Dean's Reception
2026 Dean's Reception: Thursday, April 23, 1-3pm
The Graduate Dean's Reception 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 exemplify the diverse interdisciplinary opportunities for scholarly and professional learning and involvement.
The Dean's Reception is held in the spring.
List of Awardees Below
Student Recognition
Students recognized at the 2026 Dean's Reception include:
| Mifleh | Al Araydeh | Nursing (PHD) |
| Ahmad | Alshurman | Nursing (PHD) |
| MichaelJoseph | Barber | Theatre Arts (MFA) |
| Theo | Barthes | Humanities (PhD) |
| Conner | Book | Social Work (MSW) |
| Thaddious | Brown | Counseling & Personnel Services (MED) |
| Christina | Davidson | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Victoria | Dobson | Social Work (DSW) |
| Shannon | Evans | Applied Philosophy - Health Care Ethics (MA) |
| Saylor | Fortner | Anthropology (MA) |
| Allison | Garcia | Social Work (MSW) |
| Jackson | Graber | Sports Administration (MS) |
| Catherine | Kaiser | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Jennifer | Kendrick | Social Work (PHD) |
| Dilara | Kessafoglu | Experimental Psychology (MS) |
| Wendy | Kittle | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Nan | Lanier (Elpers) | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Cheri | Loggains | Social Work (DSW) |
| Tonoy | Mondal | Mechanical Engineering (PHD) |
| Marcos | Morales | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Lindsey | Page | Social Work (DSW) |
| Khushboo | Patel | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Nicole | Phillips | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Virginia | Pruitt | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Shubha | Sapkota | Nursing (PHD) |
| Katelyn | Sheneman | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Shylayna | Southard | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Andrew | Steinsultz | Music Performance (MM) |
| Nicholas | Stirrett | Social Work (MSW) |
| Jacob | Tabor | Music Performance (MM) |
| Mary | Walter | Physiology (PHD) |
| John | White | Chemical Engineering (PHD) |
| John | Aiyede | Entrepreneurship (PhD) |
| Jonathan | Ellis | Applied Sociology (PHD) |
| Robin | Frederick | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Roya | Hasani | Nursing (PHD) |
| Napat | Lertthanaphol | Chemical Engineering (PHD) |
| Md | Mohiuddin | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Tiarra | Abell | Psychology - Clinical (PhD) |
| Chandrima | Chatterjee | Health Management and Policy (PhD) |
| Rebekah | Crosson | English Rhetoric and Composition (PhD) |
| Amy | Eisenback | Curriculum and Instruction (PhD) |
| Edward | Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PhD) |
| Bryson | Johnson | Sport Administration (MA) |
| Andrew | Lawson | Urban Planning (MA) |
| Erica | Lewis | Humanities (PhD) |
| Joi | McAtee | Urban and Public Affairs (PhD) |
| Yathreb | Mohamed | Health Management and Policy (PhD) |
| Khushboo | Patel | Psychology - Experimental (PhD) |
| Deanna | Robertson | Counseling and Personnel Services (PhD) |
| Samir Kumar | Sarker Rony | Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences (PhD) |
| Amanda | Scott | Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences (PhD) |
| Sadaf | Sedaghatshoar | Social Work (PhD) |
| Chandrima | Chatterjee | Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Kyle | Cook | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Nicolli Butzke | De Souza | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Karan | Dhar | Electrical Engineering (PHD) |
| Kelso | Kelso | Performance (MFA) |
| Vesper | Krueger | Art Therapy (MA) |
| Anika | Mehta | Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Akhil | Tantry | Mechanical Engineering (PHD) |
| Joy | Adeleye | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Hasini | Balasuriya | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Kyle | Beasley | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Loui | Chang | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Chandrima | Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Sara | Ebrahimi Lialekol | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Hania | Elbayaa | Chemical Engineering (PHD) |
| Navid | Etemadieh | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Mohamed | Hanafy | Electrical Engineering (PHD) |
| Md Touhidul | Islam | Chemistry (PHD) |
| Edward | Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Javad | Karimi | Civil Engineering (PHD) |
| Rohan Prakash | Kulasekara Pandian | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Jacqueline | McKenney | Business Administration (MBA) |
| Anika | Mehta | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Betsy | Perez De Corcho Vazquez | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Denzel | Robinson | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Israa | Sharaby | Bioengineering(PHD) |
| Alex | Shefflette | Physiology (PHD) |
| Olusola | Sowore | Computer Engineering Computer Science (PHD) |
| Natalie | Spiva | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Silke | Voets | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Brittany | Walters | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Sadia | Wasim | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Krisleigh | Watson | Biology (MS) |
| Tyler | Wood | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Bhawana | Yadav | Public Health (MPH) |
| Jacob | Young | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Chandrima | Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Sara | Ebrahimi | Human Resources and Organizational Development (MS) |
| Navid | Etemadieh | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Edward | Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Rohan | Prakash | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Israa | Sharaby | Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Natalie | Spiva | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Alex | Svendsen | Physiology (PHD) |
| Krisleigh | Watson | Biology (MS) |
| Tyler | Wood | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Bhawana | Yadav | Public Health (MPH) |
| Jacob | Young | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Pardis | Amiridahaj | Curriculum and Instruction (PHD) |
| Sylla | Diallo | Pan African Studies (MA) |
| Rebekah | Flowers | Experimental Psychology - Accelerated Program (MS) |
| Mohamed | Hanafy | Electrical Engineering (PHD) |
| Ryan | Hengen | Applied Philosophy (MA) |
| Travis | Hicks | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Eliana | Lopez-Baron | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Michael | Massey | Public Health (MPH) |
| Jacqueline | Mckenney | Business Administration (MBA) |
| Alexis | Miller | Criminal Justice (PhD) |
| Patricia | Nyalwal | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Asante Bright | Omare | Pan African Studies (MA) |
| Jenna | Peterson | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Mariem | Riahi | Curriculum and Instruction (PHD) |
| Sadaf | Sedaghatshoar | Social Work (PHD) |
| Kathryn | Tillett | Social Work (PHD) |
| Juliette | Wackerle | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Tyler | Wood | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Bhawana | Yadav | Public Health (MPH) |
| Ibrahim | Abdelrahim | Computer Science (PhD) |
| Joy | Adeleye | Urban and Public Affairs (PhD) |
| Mifleh | Al-Araydeh | Nursing (PhD) |
| Funmi | Babarinde | Epidemiology & Population Health (PhD) |
| Hossam | Balaha | Bioengineering (PhD) |
| Chandrima | Chatterjee | Health Management and Policy (PhD) |
| Mohamed | Elsharkway | Computer Science (PhD) |
| Smriti | Maskey | Epidemiology and Population Health (PhD) |
| Anika | Mehta | Health Management and Policy (PhD) |
| Marie | Pruitt | English Composition & Rhetoric (PhD) |
| Mary | Sumlut | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PhD) |
| Brittany | Walters | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PhD) |
| Isuranga | Cooray | Physics (PhD) |
| Kaila | Washington | Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences (PhD) |
| Swarnadeep | Chatterjee | Business Administration (MBA) |
| Braydan | Daniels | Chemical Engineering (PhD) |
| Vincent | Gardener | Counseling and Personnel Services (PHD) |
| Marziehsadat | Rezaei | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Aneri | Taskar | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Diana | Wilder | Humanities (PHD) |
| Bhawana | Yadav | Public Health (MPH) |