Students Recognized with the Winter 2026 Graduate School Citations
Published May 27, 2026 by Peyton Goch
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE DEGREE PROGRAM
- College of Computing
- Bharani Srinath Jonnada, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
- Fahim Morshed, Applied Computer Science
- Jacinta Babu, Data Science and Analytics
- Yu-Ting Liu, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Douglas Ferguson, Public Administration
- Kennedy Sowell, Criminal Justice
- Kylie Brigham, Literacy Studies
- Samuel Ahurtovie, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
College of Health Professions
- Amy Rogers, Medical Dosimetry
- Anastacia Tucker, Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Jaclyn Driesenga, Public Health
- Justen Knape, Doctor of Audiology
- Rachel Postma, Clinical Dietetics
- Olivia Koole, Athletic Training
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Avery Meade, School Psychology
- Eric Janson, Biostatistics
- Gabriella Barajas, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Logan Clark, Biology- AWRI
- Lucy Groothuis, Biomedical Sciences
- Maria Widmann, Communications
- Nicole Devries, Applied Statistics
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Julia Treme, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Padnos College of Engineering
- Charles DiCanio, Engineering
Seidman College of Business
- Charles Jagger, Business Administration
OUTSTANDING MASTER’S THESIS
College of Computing
- Christopher Khajira, Applied Computer Science
College of Health Professions
- Coeli Fitzpatrick, Public Health
- Samantha Schulz, Clinical Dietetics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Kaylynne Dennis, Biology - AWRI
- Kyle Shutz, Cell and Molecular Biology
Padnos College of Engineering
- Abigail Robbins, Engineering
OUTSTANDING FINAL PROJECT
College of Computing
- Fedi Naimi and Halee Belghouthi, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
- Yu-Ting Liu, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Candace Murray, Literacy Studies
College of Health Professions
- Bridget Gaier, Isaac Francis, and Josie Kasmauskis, Clinical Dietetics
- Cierra Gabrielse, Melina Tofilovski, Taylor LaCombe, and Tristen Wesenberg, Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Kendra Leep, Marirose LeFevre, and Olivia Koole, Athletic Training
- Melissa Stone, Public Health
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Samantha LaMantia, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Sydney Kamps, Communications
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Chelsea Ericson, Doctor of Nursing Practice
OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION
College of Computing
- Nishan Khanal, Data Science and Analytics
- Pravallika Manchu and Swarna Bharathi Kathi, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
College of Health Professions
- Madeline Krawciw, Public Health
- Natalie Stahl, Public Health
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Jillian Greene, Biology - AWRI
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OR PROFESSION
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Christopher McGuire, Public Administration
- Kennedy Sowell, Criminal Justice
College of Health Professions
- Chloe Bowyer, Clinical Dietetics
- Clayton Lewis, Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Robert Manson, Doctor of Audiology
- Sydney Johnson, Public Health
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Hannah Meade, School Psychology
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Lora Rademacher, Doctor of Nursing Practice
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO GVSU
College of Computing
- Ranjith Kumar Patil, Applied Computer Science
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Elora Ferrie, Public Administration
- Lauren Hellman, School Psychology
- Rebeca Barajas-Juarez, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
College of Health Professions
- Josie Kasmauskis, Clinical Dietetics
- Valerie Caylor, Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Vincent Choi, Public Health
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Sarah King, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Padnos College of Engineering
- Samrawit Tewelde, Engineering
- Scott Strayer, Engineering
EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT GVSU
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Rowan Hawthorne, Public Administration
College of Health Professions
- AJ Walstra, Public Health
- Emma Jones, Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Mackenzie Malone, Clinical Dietetics
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Joslyn Lypka, Doctor of Nursing Practice
EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY
College of Education and Community Innovation
- Cassandra Chaphalkar, Public Administration
College of Health Professions
- Corryn Willson, Clinical Dietetics
- Tucker McLane, Public Health
Kirkhof College of Nursing
- William Serano, Doctor of Nursing Practice