Grad students receive Dean's Citation Awards

Graduate students were honored with Dean's Citation Awards during the Graduate Student Celebration December 4 in Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. The students were recognized for outstanding academic performance. Each recipient was given a certificate of recognition and a graduate honors cord.

Graduate students can be nominated by faculty and staff, 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 selection is made by the dean.

Academic Excellence in the Major

Seidman College of Business

Spencer R. Schultz, accounting

Trevor S. Koop, business administration

Jake D. Thole, taxation

College of Community & Public Service

Stephanie M. Marquez, health administration

Jinyi Kim, public administration

Audrey J. Van Oene, social work

College of Education

Carlos Michael Martinez Cruz, higher education

Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

James Cornett, computer information systems

Shilpa Rekha Sahini, medical and bioinformatics

College of Health Professions

Kirsten K. Werner, physician assistant studies

John M. Rooy, speech-language pathology

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Sayantoni Mukhopadhyay, cell and molecular biology 

Kurt J. Denison, communications

Brandon J. Muri, English  

Outstanding Master's Thesis

College of Education

Theresa D. Lyon, higher education

Lindsay M. McHolme, literacy studies

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Michael J. Snider, biology

Kate D. Hickey, English

Outstanding Master's Final Project

College of Education

Kimberly A. Jaster, educational leadership

Katherine C. Thome, higher education

Erica J. Hilliker, literacy studies

College of Health Professions

Simona Goi, physician assistant studies

Holly R. White, physician assistant studies

Kyle P. Woodworth, physician assistant studies

the late Stephanie A. Urbanawiz, physician assistant studies

Nicole L. Nicolas, speech language pathology

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Rory T. Kruithoff, cell and molecular biology

Scott D. Harmsen, communications

Outstanding Publication

Padnos College of Engineering & Computing

Nicholas F. Vogel, computer information systems

Excellence in Service to the Community or Profession

College of Community & Public Service

Deborah S. Lyzenga, public administration

College of Health Professions

Julie A. VanderMale, physician assistant studies

Excellence in Leadership and Service to GVSU

College of Liberal Arts & Science

Majesta M. VanWyk, cell and molecular biology

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at GVSU

College of Education

Carlos Michael Martinez Cruz, higher education

College of Health Professions

Mallory E. Martens, physician assistant studies

Caitlin E. Montague, speech language pathology

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Nominees

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Jared J. Homola, biology

Anna M. Worm, English

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

College of Education

Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, assistant professor of education

College of Health Professions

Cynthia Grapczynski, professor of occupational therapy