Announcing the 2023 SPHHS Scholarship Award Winners
Students were recognized for outstanding achievements in the classroom, in research, and through service to community.
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The School of Public Health and Health Sciences honored a group of over 50 undergraduate and graduate students during its annual Awards Celebration held on May 6, 2023 in the Student Union Ballroom. Award recipients were recognized for outstanding achievements in the classroom, in research, and through service to the community.
As part of the celebration, the Delta Omega Honor Society Rho Chapter at UMass Amherst inducted its 2023 cohort of new members into its ranks. The honorary society for the study of public health, Delta Omega encourages excellence in student scholarship and research, recognizes academic achievement, and provides members with leadership development, publication, and networking opportunities. Members are nominated and inducted in faculty, alumni, graduate student and undergraduate student categories.
Additionally, the 2023 SPHHS Health Innovators Challenge and SPHHS Research Day prize winners were recognized during the event, alongside American Kinesiology Association award recipients and a UMass Amherst Rising Researcher.
The 2023 SPHHS scholarship recipients and Delta Omega inductees are:
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Robert Clinton Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Delorme, Health Promotion and Policy
William A. Darity Sr. Graduate Scholarship
Jazmine Chan, Health Promotion and Policy
Global Health Impact Endowment
Mahfuj Alam, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Kozma-Littleton Family Fund Scholarship
Allison Janineh, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Shirli Weiss Scholarship
Allison Janineh, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Elizabeth Woolrich Scholarship
James Haley, Public Health Sciences
The Yablonski Fellowship Fund
Rachel Teumin, Nutrition
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
David Hosmer Outstanding First-Year Student Awards
Benjamin Goldberg (4+1, Biostatistics)
Hyunwoo Do (4+1, Epidemiology)
Margaret Gillis(MS, Biostatistics)
Ryan Grossman (MS, Biostatistics)
Godness Biney (MS, Epidemiology)
Umu-Kultumie Tejan-Jalloh (MS, Epidemiology)
David Hosmer Outstanding Second-Year Student Award
Pablo Fernandez (4+1, Epidemiology)
Natalia Putnam (4+1, Epidemiology)
Scott Hebert (MS, Biostatistics)
Li Shandross (MS, Epidemiology)
Emile Somda (MS, Epidemiology)
Diane J. Mundt Memorial Scholarship
Rachel Wacks
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Elaine Briggs Internship Fund
In Kyu Park
Elise Pierce
Corinne A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Carissa Lange
Lindsey Russo
The Stewart Fellowship
Abosede Sarah Alli
Department of Kinesiology
UMass Amherst Rising Researcher
Sean Bannon
SPHHS College Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Melanna Cox
American Kinesiology Association Undergraduate Scholar Award
Ava Dawley
American Kinesiology Association Masters Scholar Award
Philip Woods
American Kinesiology Association Doctoral Scholar Award
Samuel Zeff
American Kinesiology Association Writing Award
Brent Momb
Priscilla M. Clarkson Graduate Scholarship in Kinesiology
Erica Casto
Skylar Holmes
Brent Momb
Patty Freedson Undergraduate Health and Wellness Scholarship
John O’Neill
Genesis Torres
Timothy Moynahan Award
Loukas Pedone
Frank Rife Undergraduate Scholarship in Kinesiology
Maria Fabiano
The Rouzier Family Pre-Health Professional Scholarship
Erica Cene
John R. Schroeder Scholarship Fund
Donovan Keegan
Eric Sinacori Memorial Scholarship
Jacklyn Adu
Esther Wallace Scholarship
Ava Gonsalves
Department of Nutrition
Virginia A. Beal Undergraduate Scholarship
Sharon Bonsu
Rachel Deng
Shanazi Jackson
Ani Kaleshian
Carolyn McHugh
Adil Shahid
Emily Woo
Virginia A. Beal Graduate Scholarship
Mengling Cao
Mengqi Duan
Rong Fan
Helen S. Mitchell Undergraduate Scholarship
Juliana Hathaway
Helen S. Mitchell Graduate Scholarship
Judy Kim
Ying Tang
Peter L. Pellett Scholarship
Ivy Johnson-Kanda
Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Henry B. Peirce Service Award
Thanh Nha Tran
Miriam P. Romo Award
Mia Tittman
Harry and Charlena Seymour Scholarship for Diversity
Kia Kaiser
Lavender Probasco
Kimberly Ann Soucy Scholarship
Alexandria Tracchi
Gilbert C. Tolhurst Senior Scientist Award
Margaret Grossman
Delta Omega Honor Society Rho Chapter Inductees
Alumni Inductees
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Boame
Sarah L. Goff
Oladele A. Oluwayiose
Faculty Inductee
Cassandra N. Spracklen
Graduate Student Inductees
Abodese Sarah Alli
Bill Christian
Marshall Crescentini
Jamie Daughtry Andrews
Pablo Fernandez
Kristen Skulte
Sam Tarplin
Undergraduate Student Inductees
Hyunwoo Do
Hannah Jones-Trudeau
Tegan Oliver
Maeve Stover
Jamille Taveras