2015
Each year, we recognize outstanding members of our community through The Graduate School Awards and the Ver Steeg Awards.
The Graduate School Awards
Dean McBride hosted the 2015 Awards and Recognition Dinner on March 3, celebrating a number of honorees who make notable contributions to graduate life at Northwestern University. Awards were presented in three main areas, reflecting The Graduate School's Strategic Plan: Diversity, Service and Engagement.
Diversity
The awards for diversity recognize individuals who have contributed to an environment which values diverse backgrounds, approaches, and perspectives, which we at The Graduate School believe are essential ingredients for academic excellence.
Mayda Velasco | Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Dean's Award
Karl Scheidt | Professor, Chemistry
Faculty Award
Rick Zinbarg | Professor, Psychology
Faculty Award
Resham Banga | Chemical Engineering
Student Award
Sheila Judge | Director of Operations & Outreach, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
Staff Award
Service
Service can mean many things, and in this case, the common thread for our honorees is they have gone above and beyond the call of duty to be of assistance to The Graduate School and our constituents.
Patricia Telles-Irvin | Vice President for Student Affairs
Dean's Award
Mercedes Carnethon | Associate Professor, Preventative Medicine
Faculty Award
Robin Hoecker | Media, Technology, and Society
Student Award
Linda Foit | Postdoctoral Fellow, Simpson Querry Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Andrew Robinson | Research Associate, Microbiology-Immunology
Anne Clements | Payroll Coordinator, Office of Human Resources
Staff Award
Engagement
Honorees in this area have helped build networks that strengthen collaboration within the graduate and postdoctoral communities.
Stephanie Brehm | Religious Studies
Dean's Award
James Elliott | Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Faculty Award
Cora Palfy | Music Theory and Cognition
Student Award
Nick Angeloni | Postdoctoral Fellow, Urology
Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Gretchen Talbot | Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Staff Award