The Graduate Dean’s Award recognizes up to 8 graduate students annually for their overall academic record and the outstanding quality of their research or creative activity at the University. Doctoral and master’s students in good academic standing from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Two primary criteria are used to judge applicants: (1) the overall strength and impact of the applicant’s achievements in research or creative work as a graduate student at Syracuse University, and (2) the strength and impact of the applicant’s proposed presentation of research or a creative work.
The 2025 Graduate Dean’s Award recipients are:
- Caroline Charles – English
- Bramsh Khan – Social Science
- Natalie Petryk – Bioengineering
- Frank Sicong Chen – Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- Lily Holloway – Creative Writing
- Benjamin Valen – Social Psychology
- Jersey Cosantino – Cultural Foundations of Education
- Yasmine Tiana Goring – Television, Radio and Film
Awardees receive $500 and make a 5-minute presentation on their work as part of an award symposium.
Honorable mention:
- Azadeh Ghanizadeh – Composition and Cultural Rhetoric
- Pardha Sourya Nayani – Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Tevvon Hines – Film
- Elina Ruiqi Sun – Social Psychology
- Tosin Alabi – Business Administration