2015 Graduate Award Recipients 

President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students
Brian Feinstein, Clinical Psychology
Zachariah Foda, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Anna Plonka, Geosciences
Brandi So, English
Megan Tudor*, Clinical Psychology

*denotes May 2015 Doctoral Hooding student speaker.

President's Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
Nicole Calma, Cognitive Science
Dylan Godwin, Cultural Analysis & Theory
Raynee Gutting, Political Science
Steven Heritage, Anthropological Sciences
Ali Mohsen, Philosophy
Brianna O'Neill, Chemistry

Mildred and Herbert Weisinger Dissertation Fellowship
Jennifer Rollins, Ecology & Evolution

Madeline Fusco Fellowship Award
Gena Sbeglia, Ecology & Evolution

Faculty-Staff Dissertation Fellowship Award
Evelyn Pain, Anthropological Sciences

John Marburger III Fellowship for Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Melissa Louie, Physics & Astronomy

Joyce Turner Dissertation Fellowship Award
Laura James, English

Dean's Alumni Association Leadership Award
Peter Chahales, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring by a Faculty Member
James Bliska, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Megan Craig, Philosophy

Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching by a Faculty Member
Jeffrey Santa Ana, English

Dean's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Education by a Graduate Program Director
Anne O'Byrne, Philosophy
Katheryn Twiss, Anthropological Sciences

Dean's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Education by a Graduate Program Coordinator
Odalis Hernandez, Neuroscience, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics