As the May 2026 semester comes to a close, the School of Public Policy celebrates its outstanding graduates from its BA in Legal Studies, BA in Public Policy, MS in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS), Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy and Administration, and UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL). The School is incredibly proud of its graduates as they embark on their next journey into their career or further education. Their resilience, leadership, and commitment to furthering the public good is needed more than ever.
The School is also honored to share its list of end-of-year awards and scholarships for all programs:
Scholarship Recipients:
BA in Legal Studies:
John W. Lederle Scholarship:
Consuelo De Montserrat Reyes Bricio
Grace Bleakney
Holly Wessman
Lisa Yuyun
Sabrina Comeau
Sheldon Goldman Scholarship:
Caleb Cruzado
Paul and Lynn Hohenberger Scholarship:
Jordan Stack
Legal Studies Honors:
Leyna Summers
Caleb Cruzado
Legal Studies Excellence:
Erik Teodoro
Fatima Marashi
Paul R. Shuldiner Memorial Scholarship:
Jaclynn Nguyen
Shep Shephard Scholarship:
Jaclynn Nguyen
Senior Speaker Award:
Jaclynn Nguyen
Coleman Family Fund Scholarship:
Katie McNair
Madeline Marshall
Commonwealth Scholars:
Morgan LaValley
Keira Cook
UMass Women Into Leadership:
Michelle Goncalves UWiL Scholarship - Ruo Wu, 2026 UWiL Cohort
Margaret Miley Internship Scholarship - Rebecca Sterre, 2026 UWiL Cohort
UWiL Internship Scholarship:
Jaclynn Nguyen, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Dominique Pierre, 2025, UWiL Cohort
Elise Fornaro, 2025, UWiL Cohort
Gabrielle Parkinson, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Keira Cook, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Liliana Renaud, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Lina Mulualem, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Olivia Soolman, 2026, UWiL Cohort
Shelagh Liljander, 2025, UWiL Cohort
Sophia McDonough, 2026, UWiL Cohort
BA in Public Policy:
Outstanding Senior Award:
Chrystina Wosny
Rebecca Steere
Besty Schmidt Award:
Jill Hercule Espinal
MS in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science:
Outstanding Student Award:
Jocelyn Canton
Venkat Dasari
Doing Good with Data Award:
Niranjan Prakash
Sumedha
Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Policy and Administration:
M.V. Lee Badgett Social Justice Award:
Nurah Jaradat
Anaamika Nair
Phillip Hertz Award:
Dinda Rolobessy
Ellisha Walker
Congratulations to all of our 2026 graduates!