The Chancellor's Scholar recognizes students with the highest cumulative grade point average during their academic careers. Congratulations Devin and Tyler!
2020 Sherry Queener Graduate Student Excellence Award
Lauren Ryan
School of Health and Human Sciences, Kinesiology
"Lauren exemplifies the mission and goals of the School of Health & Human Sciences to be educational innovators and leaders in developing future professionals in the fields of health, wellness, sport, and tourism. We are confident that Lauren will graduate with honors and will continue performing with excellence in the future." – One of Lauren’s nominators
Kirstin VanderWall
School of Science, Biology
“After seven semesters at IUPUI, Kirstin has earned a nearly perfect GPA to date and has impressed all of the faculty she has had the opportunity to interact with, both in the classroom and out. Many faculty across campus have identified Kirstin as a strong asset to my lab as well as the campus, not only because of her research accomplishments but also because of her personality and intelligence." – One of Kirstin’s nominators
2020 Chancellor's Scholar
Devin Banks
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
"The work that Devin has done thus far in her graduate training has established a solid foundation in the execution of scientifically sound empirical research, particularly in the area of minority health research. I have no doubt that she will become a leading expert in this field of study. Yet even beyond her research aptitude, Devin is an intrinsically motivated, intelligent, and well-rounded person and professional. She has earned nothing but high marks in every area has been trained in (i.e., course work, clinical work, teaching, and research) during her time as my student at IUPUI." – One of Devin’s nominators
Tyler Phillips
M.S. in Computer Information Science
"Tyler is a fast learner and has a strong self-learning ability. He can very quickly learn new techniques and tools whenever needed during his research and is fluent at installing, configuring, and integrating various tools/platforms. He has mastered scientific research methodology and is a critical-thinker with a high level of creativity. He possesses great leadership skills, currently leading a team of one other graduate student and one undergraduate student doing research on hierarchical key management; this team led by Tyler has already finished one paper." – One of Tyler’s nominators
2020 Chancellor Scholar Award Honorable Mentions
2020 Elite 50
Congratulations to all the Elite 50 award winners!
Each year, IUPUI honors 50 graduate and professional students who demonstrate excellence beyond the classroom—in areas such as campus leadership, scholarly work, and community engagement. These IUPUI Elite 50 represent the best of the best among IUPUI’s graduate and professional students and capture everything that makes IUPUI exceptional.
- Madison Anderson, Herron School of Art and Design
- Christina Eggenberger, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Jamie Goodwin, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Amber Greaney, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Riley Sandel, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Carolyn Muegge, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
- Heather Taylor, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
- Weston Nicholson, Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- Joshua Bussard, School of Dentistry
- Gina Castiblanco-Rubio, School of Dentistry
- Upasna Janu, School of Dentistry
- Charmi Solanki, School of Dentistry
- Leah Stetzel, School of Dentistry
- Robin Jackson, School of Education
- Latosha Rowley, School of Education
- Paula Angarita Rivera, School of Engineering and Technology
- Sufia Suleman Sukhyani, School of Engineering and Technology
- Sanskar Thakur, School of Engineering and Technology
- Claire Albert, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Hannah Chettleburgh, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Allison Kemp, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Marita Miller, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Melissa Needham, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Stephanie Noyes, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Lauren Ryan, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Hayley Shelton, School of Health and Human Sciences
- Anushri Singh Rajapuri, School of Informatics and Computing
- Sarah Bahr, School of Liberal Arts
- Abigail Bragg, School of Liberal Arts
- Katherine Ridley-Merriweather, School of Liberal Arts
- Julie Bittar, School of Medicine
- Hannah Kline, School of Medicine
- Nimisha Kumar, School of Medicine
- Rebekah Roll, School of Medicine
- Andy Tsai, School of Medicine
- Tracy Anastas, School of Science
- Claire Carron, School of Science
- Kymeri Davis, School of Science
- Laura Hawley, School of Science
- Maribel Hernandez, School of Science
- Alexandra Hochstetler, School of Science
- Annalee Johnson-Kwochka, School of Science
- Lauren Mehok, School of Science
- Michael Pilla, School of Science
- Ashur Rael, School of Science
- Ekin Secinti, School of Science
- Azam Shafieenzhad, School of Science
- Kirstin VanderWall, School of Science
- Joseph Bartholomew, School of Social Work
- Sara Makki Alamdari, School of Social Work
2019 William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion award recipients
The William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion honors graduates who have excelled in their commitment to the community through activities such as service learning, volunteerism, community/social issue advocacy, community work-study, and political engagement.
Herron School of Art and Design
Masters
Andrea Jandernoa
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Doctorate
Thad Austin
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Masters
Jasmine Deskins
Israt Khan
School of Dentistry
Doctorate
Nashid Ahmed
Andrew Bartels
Natalie Lorenzano
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Masters
Emily Meadows
Hannah Thompson
Doctorate
Ryan Bice
Allyson Garrett
Melissa Mailand
Kimberly McCord
Jordan Supan
School of Liberal Arts
Masters
Liz Ale
Amber Kriech
School of Medicine
Masters
Sariely Sandoval
Doctorate
Imade Imasuen Williams
School of Nursing
Doctorate
Cynthia Borum
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Masters
Rachel Santos
School of Science
Masters
Nawara Abufares
School of Social Work
Masters
Michelle Johnson
2019 Distinguished Master's Thesis Award
Miji Um and Mawla Boaks were awarded with the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award, an institutional competition which entails rigorous review by a panel of faculty. Both were also nominated to the Midwest Association of Graduate School’s for the regional Distinguished Master’s Thesis Competition, where Miji was selected for the Distinguished Master’s Thesis in the Social Sciences category on March 20th, 2019 in St. Louis. Congratulations Miji!