Andrea Stevens receives the Outstanding Master’s Student Award for the Chemical Engineering graduate program from Dr. Ethan Carver, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, at the annual Outstanding Graduate Student Celebration on Friday, April 11. Photo courtesy of Philip Sparn.
As part of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which recognized the contributions, impact and value of UTC’s graduate and professional students, graduate students were honored by their respective programs during a celebration event on Friday, April 11.
“UTC is home to bright, dedicated students and outstanding faculty. Our annual awards ceremony is a special opportunity to celebrate the exceptional students, faculty and community partners who are advancing graduate education at UTC,” said Dr. Ethan Carver, associate provost for Academic Affairs and dean of the Graduate School.
“Each student being recognized has demonstrated remarkable dedication—not only excelling in their programs but also leading within their disciplines and across campus. I’m incredibly proud of the impact they’re making both in and beyond the classroom, and I look forward to seeing how they continue to grow and lead.”
Outstanding doctoral students
- Doctor of Education in Leadership and Instructional Practice—Utamu Lackey
- Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership & Decision-Making—Marci Reiter
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: Nurse- Anesthesia—Katherine Freeman
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: Acute Care Gerontology—Adolfo “AJ” Davis
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: Nursing FNP—Logan Zumbrun
- Doctor of Physical Therapy—Rebecca Sullivan
- Doctor of Computational Science: Computer Science—Vijayalakshmi Karattuppalayam Kumarasamy
- Doctor of Computational Science: Engineering—Matthew Pruitt
- Doctor of Computational Science: Applied Mathematics—Chathuri Aththanayake
- Occupational Therapy Doctorate—Brooklyn Caballero
Outstanding education specialist
- Advanced Educational Practice: School Psychology—Joshua Brown
Outstanding master’s students
- Master of Accountancy—Logan Siatkowski
- Master of Science: Athletic training—Alejandra Gullion
- Master of Business Administration—Kobe Joseph
- Master of Data Analytics—Aaron Sears
- Master of Data Analytics: Computer Science Track—Mark Humphrey
- Master of Science: Computer Science—Justin Rutledge
- Master of Science: Computer Science: Cyber Security—Matthew Rhodes
- Master of Science: Computer Science: Data Science—Firas Elhag
- Master of Education: Educational Leadership—Erin Asbury
- Master of Education: School Counseling—Caitlyn Hodge
- Master of Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling—Alia Velasquez
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice—Christina Baptist
- Master of Science: Engineering Chemical—Andrea Stevens
- Master of Science: Engineering Civil—Sean Kidd
- Master of Science: Engineering Electrical—Rizwaan Abdul Kadir
- Master of Science: Engineering Mechanical—Robert Smith
- Master of Science: Engineering Management—Jason McDowell
- Master of Science: Engineering Management: Construction—Adam Streich
- Master of Arts: English: Literary Study—Savannah Price
- Master of Arts: English: Rhetoric and Writing—Quincy Simon
- Master of Arts: English: Creative Writing—Mary Kate Sheppard
- Master of Science: Environmental Science and Administration—Zainab Tanveer
- Master of Science: Environmental Science—Jessica Moales Valenzuela
- Master of Science: Mathematics: Applied Mathematics—Chinthaka Weerarathna
- Master of Science: Mathematics: Applied Statistics—Hagar Cobbinah
- Master of Science: Mathematics: Pre-Professional Mathematics—Collin Kilmer
- Master of Science: Mathematics: Math Education—Anna Nicely
- Master of Science: I-O Psychology—Sally Hoffman
- Master of Science: Research Psychology—Shyla Khan
- Master of Public Administration: Public Administration—Teresa Harrison
- Master of Social Work: Advanced Standing—Kalyn Carr
- Master of Social Work: Traditional—Kyra Daley
- Master of Public Health Chronic Disease Preventions and Control—Hind Mohamed-Ahmed
- Master of Public Health Nutrition and Dietetics—Erica Carr
- Music Education: MM—James Albertson
Outstanding Graduate Student Celebration photo gallery courtesy of Philip Sparn
Kalyn Carr, right, being presented the Outstanding Master’s Student Award for the Social Work – Advanced Standing graduate program from Dr. Christina Policastro, assistant dean of the Graduate School.
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