Congratulations to all the graduate students and faculty members whose remarkable achievements in research, teaching, mentorship, and creative endeavors were recognized at the annual Graduate Fellowship and Awards Luncheon. Please join us in congratulating them.
Take a look at the full list of 2024-2025 recipients below:
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: Recognizes graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated special effectiveness in teaching undergraduates at Nebraska.
• Kathleen Dillon, English
• Brandon Fogel, Management
• Anne Gregory, History
Outstanding Graduate Research & Creative Activities Award: Recognizes excellence in graduate student research and creativity at Nebraska.
• Omid Armantalab, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Mirza Athar Baig, School of Computing
• Kaitlyn Campbell, School of Natural Resources
• Lanh Trinh, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Yunqi Wang, Child, Youth and Family Studies
Graduate Student Excellence in Mentoring Award: Recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in mentoring undergraduate and other graduate students in research and creative activities.
• Cassidy Emmerich, Communication Studies
• Baylie Fadool, School of Natural Resources
• Brandon Fogel, Management
• David Gomez Quintero, Food Science and Technology
• Oghenetega Obewhere, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Education: Honors faculty members whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate mentoring have made a significant contribution to graduate education at Nebraska.
• Jody Koenig Kellas, Communication Studies
Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award: Recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of the university's doctoral students.
• Niaz Chowdhury, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Zachery Shomo, Biochemistry
Folsom Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award: Recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of the university's master's students.
• Nayeem Arefin, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
• Prabhashis Bose, Food Science and Technology
Dean's Fellow: Is awarded to advanced masters or doctoral students.
• Kazi Albab Hussain, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Catherine Chan, Natural Resource Sciences
• Kanij Fatema, Agricultural Economics
• Nosakhare Idiaghe, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Laurent Ikuzwe, Integrated Media Communications
• Daniel Lino Plata, Women’s and Gender Studies
• Paige Madison, Animal Science
• Ekaterina Muravlena, Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Emerson David Nolasco Guzman, Food Science and Technology
• Matt Pekarek, Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology
• Portia Plange, Biological Systems Engineering
• Eli Ornelas, Ethnic Studies
• Hafiz Oyediran, Construction Engineering and Management
• Sahand Serajian, Chemical and Biomolecular engineering
• Kashish Verma, Entomology
• Tryphena Yeboah, English
Fling Fellow: Is awarded to advanced masters or doctoral students.
• Ana Cienfuegos-Silvera, Psychology
• Inoussa Malgoubri, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Tirna Purkait, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Yunqi Wang, Child, Youth and Family Studies
Presidential Fellow: Is awarded to advanced doctoral or MFA students.
• Cassidy Taladay-Carter, Communication Studies
Outstanding Postdoc Award: Honoring the achievements of exceptional postdoctoral scholars for their comprehensive efforts in research, teaching, mentoring, innovation, and University or community service.
• Kumar Shrestha, Entomology
Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award: Honoring a UNL faculty member or PI who has demonstrated a sustained commitment and exceptional ability in mentoring postdoctoral scholars' professional and career development.
• Richard Wilson, Plant Pathology
Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF): This prestigious award was awarded by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration. The DOE NNSA LRGF connects professors and students working in fields relevant to the DOE lab system with laboratory scientists, fostering collaborative research relationships.
• Jazmin Ley
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDEFTP): This prestigious award was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. This program advances the transportation workforce by helping to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, encouraging future transportation professionals to seek advanced degrees, and helping to retain top talent in the U.S. transportation industry.
• Caleb Osmond
• Nate Reineke
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA): This prestigious award was awarded by the National Institute of Health Research Training and Career Development. The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research.
• Amanda Baildon
• Katie Bogen
• Madi Edwards
• Eric Phillips
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP):This prestigious award was awarded by the National Science Foundation. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.
• Allie Angebrandt
• Angela Brierly
• Jensina Davis
• Sam Macdonald
• Kasey Moomau
• Sophia Stockham
• Qingqing Yang
• Cleve Young
More details at: https://graduate.unl.edu/funding/award-nominations/