Third Annual
Graduate Student Recognition Ceremony
Monday, April 1, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. | Campus Center, Room 450C
Third Annual
CONGRATULATIONS to all our honorees and thank you for joining us to celebrate the stellar accomplishments of our graduate and professional students at IUPUI.
Welcome/Emcee
Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Graduate Education
Assistant Dean, IU Graduate School Indianapolis
Director of Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals Program
Remarks
Latha Ramchand, Ph.D.
Chancellor, IUPUI
Janice Blum, Ph.D.
Dean, IU Graduate School Indianapolis
Randall Roper, PhD
Director, Graduate Mentoring Center
Professor of Biology, School of Science
Certificates Presented
Janice Blum, Ph.D.
Madeline Hellmich – School of Liberal Arts
Kayleigh Jennings – School of Medicine
Mahogany Monette – School of Science
Andrew Cavazos – School of Science
Michelle Williams – School of Science
Ashley Bocanegra – School of Science
Paola Ortiz Gonzalez – School of Medicine
Lorimar Robledo – School of Medicine
Hector Rosche-Flores – School of Science
Lindsey Fisher-Fox – School of Science
Yingjie Qui – School of Public Health
Christopher Crawford – School of Science
Persis Ayeh – School of Liberal Arts
Su-Yuan Chan – School of Public Health
Sumedh Chhabria – School of Engineering & Technology
Maura Dankoski – School of Medicine
Anna Garrison – School of Science
Madison Gerbig – School of Medicine
Andrei Grigorev – School of Science
John Hoffman – School of Medicine
Jess Kersey – School of Medicine
Jean Kwon – School of Social Work
Scott Lovell – School of Medicine
Aayush Mailarpwar – School of Engineering & Technology
Falen Pope – School of Philanthropy
Anna Remes – School of Medicine
Olivia Reul – School of Engineering & Technology
Daniela Samuel – School of Science
Kinshuk Sharma – School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Tianchen Sheng – School of Public Health
Mollie Shinkle – School of Science
Mengyun Sun – School of Science
Shazeb Hameed Syed – School of Engineering & Technology
Atelma Thanises – School of Social Work
Connor Thomas - School of Medicine
Amirrezav Tootchi – School of Engineering & Technology
Amir Yahyaeian - School of Engineering & Technology
Di Zhu - School of Public Health
Pontian Adogamhe - School of Medicine
Mitchell Caister - School of Engineering & Technology
Mingyue Li - School of Public Health
Emily Seiden – School of Medicine
Olivia Jones - School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Gabbie Orlando - School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Tabitha Shikuku - School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Mangyao Sun – School of Medicine
Certificates Presented
Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D.
Rafael Alamilla – School of Health & Human Sciences
Katie Chester – School of Dentistry
Marwa Elsharkasi – School of Dentistry
Daniela Marin – School of Dentistry
Md Rifat Ullah – School of Science
Festus Segun Ajiboye – School of Informatics
Ifeoma Akobi – School of Philanthropy
Soumilee Chaudhuri - School of Medicine
Nithika Sanghi – School of Informatics
Rafael Alamilla – School of Health Sciences
Ruth Myers – School of Nursing
Anastesia Okaomee - School of Philanthropy
Certificates Presented
Randall Roper, Ph.D.
Ernest Agorde – School of Liberal Arts
Kayla Allen-Brown – School of Liberal Arts
Keyana Blake - School of Health & Human Sciences
Miriam Commodore – School of Social Work
Kymeri Davis – School of Science
Anamika Dhaske – School of Social Work
Alyssa Duerst – School of Science
Zohreh Estaki – School of Medicine
Emma Estrella – School of Science
Lindsey Fisher-Fox – School of Science
Ian Green – School of Medicine
Anderson Hara – School of Dentistry
Anamitra Jana – School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Sara Javanmardi – School of Science
Hasaranga Jayathilake - School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Ryli Justice – School of Medicine
Guohua Liang – School of Medicine
Frank Lippert – School of Dentistry
Suneetha Naidu Mekala - School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Breianna Mildor – School of Health & Human Sciences
Daniel Omura – School of Science
Kennedy Pope – School of Health & Human Sciences
Amol Prakash - School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Gabriel Ramirez – School of Medicine
Azadeh Samiei – School of Medicine
Neel Sangani – School of Medicine
Mauro Tudares – School of Dentistry
Shelley Varner-Perez – School of Health & Human Sciences
Sai Varsha Koya – School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Fernanda Alonso – School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Meman Diaby – School of Liberal Arts
Nithika Sanghi - School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering
Recognition Presented
Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D.
Kayla Allen-Brown - School of Liberal Arts
Radhika Bhaumik, School of Science
Harry Chaubey, School of Art + Design
Soumilee Chaudhuri, School of Medicine
Shaquitta Dent - School of Health & Human Sciences
Brittnie-lee Duffus - School of Medicine
Maribel Hernandez - School of Science
Kevin Hillman - School of Education
Priyadharshini Manikandan - School of Science
Aishat Molotani - School of Medicine
Isheka Orr - School of Science
Executive Board
Radhika Bhaumik - School of Science
Dharshi Bhavsar - School of Informatics
Sukrati Kanojia - School of Medicine
Sanjana Pachipulusu - School of Informatics
Noyonika Saha - School of Informatics
Nikhil Anand Dhoka – Institute for Engaged Learning
Brittnie-lee Duffus - School of Medicine
Megan Hillier-Geisler - School of Philanthropy
Tatianna McKissick - School of Dentistry
Isheka Orr – School of Science
AQ Quash-Scott – School of Education
Ishita Sameer Bhedi - School of Engineering & Technology
Rohini Vemparala – School of Informatics
Recognition Presented
Monica Henry, M.P.A.
Harry Chaubey – School of Art + Design
Kelsey Large – GradGrants Center / IU Bloomington & IUPUI
Lauryn Smith – School of Liberal Arts
IU Graduate School Indianapolis Office Staff
Janice S. Blum, Ph.D.
Dean
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education
Adjunct Associate Dean, Purdue University Graduate School
Chancellor’s Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Keith Avin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education
Assistant Dean for Student Development and Academic Affairs
Director, Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals
Advisor, Underrepresented Professional and Graduate Student Organization (UPnGO)
Monica Henry, M.P.A.
Director of Finance and Administration
Debra Barker
IU Graduate Ph.D. Recorder
Dezra Despain, M.S.
Curriculum Resource & Creative Services Coordinator
Jennifer Mahoney, M.A.
Communications & Recruitment Manager
Kim McCain
IU Admissions Coordinator
Calie Padgett
IU Graduate Master’s Recorder
Katina Reedy, M.A.
Fellowship & Enrollment Coordinator
Kim Richards
Administrative Specialist
Anita Sale
Academic Operations Coordinator
Closing Remarks
Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D.