UM GSA

Awards

Awards

Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Service Award (AELS)

The AELS Scholarship Award was created to award monetary support to a select group of outstanding graduate students excelling in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service. All continuing Master’s and Doctoral graduate students are eligible to apply. Awardees are recognized annually at GSA’s Banquet and Graduate Student Appreciation Dinner.

2023 Award Recipients

Academic: Merranda McLaughlin, Nima Khodadadi, Brett Colbert

Leadership: Katarzyna Pasternak, Shruti Choudhary, Yasamin Rezaei

Community Service: Peisen Tan, Leah Dodds, Bianca Graziano, Craig Peaslee, Grace Woodard, Olga Tserej