11 faculty, students recognized at graduate luncheon

May 15, 2024

Cupola

Elevan faculty and graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences were honored during the annual Graduate Fellowship and Awards Luncheon. The event celebrates remarkable achievements in research, teaching, mentorship and creative activity.

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.

  • Patrick Dussault, Charles Bessey Professor, chemistry
  • Daizaburo Shizuka, associate professor, biological sciences

Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of the university's doctoral students.

  • Ava Winter, Ph.D. in English

Outstanding Graduate Research & Creative Activities Award recognizes excellence in graduate student research and creativity at Nebraska.

  • Yifei Hao, physics and astronomy

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recognizes graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated special effectiveness in teaching undergraduates at Nebraska.

  • Dakota White, mathematics

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.

  • Erika Luckert, English
  • Eunhong Lee, philosophy

Presidential Fellow is awarded to advanced doctoral or MFA students.

  • Lara Armenteros Garrido, modern languages and literatures

Dean's Fellow is awarded to advanced masters or doctoral students.

  • Kimia Akhavein, psychology

Fling Fellow is awarded to advanced masters or doctoral students.

  • Allison Cpriano, psychology and women's and gender studies
  • Alexander Claussen, modern languages and literatures