The end of the academic year is a time to celebrate scholarly and personal achievements, and as 2024-2025 concludes, Syracuse University School of Education proudly salutes graduate and undergraduate students who represent the best the School has to offer. That includes, for the second year in a row, the undergraduate winner of the coveted David Orlin Prize for Overall Outstanding Thesis Project from the Renée Crown University Honors Program.
Graduate Student Awards
Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work
Jersey Cosantino G’23
All-University Doctoral Research Prize
- Linzy Sunshine Andre G’25 (Advisors: Professor Derek Seward and Professor Yanhong Liu)
- Ionah M.E. Scully G’18, G’20, G’25 (Advisor: Professor Gretchen Lopez)
- Jermaine Soto G’25 (Advisor: Professor Gretchen Lopez)
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
- Julie Harnett ’18
- Amanda Kingston
Graduate School Summer Dissertation Fellowships
- Shiila Au Yong G’19, G’22
- Jessica Fundalinski G’13
- Amanda Kingston
- Fasika Melese G’18, G’19, G’24
SOE Joan N. Burstyn Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research in Education
- Ana Juliana Borja, with Professor Mario Perez
- Julie Harnett ’18, with Professor Benjamin Dotger
- Amanda Kingston, with Professor Benjamin Dotger
SOE Graduate Student Research and Creative Grants
- Yanbei Chen (Advisor: Professor Jing Lei)
- Ying Chen (Advisor: Professor Moon-Heum Cho)Kate Franz G’22 (Advisor: Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott)
- Jessica Fundalinski G’13 (Advisor: Professor Benjamin Dotger)
- Amanda Kingston (Advisor: Professor Benjamin Dotger)
- Sarah Litt (Advisor: Professor Yanhong Liu)
- Teukie Martin (Advisor: Professor Christy Ashby)
- Sara Petit-McClure ’03 (Advisor: Professor Christy Ashby)
- Cam Powell (Advisor: Professor Christy Ashby)
- Kahyen Shin (Advisor: Professor Derek Seward and Professor Melissa Luke)
- Hemalathaa K. Yuvaraja (Advisor: Professor Tiffany Koszalka)
Undergraduate Student Awards
University Commencement Marshals
- Sofia Reilly DaCruz ’25 (Selected Studies in Education)
- Joshua Samuel Spodek ’25 (Social Studies Education)
Remembrance Scholars
- Mason Garbus ’25
- Mason Romero ’25
- Joshua Spodek ’25
Renée Crown University Honors Program
David Orlin Prize for Overall Outstanding Thesis Project
Morgan Meddings ’25 (Inclusive Elementary and Special Education)
Advisor: Professor George Theoharis
Honors Program graduates
- Sofia DaCruz ’25
- Lauren Kaplan ’25
- Abigail Long ’25
- Morgan Meddings ’25
- Jessie Norton ’25
- Mason Romero ’25
- Joshua Spodek ’25
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Greek Awards
Spotlight Award
Gabby Bianchi ’26 and Ashley Cambareri ’26, for their work as President and Vice President, respectively, of Kappa Delta Pi, the education honor society.
IFC Member of the Year
Luke Hoffman ’27, for his work establishing a chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, including its partnership with InclusiveU.
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
Jessie Norton ’25 (Spanish and Spanish Education major)
Norton will teach English at a plurilingual school in Galicia, interacting with students and community members in Spanish, Gallego, and English.