
Kate Dempsey ’93 (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
SOE Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a School of Engineering graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
W. David Power ’75 (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
SOE Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.
Susan M. Murphy Gilmore ’12 (Electrical Engineering)
The 18th Annual Graduate Student Awards ceremony took place on April 29, 2016 in Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center.
The winners for 2016 are as follows:
Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Jennifer Nguyen (Biology)
Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Daniel Houlihan (Occupational Therapy)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Professor David Kaplan (Biomedical Engineering)
Professor Kim Ruane (Mathematics)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Master's level)
Jeffery Shivers (Music)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Doctoral level)
Aaron Gardony (Psychology)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Steven Norris (Philosophy) (Master's Level)
GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Christopher Burke (Physics) (Doctoral Level)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Carter Casey (Computer Science) (Master’s Level)
SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Qianwen Wan (Electrical Engineering) (Doctoral Level)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Joseph Lyons (Biomedical Engineering) (Master’s Level)
SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Kelly Sullivan (Biomedical Engineering) (Doctoral Level)
SoE Award for Commitment to the Practice of Engineering
Pamela Anderson (Biomedical Engineering)
Department of Art and Art History – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Hanna Exel
Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Elizabeth Andrews
Department of Drama and Dance – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Matthew DiCintio
Katherine Swimm
Department of Education - Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
Kyle Duke
Juliette Pelaez
Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
Samantha Cooper
Taylor Rose
Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
Temor Amin-Arsala
Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Temor Amin-Arsala
Colleen Dunwell
Michele Jacquin
Jaye McLaren
Department of Occupational Therapy – Virginia Auty Nedved-Cook Student Research Fund
Mary Barnes
Cailin Donahue
Nicole Picone
Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
Grace Giles
Aleksandra Kaszowska
Eliot-Pearson Doctoral Research Practice Integration Award in Child Study and Human Development
Ola Ozernov-Palchik
Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award in Engineering Management
Kathryn Jinks
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Mentoring or Teaching Undergraduate Students
Humanities: Peter Boudreau - Art History
STEM: Charles van Rees - Biology
Social Science: Yiwei Jiang – Economics
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Student Studies
Social Science: Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers - Child Study and Human Development
STEM: Dr. Kim Ruane - Mathematics
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Graduate Student Community Outreach: Computer Science League of Learning (CSLOL)
Graduate Student Advocacy: Organization of Graduate Students in Mathematics (OGSM)
Graduate Student Council Service Awards
Dean Robert Cook, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Ariana Hajmiragha, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Irina Yakubovskaya, GSC Vice President
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2015 Winners
Furen Dai (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Victoria Floerke (Psychology)
Xiao Han (Psychology)
Lindsay Hinzman (Psychology)
Navneet Kaur (Psychology)
Amy Meyer (Drama)
Ali-Reza Mirsajadi (Drama)
Nicole Pfiester (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Chao Ren (History)
Nicholas Scott (History)
Charles van Rees (Biology)
Alister Wood (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Sezin Yigit (Chemistry)
Jun Zhang (Physics and Astronomy)
Xian Zhang (Child Study and Human Development)
Spring 2016 Winners
Gizem Altheimer (Psychology)
Laura Corlin (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Renee DeCaro (Psychology)
Kelsey Graham (Biology)
Simon Howard (Psychology)
Xiaoran Hu (Chemistry)
Yizhou Huang (Drama)
Gregory Hughes (Psychology)
Patrece Joseph (Child Study and Human Development)
Emily Newman (Psychology)
Genevieve Pugesek (Biology)
Michael Shah (Computer Science)
Jeffery Shivers (Music)
Disha Sood (Biomedical Engineering)
Megan Strait (Psychology)
Shaobing Su (Child Study and Human Development)
Katherine Swimm (Drama)
Asha Tall (English)
Raoul Veroy (Computer Science)
Lara Vujovic (Psychology)
Tara Watkins (Drama)
Irina Yakubovskaya (Drama)
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Awards: Outstanding Service and Career Achievement Award
These awards are given to Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduates who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Harry “Hersh” Cohen M.S.’64, Ph.D.’66 (Psychology) and
Fern D. Cohen M.A.’74 (Education)
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Awards: Outstanding Career and Service Achievement Award
These awards are given to Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduates who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Sinaia Nathanson Ph.D.’86 (Psychology)
School of Engineering Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a School of Engineering graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Yee Cho M.S. ’76 (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
School of Engineering Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a School of Engineering graduates who have made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.
Jeffrey D’Amelia M.S.’03 (Computer Science)
David Scher M.S.’02 (Electrical Engineering)

*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
Graduate Student Photo Contest
Research Photos
Winner – Nathaniel Allen
Runner-Up – Simran Kaushal
Student Life Photos
Winner – Sara Amin
Runner-Up – Michael Shah
The 17th Annual Graduate Student Awards ceremony took place on April 24, 2015 in Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center.
The winners for 2015 are as follows:
Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Sarah Bray (Mathematics)

Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Rebecca Tumposky (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)

Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Professor Krishna Kumar (Chemistry)
Professor Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos (Chemical and Biological Engineering)

GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Master's level)
Kristin Haas (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)

GSAS Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship (Doctoral level)
Leamarie Gordon (Psychology)

GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Sarah Pila (Child Study and Human Development) (Master's Level)

GSAS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Catherine Weigel (Physics) (Doctoral Level)

SoE Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Nicole Pfeister Latham (Electrical Engineering)

SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Nathaniel Allen (Mechanical Engineering)

SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Ariel Horowitz (Chemical Engineering)

SoE Award for Outstanding Academic Scholarship
Ming Yang (Chemical Engineering)

SoE Award for Commitment to the Practice of Engineering
Katherine Woodward (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Department of Art and Art History – Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Christine Garnier
Gabriel Quick

Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology – Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Erin Cummins

Department of Drama and Dance – Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Matthew McMahan

Department of Education - Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
Anthony Amoruso
Andrew Hunter
Katherine Quackenbush

Department of Occupational Therapy – Bekenstein Family Endowment
Denise LaRocca
Gabrielle Mele-Algus
Haley O'Connor
Nicole Picone
Sara Tian

Department of Occupational Therapy – Marjorie B. Greene Award
Susan Higgins

Department of Occupational Therapy – Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship
Brij Maliya

Department of Occupational Therapy – Virginia Auty Nedved-Cook Student Research Fund
Emily Zeman

Department of Psychology – Innovations in Psychological Science Award
Aaron Gardony
Leamarie Gordon

Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award in Engineering Management
Corey O'Connor

Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Education
John Durant (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Education
Prity Bengani (Chemical and Biological Engineering)

Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Organization (MEGSO)

Graduate Student Council Service Awards
Michael Shah, GSC Academic and Career Development Chair (Computer Science)
Bruce Reitman, Dean of Campus Life and Leadership
Sarah Herchel, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2014 Winners
Danica Arimany (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Michael Babokhov (Biology)
Caitlin DeCortin (Child Study and Human Development)
Amanda Franklin (Biology)
Rory Fuller (Biology)
Leamarie Gordon (Psychology)
Kelsey Graham (Biology)
Simon Howard (Psychology)
Yuchen Huang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Lara Hwa (Psychology)
Varandt Khodaverdian (Biology)
Rhiana Meade (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Helina Metaferia (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Diego Millan (English)
Dimitra Pouli (Biomedical Engineering)
Dylan Portelance (Child Study and Human Development)
Amanda Sullivan (Child Study and Human Development)
Charles van Rees (Biology)
Spring 2015 Winners
Emel Adaligil (Chemistry)
Amanda Aldous (Chemistry)
Livia Baer-Bositis (Biology)
Kailah Carden (Education)
Melody Chapin (Music)
Matthew DiCintio (Drama)
Gabriel Golczer (Biology)
Kasia Hart (Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning)
Gizem Iskenderoglu (Psychology)
Simran Kaushal (Biology)
Natalie Kerr (Biology)
Douglas J. Leaffer (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Joseph A. Ledford (History)
Maria Cristina Limlingan (Child Study and Human Development)
Priya Mitra (Psychology)
Ben Paulding (Music)
Jennifer Perry (Psychology)
Amy Smith (Psychology)
Katherine Swimm (Drama)
Kristen Tgavalekos (Biomedical Engineering)
Nicholas M. Wilton (Chemistry)

Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.
Valerie Rohy (English)
Paul L. Kelley (Civil and Environmental Engineering – Structural Engineering)

Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

Barbara Wallace Grossman (Drama)
Brendon Providence (Electrical Engineering)

*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only

Graduate Student Photo Contest

Research Photos
1st Prize – Rachael Bonoan (Biology)
2nd Prize – Benjamin Paulding (Music)
3rd Prize – Amy Meyer (Drama)
Student-Life Photos
1st Prize – Naomi Caselli (Psychology)
2nd Prize – John Scott Parker (Mechanical Engineering)
3rd Prize – Xue Deng (Occupational Therapy)
The 16th Annual Graduate Student Awards ceremony was held on Friday, April 25, 2014, 4:00 PM at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center's Distler Performance Hall.

The winners for 2014 are as follows:
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Marcy Ostberg (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Anthony Adrian (Philosophy)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Professor Peggy Cebe (Physics and Astronomy)
Assistant Professor Thomas Vandervelde (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (Master's level)
Rachel Kelly (Music)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (Doctoral level)
Christine Lattin (Biology)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
Sara Hasselbach (English)
Nathaniel Delaney-Busch (Psychology)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education
Carolyn Talmadge (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Aaron Tietz (Computer Science)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher, Doctoral level
Kathy Ye Morgan (Biomedical Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher, Master's level
Charmian Wu
The Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award in Engineering Management
Jennifer Braggin
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
Leslie Armstrong
The Joy Ann Greisen Scholarship – Department of Occupational Therapy
Amy Fleischer
The Bekenstein Family Endowment – Department of Occupational Therapy
Kathleen Mifsud
Megan Gately
Melanie LaFavre
Emily Zeman
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize in Classics and Classical Archaeology
Matthew Kelley
Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize in Art and Art History
Laura Beshears
Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama and Dance
Michael Morris
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Education
Ellen Pinderhughes (Child Development)
Modhumita Roy (English)

Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Education
Lara Hwa (Psychology)
Amanda Sullivan (Child Development)
Diego Millan (English)
Kelly Sullivan (Biomedical Engineering)

Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Tufts English Graduate Student Organization (TEGO)
Annual Research Symposium
Ten Minute Presentations:
1st: Prity Bengani (Chemical Engineering)
2nd: Aaron Gardony (Psychology)

Three Minute Presentations:
1st: Matthew DiCintio (Drama)
2nd: Felicia Lucci (Chemistry)

Poster Presentations:
1st: Michael VanElzakker (Psychology)

Graduate Student Council Service Award
Administration: Bruce Reitman, Dean of Campus Life and Leadership
Graduate Student Recipient: Jennifer Nguyen, President of the Graduate Student Council
Graduate Student Photo Contest
Each year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering invites its graduate students to submit photos for the Graduate Student Life Photo Contest.
View this year's winning photos >
Graduate Student Research Competition
The Graduate Student Research Competition supports graduate students by providing funding for expenses of travel to conducting research. Funding is competitive and is based on the significance of the research and the clarity of the proposal.
Fall 2013 Winners
Daniel Afergan (Computer Science)
Daniel Barch (Psychology)
Kelly Beagan (Biology)
Gina Choi (Art History)
Santosh Kumar Choudary (Chemistry)
Sarah Gaither (Psychology)
Kelsey Graham (Biology)
Lydia Harris (School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
Kyle Jewhurst (Biology)
Colin Johnson (Child Development)
Patrick King (Drama and Dance)
Emily Pitcairn (Biology)
Phillippa Pitts (Art History)
Chao Ren (History)
Amy Smith (Psychology)
Jingjing Zhang (Chemistry)
Spring 2014 Winners
Joy Ajayi-Carrier (Biomedical Engineering)
Matthew Applegate (Biomedical Engineering)
Naomi Berlove (Psychology)
Mariah Contreras (Child Development)
Amanda Franklin (Biology)
Brett Gallo (Music)
Lindsay Hinzman (Psychology)
Laura Jasinski (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Anna Murray (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Marcy Ostberg (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Clinton Perry (Psychology)
Julia Pilowsky (Biology)
Tiffany Pounds-Williams (Drama and Dance)
Anna Sagal (English)
Samantha Snyder (Psychology)
David Wong (Mechanical Engineering)
Jing Zhu (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have, with the help of their Tufts graduate educations, excelled in their careers of choice.

Stacy Klein (Drama and Dance)
Bonnie Schnitta (Mechanical Engineering)
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a School of Engineering graduate who have made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

Michael McLaughlin (Music)
Matthew Lyman (Electrical Engineering)
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Graduate Student Awards ceremony was held on Friday, April 26, 2013, 4:00 PM at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center's Distler Performance Hall.
The winners for 2013 are as follows:
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Lisa Lam (Mechanical Engineering)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Michael VanElzakker (Psychology)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Professor Michael Reed (Biology)
Professor Remco Chang (Computer Science)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (Master's level)*
Michael Laurello (Music)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (Doctoral level)*
Sarah Gaither (Psychology)
Wenwen Huang (Physics and Astronomy)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Nealia House (Biology)
Megan Mueller (Child Development)
Megan Stahl (Drama)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contribution to Engineering Education **
Noah Daniels (Computer Science)
Samuel MacNaughton (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (Doctoral level) **
Bertan Hallacoglu (Biomedical Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (Master's level) **
Robert D'Angelo (Electrical Engineering)
The Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award
Daniel Keating (Engineering Management)
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
Berenice Diaz
Keith Zalaski
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
Jennifer Iassogna
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
Brigid Freymuller (Classics)
Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
Lora Webb (Art History)
Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
Fiona Coleman Coffey
The Eliot-Pearson Alumni Award
Kristina Schmid Callina
Devanshi Unadkat
The Eliot-Pearson Doctoral Research Practice Integration Award
Megan Kiely Mueller
Melissa Orkin
The Eliot-Pearson Graduate Research Practice Integration Award
Amanda Strawhacker
The Eliot-Pearson Excellence in Teaching Award
Haley Chapman
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies

Dr. Benjamin Hescott (Computer Science)
Dr. Kimberly Parker (Education)
Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies

Casey Diederich (Biology)
AJ Knox (Drama and Dance)
Caitlin Hachmyer (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)
Joseph Brown (Biomedical Engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Biology Union of Graduate Students (BUGS)
Service Awards
Administration: John Barker, Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Staff: Phoebe Heyman, GSAS Program Coordinator
Student: Charles Cunningham, Treasurer of the GSC
Research Grants-in-Aid Recipients
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering's Research Grants-in-Aid program helps support the research of graduate students by helping them pay for travel expenses in connection with their research, research tools, research participants, and publication expenses.

The program was launched in 2005, and since its inception over 100 graduate students have received research grants-in-aid.
FALL 2012
Jeffrey Birk (Psychology)
Joseph Brown (Biomedical Engineering)
Casey Diederich (Biology)
Neal Drew (Occupational Therapy)
Sarah Gaither (Psychology)
Lydia Harris (SMFA)
Janet Lau (UEPP)
Monica Manoski (SMFA)
Jennifer Mortensen (Biology)
Philipp Opitz (Psychology)
Clare Parker (Biology)
Amna Qayyum (History)
Blake Roberts (UEPP)
Sonja Srdanovic (Art and Art History)
Lara Vujovic (Psychology)
Elijah Wald (IDOC)
SPRING 2013
Nooria Al-Wathiqui (Biology)
Jennifer Bogle (UEP)
Patricia Buckley (Occupational Therapy)
Robert Burns (Biology)
Bug Davidson (SMFA)
Dante DeMeo (Electrical Engineering)
Aaron Gardony (Psychology)
Simran Kaushal (Biology)
Rachel Kelly (Music)
Christine Lattin (Biology)
Meeyeon Lee (Psychology)
Anna Murray (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Jennifer Nguyen (Biology)
Fabio Pirozzolo (Music)
Spencer Schwerdtfeger (History)
Elizabeth Shuey (Child Development)
Megan Stahl (Drama)
Amanda Strawhacker (Child Development)
Katherine Walsh (UEP)
Ming Yang (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Graduate Student Photo Contest

Each year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering invites its graduate students to submit photos for the Graduate Student Life Photo Contest.
View this year's winning photos >
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has, with the help of his/her Tufts graduate education, excelled in his/her career of choice.
Todd Pagano Ph.D. '10, Chemistry
Mark Martin MSEM '90, Gordon Institute
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

Gina McCarthy M.S. '81, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Alva Couch Ph.D. '88, Computer Science
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Graduate Student Awards ceremony was held on Friday, April 27, 2012, 4:00 PM at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center's Distler Performance Hall.
The winners for 2012 are as follows:
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Ronak Davé (urban and environmental policy and planning)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Svea Van Langenhoven (occupational therapy)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Associate Professor Bárbara Brizuela (education)
Associate Professor Laurie Baise (civil and environmental engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (master's level)*
Yaning Shen (economics)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (doctoral level)*
Timothy Lawton (chemistry)
Adam South (biology)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Adam Spellmire (English)
Spencer Smith (physics)
Zara-Marie Spooner (child development)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education**
Shahan Nercessian (electrical and computer engineering)
Alfram Bright (mechanical engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (master's level)**
Joseph Lessard (chemical and biological engineering)
Andrea Brown (civil and environmental engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (doctoral level)**
Matthew Boucher (chemical and biological engineering)
Byron Wallace (computer science)
The Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award**
Jennifer Sloan
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
The Department of Education and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service created this award to honor a graduate student completing the M.A.T. middle and high school teacher licensure program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to both public service and effective classroom practice in the field experience portion of their program.

Laurence K. Denizard
Christopher Flaherty

The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
This award is made to an occupational therapy graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and involvement in student and professional activities. Ms. Greene was one of the founders of the Boston School of Occupational Therapy in 1918. She was a pioneer in occupational therapy and a leader in OT state and national organizations.

Petra Colleen Doyle
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
The Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a graduate student or students who demonstrate a deep commitment to the field of classical archaeology or classical studies; to the Tufts University Department of Classics; and to the broader community.

Ashley Deitrick

Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
The Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize recognizes a graduating master's student in art history or art history/museum studies for outstanding academic excellence, as well as related achievement in teaching, research, museum work, or community involvement. The award is established in memory of Rhonda Saad, G08, with the generous assistance of Rhonda's classmates. A scholar of Islamic Art, pursuing a Ph.D. at the time of her death, Saad was a cherished student, teacher, colleague, and friend whose zest and optimism profoundly impacted the lives and work of all those around her.

Andrea Rosen

Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama who has completed all the requirements for the degree except the dissertation; who has demonstrated distinction academically and in research; and who has contributed to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in honor of Kalman A. Burnim, emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory and Tufts alumnus (A50), who created the Ph.D. program in drama. During his twenty-eight years at Tufts, Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in theatre history.

Andrew J. Knox

The Eliot-Pearson Award for Research Practice Integration
The award is given to the student whose accomplishments in scholarship and applied work has demonstrated the most potential to foster the integration of research and practice.

Amanda Sullivan
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies

Barbara M. Parmenter (urban and environmental policy and planning)
Lauren Black III (biomedical engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies

Shoshoni Caine (biology)
Amanda Sullivan (child development)
Alexandra (Sasha) Kulinkina (civil and environmental engineering)
Kathleen Kuo (music)
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Tufts Intercultural Practice Group
Service Awards

Student: Aaron Tietz, GSC vice president 2011â€"2012; child development graduate student
Staff: Charlene F. Carle, administrative assistant to Dean Pepall
Research Grants-in-Aid Recipients
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering's Research Grants-in-Aid program helps support the research of graduate students by helping them pay for travel expenses in connection with their research, research tools, research participants, and publication expenses.

The program was launched in 2005, and since its inception over 100 graduate students have received research grants-in-aid.

FALL 2011
Carolyn Bauer (biology)
Hollis Bowe (history)
Andrea Brown (civil and environmental engineering)
Brook Chernet (biology)
Stacey Cunningham (mechanical engineering)
Jaclyn deVore (urban and environmental policy and planning)
Meredith Brinker Ferguson (art and art history)
Caroline Gelmi (history)
Leamarie Gordon (psychology)
Laura Reed (civil and environmental engineering)
Emily Shafer (history)
Xiaofeng (Allen) Su (biology)
Tamara Turner (music)
Jordan Tynes (studio art)
Yang Yang (economics)

SPRING 2012
Joseph Brown (biomedical engineering)
Jane Carter (music)
Sammy Chong (studio art)
Julia da Silva (history)
Robert deBruijn (biology)
Sairah Husain (history)
Christine Lattin (biology)
Anne Madden (biology)
Cathy McLaurin (studio art)
Marshall Miller (psychology)
Melissa Orkin (child development)
Michael Polmear (biomedical engineering)
Laura Reese (studio art)
Kristina Schmid (child development)
Kartik Shah (biology)
Natasha Tigreros (biology)
Christiana Usenza (music)
Graduate Student Photo Contest
Each year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering invites its graduate students to submit photos for the Graduate Student Life Photo Contest.
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has, with the help of his/her Tufts graduate education, excelled in his/her career of choice.
Professor Heather Nathans, G99 (drama)
Professor Dionysios D. Dionysiou, EG95 (chemical and biological engineering)
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

Aaron Gornstein, G84 (urban and environmental policy and planning)
Golsima Kim Knox, EG80 (civil and environmental engineering)
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Nicole Flynn (English)
Joanna Xylas (biomedical engineering)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Molly McCullagh (urban and environmental policy and planning)
Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
Elizabeth Ammons (English)
Thomas Vandervelde (electrical and computer engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (master's level)*
David Molk (music)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (doctoral level)*
April Jewell (chemistry)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Mirit Barzillai (child development)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education**
Karen Kosinski (civil and environmental engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (master's level)**
Andrew Winslow (computer science)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher (doctoral level)**
Nan Yi (chemical and biological engineering)
The Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award**
Matthew Toia
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
The Department of Education and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service created this award to honor a graduate student completing the M.A.T. middle and high school teacher licensure program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to both public service and effective classroom practice in the field experience portion of their program.

Dara K. Bayer
Laura Beth Hoguet
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
This award is made to an occupational therapy graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and involvement in student and professional activities. Ms. Greene was one of the founders of the Boston School of Occupational Therapy in 1918. She was a pioneer in occupational therapy and a leader in OT state and national organizations.

Michelle Marques
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
The Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a graduate student or students who demonstrate a deep commitment to the field of classical archaeology or classical studies; to the Tufts University Department of Classics; and to the broader community.

Cara-Lynne Thomas
Hilary Wolkan
Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize
The Rhonda Saad Graduate Prize recognizes a graduating master's student in art history or art history/museum studies for outstanding academic excellence, as well as related achievement in teaching, research, museum work, or community involvement. The award is established in memory of Rhonda Saad, G08, with the generous assistance of Rhonda's classmates. A scholar of Islamic Art, pursuing a Ph.D. at the time of her death, Saad was a cherished student, teacher, colleague, and friend whose zest and optimism profoundly impacted the lives and work of all those around her.

Ayesha Fuentes
Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama who has completed all the requirements for the degree except the dissertation; who has demonstrated distinction academically and in research; and who has contributed to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in honor of Kalman A. Burnim, emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory and Tufts alumnus (A50), who created the Ph.D. program in drama. During his twenty-eight years at Tufts, Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in theatre history.

Colleen Rua
The Eliot-Pearson Award for Research Practice Integration
The award is given to the student whose accomplishments in scholarship and applied work has demonstrated the most potential to foster the integration of research and practice.

Natalie Rusk
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
Boris Hasselblatt (mathematics)
Robert D. White (mechanical engineering)
Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies
Megan Stahl (Drama)
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization
Tufts Organization for Graduate Students in Mathematics
Service Awards
Faculty: Sinaia Nathanson (psychology)
Student: Joanna Xylas (biomedical engineering)
Staff: Annie Wong (Campus Life financial office)
NAGS Awards (Northeast Association of Graduate Schools)
Patricia Allen (psychology) Master's Thesis Award
Professor M. Ann Easterbrooks (child development), Graduate Faculty Teaching Award
Research Grants-in-Aid Recipients
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering's Research Grants-in-Aid program helps support the research of graduate students by helping them pay for travel expenses in connection with their research, research tools, research participants, and publication expenses.

The program was launched in 2005, and since its inception over 100 graduate students have received research grants-in-aid.
Graduate Student Photo Contest
Each year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering invites its graduate students to submit photos for the Graduate Student Life Photo Contest.
1st Prize- Gregory H. Meyerhoff (mechanical engineering)
2nd Prize- Konstantinos Metallinos (physics)
3rd Prize-Jennifer Mortensen (biology)
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has, with the help of his/her Tufts graduate education, excelled in his/her career of choice.
Raymond Nickerson, G65, psychology
Michelle Williams, EG86, civil engineering
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

Richard Henken, A80, G81, economics
Robert Haber, E79, E80, chemical engineering
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Graduate Student Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010 from 4:00PM to 6:30PM at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center's Distler Performance Hall.
The winners for 2010 are as follows:
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Ronald Jason Heustis (Biology)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Mona M. Abo-Zena (Child Development)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance*
Kerri Ann Bowen (English)
Jonathan B. Freeman (Psychology)
Heather L. Tierney (Chemistry)

The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Melissa Orkin (Child Development)
Dallase A. Scott (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning)

Faculty Mentoring Award
Professor George Smith (Philosophy)
Associate Professor Kyongbum Lee (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education**
James Kaklamanos (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher**
Mashhood Ishaque (Computer Science)

The Gordon Institute Outstanding Student Award**
Paul R. M. Herman
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
The Department of Education and the University College of Citizenship and Public Service created this award to honor a graduate student completing the MAT middle and high school teacher licensure program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to both public service and effective classroom practice in the field experience portion of their program.

Caroline Foster

Peter Shungu
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
This award is made to an occupational therapy student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and involvement in student and professional activities. Ms. Greene was one of the founders of the Boston School of Occupational Therapy in 1918. She was a pioneer in occupational therapy and a leader in OT state and national organizations.

Kirsty A. Gilmour

Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
The Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a graduate student or students who demonstrate a deep commitment to the field of classical archaeology or classical studies; to the Tufts University Department of Classics and to the broader community.

Molly M. Gayton

Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama, who has completed all the requirements for the degree except the dissertation, who has demonstrated distinction academically and in research, and who has contributed to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in honor of Kalman A. Burnim, Emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory and Tufts alumnus (A'50), who created the Ph.D. program in drama. During his twenty-eight years at Tufts, Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in theatre history.

Heather F. Phillips

The Eliot-Pearson Award for Research Practice Integration
The award is given to the student whose accomplishments in scholarship and applied work has demonstrated the most potential to foster the integration of research and practice.

Jessica H. Greenstone

Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
Mitch McVey (Biology)
Philip Starks (Biology)

Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies
Jeffrey Brown (Biomedical Engineering)
Emily King (English)
Olga Makhlynets (Chemistry)
Nicholas Rule (Psychology)

Service Award
Ronald Jason Heustis, GSC President (Graduate Student)
Lynne Pepall, Dean, GSAS (Faculty)
Bob Reppucci, Director, Medford Facilities (Staff)

Graduate Student Photo Contest
Each year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering invites its graduate students to submit photos for the Graduate Student Life Photo Contest.

1st Prize-Konstantinos Metallinos, Physics
2nd Prize-Anne Madden, Biology
3rd Prize-Donna Au, Economics

Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award
This award is given to a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has, with the help of his/her Tufts graduate education, excelled in his/her career of choice.

Claire Van Ummersen, J57, G60, G63, Biology
Vice President, Center for Effective Leadership, American Council on Education

Y.A. Liu, EG70, Chemical Engineering
Frank C. Vilbrandt Endowed Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech

Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award
This award recognizes a Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and/or School of Engineering graduate who has made exceptional contributions to Tufts since they have graduated.

William Koster, G72, Chemistry
Jonathan Curtis, E69, EG72, Civil Engineering

*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Alicia Doyle Lynch (Child Development)
Nella Young (UEP)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Julia Heather Thompson (Occupational Therapy)
Kristin Dukes (Psychology)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance*
Molly Dickens (Biology)
Amy Woodbury (English)
Huipeng Chen (Physics)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Mona Abo-Zena (Child Development)
Kevin Landis (Drama)
Faculty Mentoring Award*
Holly Taylor (Psychology)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education**
Brett Boghigian (Chemical/Biological Engineering)
Susan Tse (Mechanical Engineering))
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher**
Michael Lovett (Biomedical Engineering)
Ryan Nolan (Chemical/Biological Engineering)
Michael Horn (Computer Science)
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
The Department of Education and the University College of Citizenship and Public Service created this award to honor a graduate student completing the MAT middle and high school teacher licensure program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to both public service and effective classroom practice in the field experience portion of their program.

Deborah Browder
Jordan Goldwarg
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
This award is made to an occupational therapy student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and involvement in student and professional activities. Ms. Greene was one of the founders of the Boston School of Occupational Therapy in 1918. She was a pioneer in occupational therapy and a leader in OT state and national organizations.

Jan Hollenbeck
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
The Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a graduate student or students who demonstrate a deep commitment to the field of classical archaeology or classical studies; to the Tufts University Department of Classics and to the broader community.

Nicole Blotner
Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama, who has completed all the requirements for the degree except the dissertation, who has demonstrated distinction academically and in research, and who has contributed to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in honor of Kalman A. Burnim, Emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory and Tufts alumnus (A'50), who created the Ph.D. program in drama. During his twenty-eight years at Tufts, Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in theatre history.

Wen-ling Lin
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
Nalini Ambady (Psychology)
Robin Kanarek (Psychology)
Analucia Schliemann (Education)

Outstanding Graduate Student Contribution to Undergraduate Studies
Elsbeth Hearn (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Daniel Kane (Biology)
Claire Maiers ( Music)
Kathryn Handwerger (Psychology)
David J. Proctor (IDOC)

Service Award
Jocelyn Muller (Biology)
Graduate Student Photo Contest
1st Place-Lei Li (Mechanical Engineering)
2nd Place-Mark Pellegrini (Computer Science)
3rd Place-Adam South (Biology)
Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Career Achievement Award

Gregory Maguire, G90, English
Best-selling author of, among other books, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West; Mirror Mirror; Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Son of a Witch

Robert Norton, G70, Engineering Design
Milton Prince Higgins II Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Graduate Alumni Awards: Outstanding Service Award

Alison “Sunny” Breed, J66, Sociology, G72, Education
Tyler Hooper, G97, Mechanical Engineering
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
Foteini A. Makrydaki (Chemical Engineering)
Negin Toosi (Psychology)
The Rob Hollister Award for Community Service and Citizenship
Virginia L. Anderson (Drama)
The Award for Outstanding Academic Performance*
Ragnhild D. Whitaker (Chemistry)
Nicholas O. Rule (Psychology)
The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education*
Erin V. Iski (Chemistry)
Meron Langsner (Drama)
Evan P. Apfelbaum (Psychology)
Faculty Mentoring Award*
Nalini Ambady (Psychology)
Marjorie Hahn (Mathematics)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education**
Marc A. Chiarini (Computer Science)
Mary E. McCormick (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
William L. Rice (Biomedical Engineering)
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Researcher**
Hannah Perry (Biomedical Engineering)
David W. Sculley II (Computer Science)
Eric M. Thompson (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Mary Ann Mulcahy Service in Education Award
The Department of Education and the University College of Citizenship and Public Service created this award to honor a graduate student completing the MAT middle and high school teacher licensure program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to both public service and effective classroom practice in the field experience portion of their program.
Sara Arcaya
Sarah Kehoe
Julia Carroll
The Marjorie B. Greene Award in Occupational Therapy
This award is made to an occupational therapy student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and involvement in student and professional activities. Ms. Greene was one of the founders of the Boston School of Occupational Therapy in 1918. She was a pioneer in occupational therapy and a leader in OT state and national organizations.
Jane M. Crimmins
Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize
The Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a graduate student or students who demonstrate a deep commitment to the field of classical archaeology or classical studies; to the Tufts University Department of Classics and to the broader community.
Lydia P. Sachs
Jessica R. Pesce
Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama, who has completed all the requirements for the degree except the dissertation, who has demonstrated distinction academically and in research, and who has contributed to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in honor of Kalman A. Burnim, Emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory and Tufts alumnus (A'50), who created the Ph.D. program in drama. During his twenty-eight years at Tufts, Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in theatre history.
Sean F. Edgecomb
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Awards
Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Graduate Studies
David Kaplan (Biomedical Engineering)
Fred Rothbaum (Child Development)
Astier M. Almedom (Institute for Global Leadership)
Student Organization Award
Hellenic Society of Graduate Students
Service Award
Jessica Pesce, (Classics) GSC, VP
Tisch Library: Joan Michalak, Laura Walters & Kathleen DiPerna
Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award
Nina Bozicnik (Art & Art History)
Jennifer DiCorcia (Psychology)
Christian Zeigler (Chemistry)
Laural Hankins, (English)
Graduate Student Photo Contest
1st Prize-Taylor Williams (Biomedical Engineering)
2nd Prize-Huai-Ti Lin (Biology)
3rd Prize-Maria Soledad Gaztambide (UEP)
3rd Prize-Sara Frederikson (Child Development)
Graduate Alumni Awards
Outstanding Career Achievement Award
Richard Syron, A69, G71, economics, Chair & CEO, Freddie Mac
Frank Pao, E71, EG83, electrical engineering, Chairman, Atlantis Energy Systems, Inc.

Outstanding Service Award
Alva Couch, G88, math
David McGrath, G83, biology
*Awards for arts and sciences graduate students or faculty only
**Awards for engineering graduate students or faculty only

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