2021 Merit and Achievement Awards

On Thursday, May 13^th the School of Graduate Studies celebrated the 2021 Merit and Achievement Award winners.

Faculty & Staff Awards

Excellence in Student Support Award

• Nalini Kaul, Plant Biology
• Linda Zullinger, Economics

Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award

• Katherine McCabe, Political Science
• Julia Rubin, Planning and Public Policy

All Graduate Students

Excellence in Outreach and Service Award

• Caterina Agostini, Italian
• Matthew Amador, Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark

Excellence in Leadership and Teaching Award

• Alexa Murray, Toxicology
• Sonia Topouzis, Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark
• Jessica Valenti, Oceanography

Master's Students

Outstanding Master's Student Award

• Biological Sciences
  • Sheetal Ganesan, Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark
• Humanities
  • Anthony Doria, Religious Studies
• Social Sciences
  • Mariel Didato, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Physical Sciences
  • Kendi Bailey, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Doctoral Students

Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

Biological Sciences

• Vrushank Bhatt, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Nicholas Monteleone, Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark - Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer

Humanities

• Nicole Nowbahar, Classics

Physical Sciences

• Marco Castronovo, Mathematics

Social Sciences

• Niina Vuolajaervi, Sociology

Stanley S. Bergen Medal of Excellence

• Valdir Cristovao Barth Junior, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Harvey Waterman Medal of Excellence

• Anton Omelchenko, Neuroscience 

School of Graduate Studies Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award

• Nicole Sheriko, Literatures in English