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2025 Dean’s Address and Awards Reception Celebrates LGS Achievements

Laney Graduate School (LGS) honored LGS excellence at the 4th annual Dean’s Address April 2, 2025 & Awards Reception on April 10, 2025.

At these two events we heard the 4th annual Dean’s Address and celebrated several LGS awards at the reception. 

Laney has been working to fulfill the strategic priorities for moving graduate education forward at Emory. See what Dean Kimberly Jacob Arriola said during the Dean’s Address portion of the reception. 

View the Dean's Address PowerPoint Deck

Read the Dean's Talking Points

Additionally, on behalf of Laney Graduate School (LGS), we want to formally thank everyone who nominated a nominee, thank you to all the nominees who worked extremely hard to achieve everything they have, and congratulationsto all the award recipients. 

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2025 LGS Award Winners: 

Student Award for Inclusive Excellence: 

  • From the Social Sciences, Arielle Lewis, Business: Organization and Management
  • From the Natural Sciences, Kristen Patterson, Chemistry 
  • From the Humanities, Lizette London, African American Studies 

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant/Associate Award:   

  • From the Social Sciences, Alexandra Snipes, Political Science 
  • From, Humanities, Rohit Chakraborty, English 
  • From the Natural Sciences, Shreya Meenakshi Ravichandran, Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence:  

  • From the Natural Sciences, Nicholas Seyfried, Biochemistry and Neurology 

Outstanding Master’s Student Award:  

  • Social Sciences, Willow Newcomb-Rudden, Development Practice 

 Outstanding Doctoral Student:  

  • From the Social Sciences, Temi Alao, Sociology 
  • From the Humanities, Anmol Sahni, English 
  • From the Natural Sciences, George Dangas, Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology

 Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies/Program Director Award:  

  • Social Sciences, Carla Roncoli, Developmental Practice 

 Early Career Alumni Award:  

  • From the Social Sciences and Humanities, Mikayla Paolini, Bioethics 

 Outstanding LGS Staff Award:  

  • From the Office of the Dean, Mike Suh,Associate Director, Professional Development and Career Planning 

 Outstanding Program Administrator Award:  

  • From the Social Sciences, Debbie Allen, Political Science 

 Distinguished Alumni Award:  

  • From the Social Sciences, David Bray, Business 

 

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Congratulations to all of the winners!