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2025 Graduate Student Association (GSA) Awards

Each year, the University of Memphis Graduate Student Association proudly recognizes the individuals who go above and beyond to enrich the graduate student experience. The 2025 GSA Awards honor the dedication, leadership, innovation, and impact of our exceptional graduate students, faculty, and staff.

From groundbreaking research and tireless advocacy to mentorship and community-building, these awardees represent the very best of the UofM graduate community. Whether they are rising scholars, inspiring mentors, or champions of student success, their contributions strengthen the fabric of our academic and professional environment. Join us in celebrating the recipients of this year’s GSA Awards!

Celebrate Student Success

This award recognizes student accomplishment and success, including, but not limited to, published papers, presentations, grants or scholarships, student leadership, community service, etc. 

Samantha Guajardo

Rosemary Konadu

Amber Alston

Kayla Hubbard

Rebecca Crenshaw

Eunice Ashalley

Brittany Perez

Jayanta Biswas

Faraz Ul  Haq

Ashley Pearson

George Langford Jr.

Zohreh Abbasi

Sara Alsuradi

Stephen Leonard Mensah

Vincent Chenier

Debendra Timsina

Teresa Lara

George Langford Jr.

Jyothi Mallika Golla

Emmanuel Owusu Agyei

GSA Top 30 under 35

Recognizing how difficult it is to complete graduate degrees consecutively or concurrently, this award recognizes 20 graduate students below age of 35 who have made a significant mark on the campus community through excellent teaching, innovative research, service to the campus and community, or general dedication above and beyond their performance in the classroom. 

Tiffany Howlett

Obiageli Iloakasia

Madison Hunter

Nasir Uddin

Steven Go

Billy Brooks

Navin Thapa

Anthony Dontoh

Sanghamitra Sengupta

Sneha Goswami

Casey Waldsmith

Stephen Ogunsakin

Brianna Reilly

Kiriti Munipalle

Cathryn "Kelsey" Ryan

Runze Wang

Asya Miles

John Kersey

Jason Maclin

Ifeoluwa Priscillia Awopetu

Ernest Morgan

Preet Shah

Stella Adu

Mary Dillon

Jayasri Botcha

Diana Humble

Artemii Udovenko

Amber Alston

Laura Kebede-Twumasi

Evan Main

Mentor Award

This award recognizes one faculty member who has shown tremendous commitment to mentoring, advising, and supporting graduate students during the academic year. This award is given to an administration or faculty member who has made significant efforts in mentoring and being an integral part of the development of graduate students.

list of professors

Spring 2025 UofM Grad Students with a 4.0 GPA

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Spring 2025 UofM Grad Students who completed their Comprehensive Exams

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