Graduate Dean's Reception
Thank you for attending, we look forward to seeing you next year!
The Graduate Dean's Reception Students honors graduate students who demonstrate dedication to their academic and/or professional development and success as graduate students and beyond, by actively engaging in their academic programs and/or participating in cross-disciplinary workshops, meetings, and events. These students represent the possibilities of interdisciplinary and commitment to continuous learning. Recognized students will be invited in the spring, and the event is traditionally held on Reading Day in the spring.
Graduate students in the following groups will be recognized:
2023 Student Commencement Award Winners
Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award Finalists and Winner (Excellence in Teaching)
Graduate Student Inclusive Excellence Award Nominees and Winner (Inclusive Excellence)
2023 Deans Citation Award Winners (DC)
2022-2023 Research Mentoring Program Awardees (RMP)
2022-2023 Community Engagement Academy Cohort (22-23CEA)
Fall 2022 GTA Academy Cohort (GTAAFa22)
Spring 2023 GTA Academy Cohort (GTAASp23)
Spring 2023 Digital Media Academy Participants (DMA23)
Spring 2023 Publishing Academy Cohort (PA23)
Spring 2023 Resilient Graduate Student Series Cohort (GRSS23)
Spring 2023 Mentoring Academy Cohort (MA23)
2022-2023 PLAN Workshop Frequent Attendees (P22-23)
Fall 2022 Three Minute Thesis Competition Finalists (3MT22)
2022-2023 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Executive Board Members (GSCEC22-23)
2022-2023 Graduate Student Ambassadors (A22-23)
2022-2023 Multicultural Association of Graduate Students (MAGS) Executive Board Members (MAGSEC22-23)
2022-2023 Black Graduate and Professional Student Association Executive Board Members (BGPSA22-23)
Graduate Student Awardees
*Please note that student unit and program information reflect manual entry from student submission and thus may not be accurate. Please contact michelle.rodems@louisville.edu if you would like to suggest a change.*
| Last Name | First Name | College/School | Program | Recognition | |
| (Rosenbloom) Earl | Shayna | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | MA23 | |
| Abell | Tiarra | College of Arts and Sciences | Clinical Psychology | P22-23 | |
| Abu Fasheh | Majduleen Moawiah Ahmad | School of Nursing | Nursing | P22-23 | |
| Adepoju | Olalekan | College of Arts and Sciences | English Rhetoric and Composition | A22-23 | |
| Aderniran | Ayodeji | Speed School of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Adusei | Gifty | College of Arts and Sciences | Urban and Public Affairs | PA23 | |
| Affan | Affan | Speed School of Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Ajjarapu | Kameswara Pavan Kumar | Speed School of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | P22-23 | |
| Al Araydeh | Mifleh | School of Nursing | Nursing | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23,DMA23,P22-23,3MT22 | |
| Ali | Mohammed Tarek Mohamed | Graduate School | Intdsc Studies: Spec in Translational Bioengineering | DC,Houchens Winner | |
| Allgood | Michael | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health | A22-23 | |
| Amorim | Joaquim | College of Business | Business Analytics | 22-23CEA | |
| Anderson | Weston | College of Arts and Sciences | Criminal Justice | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Anil | Sharma | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics | 3MT22 | |
| Anner | Sophia | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | RMP | |
| Auten | Kylee | College of Arts and Sciences | English | PA23 | |
| Babarinde | Olufunmilayo (Funmi) | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health | MA23,A22-23 | |
| Bailey | Christina | School of Nursing | Nursing | PA23 | |
| Balasuriya | Hasini | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | PA23 | |
| Barton | Marissa | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW/MSCFT) | DC | |
| Beechie | Catherine M. | School of Nursing | Nursing | PA23 | |
| Benjamin | Michael | College of Arts and Sciences | English Rhetoric and Composition | PA23 | |
| Bolatimi | David | College of Business | Business Analytics | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Bright | John | College of Business | Business Administration | P22-23 | |
| Brown | T. Christopher | School of Medicine | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology | GTAAFa22,3MT22 | |
| Buckner | LuTisha | College of Arts and Sciences | Urban and Public Affairs | MA23 | |
| Burciaga | Isaiah | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | P22-23 | |
| Burgan | Christine | College of Arts and Sciences | Chemistry | RGSS23 | |
| Butts | Jimmy | College of Arts and Sciences | Pan-African Studies | GTAASp23,PA23 | |
| Casey | Saulman | School of Nursing | Nursing | 3MT22 | |
| Casillas | Alexeia | School of Medicine | Exercise Physiology | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Chebichi | Gloria | College of Arts and Sciences | Urban Planning | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Cole | Randall | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | DC,Barnes Winner | |
| Cook | Kyle | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics and Astronomy | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Coulter | Jennifer | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | DC | |
| Craddock | Briana | School of Nursing | Nursing | A22-23 | |
| Curtis | Rachel | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | GTAAFa22 | |
| Davidson | Christina | College of Arts and Sciences | English Rhetoric and Composition | PA23 | |
| De Hoyos-Williams | Iliana | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Deakings | Jason | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health | A22-23,BGPSA22-23 | |
| Delekta | Emmy | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | MA23 | |
| Denton | Emily | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | DC | |
| DeWitt | Hannah | College of Arts and Sciences | Art and Design | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Doe | Dennis | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | GTAAFa22 | |
| Douin | Trisha | College of Arts and Sciences | Sociology | PA23 | |
| Dunbar | Daniel | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | PA23,MA23,DMA23 | |
| Eisenhardt | Eisey | College of Arts and Sciences | Studio Art and Design | MA23,P22-23 | |
| Ejikunle | Yomi | College of Arts and Sciences | Pan-African Studies | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23,22-23CEA,PA23 | |
| Ellis | Jonathan | College of Arts and Sciences | Sociology | MA23 | |
| Evrard | Clint | College of Arts and Sciences | Chemistry | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Fayek | Mahmoud | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | PA23,RGSS23,P22-23 | |
| Fish | Jae | School of Medicine | Exercise Physiology | 22-23CEA | |
| Fisher | Faith | College of Arts and Sciences | Public Administration | A22-23 | |
| Ford | Easton | School of Medicine | Microbiology and Immunology | RMP | |
| Fuselier | Lauren | College of Arts and Sciences | English | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Gamange | Chandana | College of Arts and Sciences | Chemistry | DC | |
| Garces | Kylea | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | DC,Binford Winner,Inclusive Excellence | |
| Gardner | Elijah | College of Arts and Sciences | Anthropology | DC | |
| Garrison | Taylor | School of Medicine | Microbiology | MAGSEC22-23 | |
| Ghita | Eduard | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | DC | |
| Giovacchino | Chelsea | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | DC | |
| Givens | Andrew | Graduate School | Intdsc Studies: Concentration in Healthcare Ethics | PA23,Inclusive Excellence | |
| Golway | Katherine | College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology - Experimental | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Graci | Alanea | College of Arts and Sciences | Experimental Psychology | MA23 | |
| Greenwald | Robert | School of Music | Music | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Habil | Mariam | School of Medicine | Pharmacology and Toxicology | A22-23 | |
| Halder | Sujoy | Speed School of Engineering | Chemical Engineering | DC | |
| Hall | LaDaiza | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Hamilton | Riece | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health Services | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Han | Yuchen | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Biostatistics | PA23,RGSS23 | |
| Harmel | Mallory | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | MAGSEC22-23 | |
| Harmon | Tara | College of Ed and Human Dev | Special Education | PA23 | |
| Hirst | Joelle | School of Nursing | Nursing | MA23 | |
| Howard | Caitlin | School of Medicine | Biochem and Mol Genetics | GTAAFa22,RMP | |
| Howard | Christina | College of Ed and Human Dev | Higher Education Administration | P22-23 | |
| Hughes | Samantha | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Humphrey | Tia | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Hunt | Rowan | College of Arts and Sciences | Clinical Psychology | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Hunter | Jordyn | College of Ed and Human Dev | Educational Leadership and Org Development | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Isaacs | Raina | College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology - Experimental | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Ismaila | Rasheed Adedoyin | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | PA23,P22-23 | |
| Jones | Jamieca | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Joyce | James | College of Arts and Sciences | Sociology | PA23 | |
| Kachanova | Julia | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | 22-23CEA,A22-23 | |
| Kelly-Taylor | Kendria | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Epidemiology | A22-23,BGPSA22-23,Excellence in Teaching | |
| Kempfer | Emily | College of Arts and Sciences | Chemistry | DC,Houchens Winner | |
| Kennedy | Meghan | College of Ed and Human Dev | Counseling and Personnel Services | 22-23CEA | |
| Khanjar | Saleh | Speed School of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | GTAASp23 | |
| Kilpatrick | Beau | College of Arts and Sciences | Humanities | PA23 | |
| Koju | Naresh | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | GTAAFa22 | |
| Konan | Landry | School of Medicine | Anatomical Science and Neurobiology | PA23 | |
| Kouassi | Akissi | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Kouevi | Dela | School of Nursing | Nursing | GTAAFa22 | |
| Kumah | Emmanuel | College of Arts and Sciences | Pan-African Studies | PA23 | |
| Landers | V. "Trey" | School of Medicine | Microbiology and Immunology | DC | |
| Lee | Tobias | College of Arts and Sciences | English/Rhetoric and Composition | DC | |
| Leites | Joseph | School of Music | Music | DC | |
| Lin | Lin | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | PA23 | |
| Little | Danielle | School of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics | 22-23CEA,MAGSEC22-23 | |
| Lowery | Joshua | School of Music | Music | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Martin | Blake | Speed School of Engineering | Chemical Engineering | DC | |
| Maskey | Smriti | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Epidemiology | P22-23 | |
| Mattingly | Hailey | College of Arts and Sciences | Political Science | DC | |
| McClurkin | Craig | College of Business | Business Analytics | PA23 | |
| McCue | Jacob | College of Arts and Sciences | Anthropology | P22-23 | |
| McGuffin | Trevor | School of Nursing | Nursing | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Milinda | Bharatha | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics | 3MT22 | |
| Miller | Jacob | Speed School of Engineering | Chemical Engineering | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Miller | Alexis | College of Arts and Sciences | Criminal Justice | PA23 | |
| Mohammed | Mahmuda | College of Arts and Sciences | Urban and Public Affairs | PA23 | |
| Montavalo-Jourdan | Michelle | College of Arts and Sciences | Anthropology | MAGSEC22-23 | |
|
Amin | Speed School of Engineering | Civil Engineering | 3MT22 | |
| Morris | Sydni | College of Ed and Human Dev | Curriculum and Instruction | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Mouton | Lucas | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Nasr | Camella-Rosa | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics and Astronomy | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Nichenametla | Roopesh | College of Business | Business Analytics | 22-23CEA | |
| Nichols | Ayla | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | PA23 | |
| Norris | Megan | College of Arts and Sciences | Experimental Psychology | DC | |
| Nunez | Sarah | College of Ed and Human Dev | Counseling and Personnel Services | PA23 | |
| Nyalwal | Patricia | College of Ed and Human Dev | College Student Personnel | MA23,P22-23 | |
| Owsley | Jacob | College of Ed and Human Dev | Sport Administration | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Pandit | Subarna | College of Ed and Human Dev | Educational Leadership and Org Development | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23 | |
| Parvez | Mahmud | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | GTAASp23,PA23 | |
| Patel | Khushboo | College of Arts and Sciences | Experimental Psychology | DC | |
| Paul | Sumit | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23,P22-23 | |
| Phelps | Steven | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSCFT) | DC | |
| Piellucci | Joseph | School of Music | Music | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Podbicanin | Selma | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | P22-23,MAGSEC22-23 | |
| Price | Sarah | School of Medicine | Microbiology and Immunology | DC | |
| Pruitt | Marie | College of Arts and Sciences | English Rhetoric and Composition | PA23 | |
| Purdy | Lisa | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (PhD) | DC | |
| Read | Jacob | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | PA23 | |
| Reeves | Micaela | School of Medicine | Pharmacology and Toxicology | DC | |
| Remmell | Justin | School of Medicine | Anatomical Science and Neurobiology | RGSS23 | |
| Richardson | Renee | College of Arts and Sciences | Pan-African Studies | PA23,DMA23 | |
| Riyadh | S M Shah | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics | P22-23 | |
| Roberts | Brianna | College of Ed and Human Dev | Educational Leadership and Org Development | RGSS23,P22-23 | |
| Ronau | Zane | College of Arts and Sciences | Physics and Astronomy | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Rowlett | Lorita | College of Ed and Human Dev | Special Education | PA23 | |
| Sadri | Shahab | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23,PA23 | |
| Samuel | Vielee | School of Medicine | Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3MT22 | |
| Sapkota | Shubha | School of Nursing | Nursing | P22-23 | |
| Schildknecht | Flora | College of Arts and Sciences | Comparative Humanities | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Seeley | Hayley | College of Ed and Human Dev | Counseling and Personnel Services | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Seiler | Andrew | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | PA23 | |
| Shelton | Tomeka | College of Ed and Human Dev | Human Resources and Org Development | GTAAFa22,GTAASp23,P22-23 | |
| Shepherd | Jasmine | College of Arts and Sciences | Criminal Justice | MA23 | |
| Smith | Adrienne | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health | A22-23,BGPSA22-23 | |
| Solomon | Jamica | College of Arts and Sciences | Political Science | DC | |
| Soukaina | Tarraf Steiner | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | 3MT22 | |
| Stewart | Scotland | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Public Health and Epidemiology | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Stewart | Jackson | Speed School of Engineering | Civil Engineering | Excellence in Teaching | |
| Stewart | Scotland | School of Pub Health and Info Sci | Epidemiology | P22-23 | |
| Tarraf | Soukaina | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | P22-23 | |
| Taskar | Aneri | College of Arts and Sciences | Urban and Public Affairs | P22-23 | |
| Thomas | Cynthia | College of Ed and Human Dev | Curriculum and Instruction | PA23 | |
| Toluwanimi | Olajuyigbe | School of Nursing | Nursing | 3MT22 | |
| Torres | Rachel | School of Medicine | physiology | DMA23 | |
| Underwood | Alexandria | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work and Healthcare Ethics | GSCEC22-23 | |
| Utterback | Anne "Liz" | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work | PA23 | |
| Valiyakath Vadakkan Habeeb | Nismath | Speed School of Engineering | Industrial Engineering | PA23,P22-23 | |
| Walker | Shannon | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology | GTAASp23,MA23 | |
| Walters | Brittany | School of Medicine | Anatomical Science and Neurobiology | RGSS23 | |
| Washington | Lisa | College of Ed and Human Dev | Art Therapy | A22-23 | |
| Weathers | Miranda | College of Ed and Human Dev | Counseling and Personnel Services | P22-23 | |
| Welikson | Bianca | College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology - Experimental | PA23 | |
| Wendling | Aimee | Kent Sch of Soc Work and Fam Sci | Social Work (MSSW) | DC | |
| Wharton | Deme | College of Ed and Human Dev | Human Resources and Org Development | MAGSEC22-23 | |
| White | Caitlin | School of Medicine | Anatomical Science and Neurobiology | RGSS23 | |
| White | Chad | College of Arts and Sciences | History | PA23 | |
| Whitley | James | School of Medicine | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Williams | Anna | College of Business | Business Administration | MA23 | |
| Woeste | Matthew | School of Medicine | Microbiology and Immunology | DC | |
| Wu | Shirley | College of Ed and Human Dev | Higher Education | Inclusive Excellence | |
| Young | J.E. | College of Arts and Sciences | Pan-African Studies | DMA23,P22-23 | |
| Zipper | Melissa | College of Ed and Human Dev | Curriculum and Instruction | PA23 | |
| Zoernig | Emily | College of Ed and Human Dev | Counseling Psychology | A22-23 |