The Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs celebrated its best and brightest undergraduate and graduate students from each department on April 12, 2018. Green School faculty nominated students who exemplified the highest standards of academic and service excellence. Graduate students were selected for Best Thesis and Best Dissertation. An additional award was given for excellence in the Model UN Program.

“Students, I am humbled by the determination, accomplishments and passion you have for using your knowledge, your talents, and your time to make the world a better place for all of us,” said John F. Stack Jr., founding dean of the Green School. “You impress me every day with your tenacity and your achievements. You are an inspiration to us all.”

More than 50 students were recognized for their academic and service excellence.

Congratulations to our 2018 Spring Awards Ceremony Honorees!

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Asian Studies Program
Ashley Webb, Graduate Service Excellence
Michaela Prostak, Best Thesis Award
Jana Nudelman, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Eshrat Nikrooye-Asli, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Dario Encalada, Undergraduate Service Excellence

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Tiffany Mosley, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Stefanie Moreira, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Arletis Pupo, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Jessica Llobet, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Ivon Rodriguez, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Maria Acosta, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Georgia Downey, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Yunier Galvez, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Jared Noftle, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Bianca Garcia, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
John Lopez, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Chelsea Rocha, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Rosalyn Montenegro, Undergraduate Academic Excellence

Department of Economics
Wenjun Xue, Best Dissertation Award
Daniel Beauperthuy, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Cristina Chaljub, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Johan Villegas, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Emanuel Munoz, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Abdel Reyes Torres, Undergraduate Academic Excellence

Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies 
Alex Huezco, Best Dissertation Award
Adriana Pichs, Academic Achievement – Anthropology
Amanda Fountaine, Academic Achievement – Anthropology
John Ramirez, Academic Achievement – Geography
Alfredo Gonzalez, Academic Achievement – Sociology
Korri Sagoes, Academic Achievement – Sociology
Clara Ferrante, Academic Achievement – Sociology – Online

Department of History
Jordan Malfoy, Best Dissertation Award
Jason Fontana, Undergraduate Service Excellence
Jordan Pulido, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Nazareth Izada, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Raul Caner Cruz, Undergraduate Academic Excellence

Department of Modern Languages
Laura Nugent, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Frank Otero, Best Dissertation Award

Department of Politics and International Relations
Yina Cabrera, Undergraduate Academic Excellence – Political Science
Quentin Scruggs, Undergraduate Academic Excellence – Political Science
Galina Abdel Aziz, Undergraduate Academic Excellence – International Relations
Craig Lang, Best Dissertation – Political Science
Simone-Ariane Schelb, Best Thesis – International Studies
Thomas Just, Best Dissertation – International Relations

Department of Public Policy and Administration
Vernise Estorcien, Undergraduate Academic Excellence and Service Excellence
Erik Rigaud, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Paige Bodziak, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Daniela Cediel, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Erik Rodriguez, Best Thesis Award
Gretha Burchard, Best Dissertation Award

Department of Religious Studies
Margarita Diaz, Best Thesis Award
Jan Naude, Undergraduate Academic Excellence
Ronald Smith, Undergraduate Academic Excellence

Model UN
Kevin Markowski, Excellence in Model UN
Michelle Rosario, Excellence in Model UN

The International Sociology Honor Society
Ivan Castillo Ramirez, AKD Honors Society
Hadisha Daniel, AKD Honors Society
Katherine Nunez, AKD Honors Society
Sergio Papa, AKD Honors Society