2020 School of Education End of Year Honors

The School of Education faculty and staff celebrate the accomplishments of all members of our community during this 2019-20 academic year! Below is a listing of some of the most notable honors received by students and faculty during this last year.

Student Awards and Honors

  • Nigar Altindis—2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Amy Applebaum—Research Excellence Doctoral Funding
  • Maria Armas—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Andrew Armstrong—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Lindsay Atkinson—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Justine Aurilia—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Brandon Bauer—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Andrew Benbenek —2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
  • Lucy Bisset—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Caroline Bookstaver—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Nikkia Borowski—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Sarah Boyle—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Meghan Brozaitis—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Dylan Bryant—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Megan Cartier—Research Excellence Doctoral Funding
  • Myles Chalue —2020-21 Fulbright Alternate
  • Balasaheb Chaudhari—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Kristian Ashley Contreras—Outstanding TA Award; 2019 National Women’s Studies Association Women of Color Leadership Project
  • Gemma Cooper-Novack —2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Edward Crossman—Falk College Chef’s Prize Award
  • Anna D’Aprix—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Rildo Reis Da Silva—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Mauricio de Oliveira—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Christina Dedona—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Hannah Deichler—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Bella Dell’Amore—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Nomar Diaz—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Kirsis Dipre—Holmes Scholar; NBCC Fellowship
  • Nadya Eades—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Sierra Eastman—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Gianpietro Elias —2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Ashley Evanchof—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Roland and Barbara Cook Scholarship for Teacher Education; Gula Moench Graduate Fellowship In Education
  • Haley Evans—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Michael Fernandes—SOURCE Undergraduate Research Grant
  • Mary Fitzgerald—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Emily Gershman—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Joash Geteregechi—Robert M. Exner Prize; 2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Jenny Gines—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Hannah Gold—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Madison Goldberg—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Nicole Granteed—Dr. Barbara Irvine Shineman Scholarship
  • Caroline Groome—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Melissa Gruber—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Noah Guirguis—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Phillip Haddix—Research Excellence Doctoral Funding (REDF)
  • Cleo Hamilton—44 stars of Excellence SU Spirit Award
  • Brenna Hart—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Justine Hastings—2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar; MLK Unsung Hero Award; Elected Student Association President
  • Nicole Heath—James R. Manwaring Graduate Scholarship in Educational Administration
  • Erin Hernandez—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Maeghan Higgins—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Derron Hilts—Spector/Warren Fellowship; CSI Essay Contest Winner
  • Maddie Holmes—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Lori Holtsbery—James R. Manwaring Graduate Scholarship in Educational Administration
  • Ryan Hoying—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Madison Jakubowski—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Caitlin Johnston—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Tuija Kae—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Allison Kalupa—SOURCE Undergraduate Research Grant
  • Cristalle Kao-Johnson—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Gabrielle Kempton—Spector/Warren Fellowship; CSI Leadership Fellowship
  • Heather Kessel—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Amine Khamlich—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Nora Kingman—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Katie Kingston—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Callie Kniffin—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Caitlyn Krueger—SOURCE Undergraduate Research Grant
  • Lindsay Kurak—James R. Manwaring Graduate Scholarship in Educational Administration; Burton Blatt Scholarship
  • Breanna LeCompte—Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship
  • Hadiya Lee—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Ellen Legg—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Sophie Levine—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Yanping Lin—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Shelley Baum Schechtman-Jacobson Graduate Scholarship; Margaret J. Early Scholarship
  • Chloe Lonegran—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Matthew Lyons—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Emmy Jo Mallia—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Alvina A. M. Mardhani-Bayne—All-University Doctoral Prize

  • Ernesto Marquez Fragoso—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Robin Maxile—Holmes Scholar
  • Caley Mckenney—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Molly McLauchlan—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Sara McSwiggan—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Abbie Miller—Roland and Barbara Cook Scholarship for Teacher Education Endowment; Linda Hoenig Scholarship; Grace Gloria Wheeler Scholarship; Burton Blatt Scholarship
  • Akhutleleng Mogami—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Julius Moreno—Joanne Blumin ’66 Endowed Scholarship; School of Education Board of Visitors Scholarship
  • Olivia Mulloy—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Victoria Munley —2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
  • Lawrence Muyanja—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Rebecca Narins—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Amy Nic Thaidhg—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Parker Noble—Burton Blatt Scholarship; Lynne Langberg Stybel Scholarship; Margaret J. Early Scholarship; School of Education Scholarship
  • Helena ODonnel—SOURCE Undergraduate Research Grant
  • Jeremy Park—Honors Program
  • Jean Park—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Jeremy Parker—Renée Crown University Honors Program Grant
  • Amy Pennington-Lee—Lila Bull Art Education Scholarship
  • Sue Peoples—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Harvey Peters —All-University Doctoral Prize
  • Gabrielle Phillips —2020-2021 Remembrance Scholar
  • Clare Pietra—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Allison Polkowitz—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Marta Polosky—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Summer Psaila—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Isabel Reedy—Honors Program; Class Marshal
  • Nicole Renzetti—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Gwendolynn Riley-Zuckerbraun—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Sydney Ringel—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Noah Rosenthal—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Julia Russo—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Kristen Sampino—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Madeline Santoro—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Kayleen Schnorr—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Ionah Scully—Imagining America Publicly Active Education Fellowship
  • Raysie Seidel—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Jordan Shannon—Summer Dissertation Fellow; Certificate in University Teaching (CUT); CSI Leadership Fellowship
  • Molly Shoap—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Michelle Sievers—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Stephen Skelton—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Phillandra Smith—Elected to Holmes Scholars Council (Sergeant-at-Arms); 2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Emma Snitkoff—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Esther Son—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Michaela Sposato—Margaret J Early Scholarship; Shelley Baum Schechtman-Jacobson Graduate Scholarship
  • Brianna Stahrr—Frances Burgoyne-Burt Scholarship
  • Evan Starling-Davis—Public Humanities Graduate Fellow, 2020-21
  • Samantha Strauss—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Darrion Stringer—Joanna O. Masingila Scholarship; Margaret P. Stafford Traditions Scholarship; Pia Pettrone Scholarship; School of Education Scholarship; Syracuse University Superintendents’ Alumni Association Scholarship
  • Di Sun—SU Graduate School Summer Dissertation Fellowship
  • Alia Thompson—Outstanding TA
  • Emily Tilkin—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Mustapha Titchou—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Kelsey Tracewell—Emily Angeline Graduate Scholarship
  • Juliette Treglia—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Mirjakhon Turdiev—La Fuerza Communicty Enhancement Award
  • Caroline Underwood—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Dominique Van Gilst—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Kylie Walter—Syracuse Scholar Nominee; Kappa Delta Pi; Class Marshal; Honors Program, Best Professional Honors Thesis
  • Christopher Wetzel—Spector/Warren Fellowship
  • Allison Whitlock—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Tonya Wilson—Outstanding TA; 2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Lily Wolfer—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Aissata Wone—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Seok Wun Au Yong—East Village Queer Film Festival 2019 – Special Recognition Award for Same Same and Different (short film)
  • Yael Yaffe—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Yuli Yani—Fulbright DAI Award
  • Hee Yeon Lee—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Amanda Zall—Judith Seinfeld Prize
  • Anemonë Zeneli—2020 Teaching Mentor
  • Kyle Zhen—Kappa Delta Pi
  • Peitao Zhu—Research and Creative Grant; All-University Doctoral Prize; Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) Laura Rice Menorial Student Travel Award; NYU Faculty First-Look Fellow

Faculty/staff Awards and Honors

  • Kelly Chandler-Olcott—Divergent Book Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies Research
  • Mike Gill, Brianna Shults, and Dee Katovitch—Center for Disability Resources recognition for commitment, caring, and support of students with disabilities.
  • Marcelle Haddix—Orange Circle Award; The Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy Advocacy
  • Dawn Johnson—Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
  • Tiffany A. Koszalka—Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
  • Joon Kim—ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes) General Travel Grant
  • Melissa Luke—Provost Faculty Fellow
  • Jeffery Mangram—YWCA Champion of Diversity Award