The Washington State University Graduate School and Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) ceremony celebrates outstanding scholars at their annual Evening of Excellence.
This year, the event welcomed over 170 attendees and was held at the Ensminger Pavilion on the Pullman campus. Through continued collaboration, both organizations expect this event to grow in size and prestige.
Congratulations to all and every awardee!
Awards
GPSA Awards
GPSA Excellence Awards
The Graduate and Professional Student Association conducts the GPSA Excellence Awards each year. The GPSA Excellence awards are broken up into 10 different categories: Graduate Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Graduate Student Instructor, Academic Advisor, Registered Student Organization, Community Engagement, The Worthy, DePauw & Wang Service Leadership Award, Senators of the Year, and College Representative of the Year.
Awarded to:
- Madison Aileen Cavaleiro Hönig
- Community Engagement
- Nafise Noroozi
- Community Engagement
- Abrar Ahmad
- Teaching Assistant
- Weikun Xu
- Teaching Assistant
- Gaurav Narang
- Research Assistant
- Yu (Abby) Xue
- Research Assistant
- Yingwei (Wayne) Xu
- Graduate Instructor
- Star Aduratomi Oje
- Graduate Instructor
- Uwakmfon Godfrey John
- Staff Assistant
- Sheheryar Ahmad Pirzada
- Staff Assistant
- Christina G. Chi
- Academic Advisor
- Marcus I. Poppen
- Academic Advisor
- Agricultural Automation and Engineering Club
- Registered Student Organization
- Nafise Noroozi
- Senators of the Year
- Edmund Larbi Afari
- Senators of the Year
- Nazua Idris Boutin
- College Representative of the Year
Research Exposition
A poster session and scholarship competition that allows students to present their original research, scholarship, and/or creative work to the University community while vying for scholarships.
Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences
- First Position: Bhupinderjeet Singh
- Second Position: Agasthya Baby Chenna Prakash
- Third Position: Okikiola Michael Alegbeleye
- Third Position: Md Redwan Ahmad Khan
Physical and Social Sciences
- First Position: Colby Schimelfenig
- Second Position: Gemma Samantha Criollo Palma
- Third Position: Angela Hickman
- Third Position: Corey Halverson
Arts and Education Sciences
- First Position: Prathamesh Vilas Bange
- Second Position: Eugenie Mainake
- Third Position: Yu (Abby) Xue
Business, Communication, and Political Science
- First Position: Kathryn Robinson-Tay
- Second Position: Mariam Hilda Ola
- Third Position: Yingwei (Wayne) Xu
- Third Position: Jihae Han
Engineering and Environmental Science
- First Position: Sajjad Uddin Mahmud
- Second Position: Christina Webster
- Third Position: Sheng Yu
Medical and Life Sciences
- First Position: Frederico Narciso S. Pereira
- Second Position: Kaylee Vosbigian
- Third Position: Sarah C. Boothman
- Third Position: Lela B. Remington
Graduate School Awards
The Wang, Worthy, DePauw Award
The Worthy, DePauw & Wang Leadership Award recognizes exceptional graduate student leaders whose work seeks to improve the lives of fellow graduate students meaningfully. The Graduate School awards $500 to each winner.
Awarded to:
- Johana Elizabeth Thomas Zapata
- Mathematics & Science Education
- Sheersa Manna
- Plant Pathology
- Amir Hossein Moadab
- Finance and Management Science
- Gagandeep Kaur
- Crop and Social Sciences
Arnold and Julia Greenwell Memorial Scholarship for Social Sciences and Humanities
The Arnold and Julia Greenwell Memorial Scholarship for Social Sciences and Humanities is open to all doctoral graduate students in good standing. The winners of this award show outstanding leadership in their field and outreach in their projects that improve the human condition. Each award recipient is given $1500.
Awarded to:
- Nicole Whiteley
- Psychology
Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship
The Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship is for all active doctoral graduate students in good standing who have successfully passed their preliminary examination. The winners had peer-reviewed publications/shows/recitals. They also have successful grant proposals/awards while showing service to the institution, profession, and community. Each awardee is given $1500.
Awarded to:
- Dattatray Bhalekar
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Portia Amoa-Danquah
- Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
- Dina Hussein
- Electrical Engineering Computer Science
Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award
The Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award was created in honor of DePauw’s service to WSU. The award started in 2003 to give recognition to doctoral candidates that demonstrate evidence of leadership skills and/or university involvement. Recipients are nominated by the Association for Faculty Women and awarded $1000.
Awarded to:
- Martin Churuvija
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Anaderi Iniguez
- Human Development
- Molly Sayles
- Entomology
Anne and Russ Fuller Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research/Scholarship
The Anne and Russ Fuller Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research/Scholarship is open to all doctoral graduate students in good standing. These students are conducting interdisciplinary research/scholarship with demonstrated scholarly productivity. Each winner is awarded $4000.
Awarded to:
- Oluwatunmise Dada
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Se Eun Jung
- Molecular Plant Sciences
Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship
This nine-month fellowship for doctoral candidates includes a stipend of up to $30,000 for the academic year. Also included is a two-credit tuition waiver and up to $1,000 for travel and/or research. The recipient has conducted a significant research project and meets one or more of a diverse array of criteria, such as exhibiting a record of service that promotes equitable access to underrepresented groups, women, or racial minorities.
Awarded to:
- Kirstin Fisher
- Teaching and Learning
- Priya Kushram
- Mechanical and Materials Engineering
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