RIT Outstanding Graduate Student Award

The RIT Graduate School is pleased to announce the honorees for this year's RIT Outstanding Graduate Student Award. This award will recognize a current, active, enrolled graduate student in good academic standing who exemplifies qualities such as: exceptional dedication and achievement in their field of study, fostering a significant positive impact on the RIT campus, the greater Rochester area, or the global community, and demonstrated collaboration. Award nominees were accepted in two categories, Master's and Doctoral students.

Awardees and Nominations

2025 Awardees and Nominees

Awardees:

PhD Category
Ziming Li 

Computing and Information Sciences PhD Program
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Master's Category
Hannah DeFelice 

Environmental Science Program
College of Science

Nominees:

Masters
Anish More
Eric Severson
Gregory Derr-Haverlach
Lou Duchin

Doctoral
Katie Malarkey
Tatchen Kum

2024 Awardees and Nominees

Awardees:

Carlos Gutierrez
Engineering PhD Program
Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Emily Kuang
Computing and Information Sciences PhD Program
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Amanda Giglia
Master of Science for Teachers, Visual Arts All Grades
College of Art and Design
 

Nominees:

Masters
Deanna Moorehead
Dani Wolfe
Patty Tomanovich
Suchit Singh Nagpal
Cindy Lam
Cristin Siegel
Vaibhav Sharma
Shaneil DaSilva

Doctoral
Leah Humenuck
Maria Camila Ceballos Santa
Nastaran Naghshineh
Yvan David Hernandez-Charpak

Contact

Bella Dunwoody
Bella Dunwoody
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585-475-2127