Grad students receive 2019 Dean's Citation Awards

The Graduate School recognized more than 50 graduate students with Dean's Citation Awards during a celebration in April on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. 

Jeff Potteiger, dean of The Graduate School, gave recipients a certificate of recognition and a graduate honors cord for their outstanding academic performance.

Graduate students can be nominated by faculty and staff members, advisors, a graduate program director, a department chair or a school director. The nominees are reviewed by the dean of Graduate Studies in consultation with others involved in graduate education; final selections are made by the dean.

A list of award recipients is below. For more information on graduate studies, visit gvsu.edu/gs. 

Academic Excellence in the Degree Program 

• College of Community & Public Service

     Lucy B. Grogran, Criminal Justice

     Chelsea C. Horvath, Health Administration

     Lois E. Craven, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

     David A. Walker, Public Administration

• College of Education

     Sarah E. Tibbe, Higher Education

     Jamie L. Grant, Literacy Studies

     Jennifer K. Garcia, School Counseling

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Joseph R. McCartney, Data Science and Analytics

     Kundan Joshi, Engineering

     Rachel A. Dzapo, Health Informatics and Bioinformatics

• College of Health Professions

     Elizabeth N. Beauchamp, Physical Therapy

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Nguyet Nguyen, Applied Linguistics

     Alan Mock, Biology

     Cuyler R. Huffman, Biostatistics

     Mattie K. Brechbiel, Cell and Molecular Biology

     Elizabeth D. Sweet, Communications

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Jenna E. Buchman, Nursing-Doctorate

     Tami J. Gallagher, Nursing-Master’s

Outstanding Master's Thesis 

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Richard A. Gross, Engineering-Electrical

     Justin P. Fisher, Engineering-Mechanical

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Nicholas M. Preville, Biology

Outstanding Final Project

• College of Community & Public Service

     Alison M. Christensen, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Mayura R. Kumar, Computer Information Systems

     Adriana F. Melo, Engineering-Manufacturing Operations

     Clayton J. Spore, Engineering-Mechanical

• College of Education

     Kathleen Law, Higher Education

     Laura N. Hinkle, Instruction and Curriculum

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Alyssa M. Benn, Cell and Molecular Biology

     Kelsey A. Gronda, Communications

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Danielle R. Miller, Nursing-Doctorate

Outstanding Publication 

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Colin H. Jack and Eric C. VanDyke, Engineering

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Amy E. Veltkamp, Nursing-Doctorate

Excellence in Service to the Community or Profession 

• Seidman College of Business

     Amy T. Harris, Business Administration

• College of Community & Public Service

     Ashley N. Latsch, Public Administration

• College of Education

     Danira S. Angel, School Counseling

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Sarah R. Barnes, Engineering

• College of Health Professions

     Katelyn N. Beam, Physical Therapy

     Derick N. Chia, Public Health

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Nicholas M. Preville, Biology

     Evan P. Vlietstra, Cell and Molecular Biology

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Hannah R. Duby, Nursing-Doctorate

Excellence in Leadership and Service to GVSU

• Seidman College of Business

     Bisoye U. Adeosun, Business Administration

• College of Community & Public Service

     Ricardo L. Benavidez, Public Administration

• College of Education

     LeAnne R. Lazar, School Counseling

• Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

     Spencer L. Boer, Engineering

• College of Health Professions

     Paige M. Bachelor, Physical Therapy

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Sarah L. Lamar, Biology

     Madison R. Spratt, Cell and Molecular Biology

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Jenna E. Buchman, Nursing-Doctorate

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at GVSU

• College of Health Professions

     Heather D. Saturley, Physical Therapy

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Srinija Alla, Cell and Molecular Biology

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Claudia Rivera Salas, Nursing-Doctorate

Excellence in Sustainability

• Kirkhof College of Nursing

     Emily A. Radtke, Nursing-Doctorate

3-Minute Thesis Award

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

     Sarah K. Lamar, Biology

Graduate Student Association Faculty Awards 

Faculty Mentor Award 

• College of Education

     Cynthia Shinsky, Educational Leadership & Counseling

• College of Health Professions

     Ranelle Brew, Department of Public Health

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Charlyn Partridge, Annis Water Resources Institute

     Laura Stroik, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Kimboko Inclusion Award 

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     Robert Franciosi, Department of English

Outstanding Teaching Award 

• College of Community & Public Service

     Michelle Wooddell, School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration

• College of Education

     Suzanne Richards, Educational Leadership & Counseling