Celebrating Student Excellence Ceremony 2025
The following students and community partners were recognized at the 2025 Celebrating Student Excellence Ceremony. The event honors students and the role that private support from Dean’s Society members and other donors plays in transforming their lives.
Student Award Winners
Student Scholarship Recipients
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Established in 2017 to support students with strong interests in health equity and community engagement
Evelyn Tolamatl Ariceaga, Solomon Tsegaw
Judith Otoson Scholarship
Established in 2015 and made possible through the generous support of Dr. Judith Otoson and Dr. Lawrence Green, this scholarship is awarded annually to a public health student who demonstrates an interest and appreciation for program evaluation and the difference it makes.
Adetayo Adesina
SPH Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship Fund
Lamiya Beeks, Julianna Capobianco
SPH Board of Advisors Endowed Scholarship
Aissatou Diallo
Women’s Philanthropy Network Scholarship in Public Health in Honor of President Becker
Established in 2021 and named in honor of former Georgia State University President Mark Becker, a statistician who has had a prominent career in biostatistics and public health sciences
Muna Deka, Yasminah Lontae, Ke'mera Richards
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2021 and supported by the generous contributions the School of Public Health’s many donors
Nadirah Robinson
Scott to State Scholarship
Kayla Davis
Applied Practice Awards
Applied Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year Award
Pharmacy Manager of the Food as Medicine Program,
Grady Health System
Applied Practice Experience Site of the Year Award
founded and directed by Lisa Graham
Previous Award Winners
2024
Undergraduate Public Health Achievement Award
Khushi Bhatiya
Master of Public Health Achievement Award
Catherine Scipion
Health Management & Policy
PhD in Public Health Achievement Award
Kennica Fortson
Health Promotion and Behavior
Doctor of Public Health Achievement Award
Sasha Smith
Diane Caves Memorial Award
Khadijah Ameen
Health Promotion and Behavior
2023
Undergraduate Public Health Achievement Award
Maha Karim
Master of Public Health Achievement Award
Lillian Morgado
Epidemiology
PhD in Public Health Achievement Award
Elizabeth (Liz) Perry
Health Promotion and Behavior
Doctor of Public Health Achievement Award
Diane Caves Memorial Award
Michelle Marcus
Epidemiology
Master of Public Health Achievement Award
Lillian Morgado
Epidemiology
3-Minute Thesis
Georgia State University Recognition
Ogechukwu Igbokwe
Second Place and People’s Choice Awards
2024
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Kasumi Kato - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
Judith Otoson Scholarship
Elodie Awate - MPH student
Health Promotion & Behavior
Women’s Philanthropy Network Scholarship in Public Health in Honor of President Becker
Andrea Bickham - BSPH student
Guerlande Petit - BSPH student
Jaisha White - BSPH student
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Mikah Fuller - MPH student
Epidemiology
Joshua Laurent - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
SPH Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship
Kierra Jackson - BSPH student
Anushka Patel - MPH student
Epidemiology
2023
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Armenda Bialas - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
Judith Otoson Scholarship
Camille Kordas - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
Women’s Philanthropy Network Scholarship in Public Health in Honor of President Becker
Erica Kennedy - BSPH student
Jasmin Johnson - BSPH student
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Phung Tran - MPH student
Biostatistics
2023
Applied Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year Award
Aisha Williams - Senior Research Associate
Georgia Health Policy Center
Applied Practice Experience Site of the Year Award
Community and College Partners Program (C2P2) - founded and directed by Michael Burns