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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
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