The Graduate School invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Presentation of awards will begin at 3:30 p.m.
For more information, call 815-753-9403 or email dhughes@niu.edu.
Recipients of the following 2018-19 awards will be recognized:
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Jamie Alumbaugh – Biological Sciences
Chynar Amanova – Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Mia Bechtold – Special and Early Education
James Boge – College of Business, MBA Program
Jared Brady – Mathematical Sciences
Thomas Brown – History
Xuezhi Cang – Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Sarah Cerovac – World Languages and Cultures
Jin Chen – Communication
Lillian Cobo – Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Sean Daly – Political Science
Milivoje Davidovic – Economics
Allison Einhouse – Kinesiology and Physical Education
Charles Fabrikant – Leadership, Educational Psychology
Karisa Fuerniss – Kinesiology and Physical Education
Jue Gong – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Bernadette Heitschmidt – Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Megan Hennings – Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Kirstin Hinds – Public Administration
Maureen Hogan – Educational Technology, Research
Christopher Kraner – Educational Technology, Research
Kelli Krause – Accountancy
Carolyn Little – Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Kevin Luginbill – History
Megan Malone – Interdisciplinary Health Professions
Rachel Martin – Economics
Julia Metz – Sociology
Bridget Metzger – Accountancy
Quentin Moore – College of Health and Human Sciences, Ph.D. Program
Justin J. J. Ness – English
Holly Nicholson – Marketing
Marigny Normann – Psychology
Lynn O’Boyle – Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Torin Quinlivan – Statistics
Anthony
Scott Rexford – Mathematical Sciences
Sarah Sabo – Art and Design
Timothy Satterlee – Biological Sciences
Jennifer Shelton – Curriculum and Instruction
Danielle Sheppard – Art and Design
Megan Six – Family and Consumer Sciences
Christopher Stewart – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mack Sullivan – Philosophy
Emily Vitrano – Theatre and Dance
Rachel VonDrasek – Accountancy
Elizabeth Voyles – Health Studies
Daniel Werner – Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Kristina Wilkerson – Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Meng-Jung Yang – Art and Design
Benjamin Yost – Political Science
Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Sean Kennedy – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kyle Killebrew – English
Susan Kwosek – History
Nicole Loring – Political Science
Anusorn Lueangaramwong – Physics
Lyndsay Rankin – Biological Sciences
Carter G. Woodson Fellowship – New
Ruth Imose – Psychology
Jeffrey T. Lunsford Fellowship
Naquincia Burnett – Accountancy
Victor Garcia – History
Michael Milhim – Philosophy
University Fellowship
Mathew Anderson – Music
John Hill – Philosophy
Sheryl Hosler – Biological Sciences
Tilak Malla – Physics
Zeinab Saab – Art and Design
Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship – New
Susana Das Neves – Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Ryan Myers – Biological Sciences
Erika Sparby – English
Outstanding Thesis Award
Robert Keating – Psychology
Muhammad Adib Uz Zaman – Industrial and Systems Engineering
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Sasha Bitzer – Art and Design
Harry Bodell – Communication Studies
Erica Ceka – Public Administration
Kevin Parker– Chemistry and Biochemistry
