Georgia State University

The Excellence in Leadership Award is given by the Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development for exceptional performance in leadership at the local, state or national level as a master's student in communication sciences and disorders.

The Edward J. Henning Memorial Award honors a student who has demonstrated exceptional skill, professionalism, and dedication to the field of alternative dispute resolution.

Wendy Ahn is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. The award is given by the Department of Kinesiology and Health to a student who has an exemplary record of research and scholarship, service and/or teaching that is consistent with their development as an independent researcher and scholar.

Caroline Simpkins is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. This award is given by the Department of Kinesiology and Health to a student who has successfully defended a dissertation in the Ph.D. program in kinesiology. The outstanding dissertation is chosen based on originality, clarity, quality of work and contribution to the field.

Natalie Bunch is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. The award is given to a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Kinesiology and Health (KH) who serves as an instructor in KH courses that require planning, instruction and grading, is an active participant in the KH graduate teaching assistant mentoring program and demonstrates excellence in teaching.

Derek Elton is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Exercise Science Graduate Student Award. This award is given for academic excellence and participation in the exercise science graduate degree program.

Stephanie Schenkel is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Health and Physical Education Graduate Student Award. The award is given for academic excellence and exemplifying the philosophy and goals of the health and physical education program. This is demonstrated through effective teaching, professional and/or community leadership, a high level of professional growth and commitment to becoming an outstanding health and physical education professional.

Jada Reed is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Health and Physical Education Undergraduate Student Award. The award is given for academic excellence and participation in the health and physical education undergraduate degree program.

Kristin Harley Woods is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Exercise Science Undergraduate Student Award. This award is given in recognition of academic excellence and participation in the exercise science undergraduate degree program.

Alan Cummings is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.Ed. (Master of Education) Student Award in STEM Education. The award is given to a student in the M.Ed. in STEM Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Ahmed Mansour-Elsayed is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.A.T. (Master of Teaching) Student Award in Science Education. The award is given to a student in the M.A.T. in Science Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Shamandi Clark is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.Ed. (Master of Education) Student Award in Social Studies Education. The award is given to a student in the M.Ed. in Social Studies Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Julius Redden is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.A.T. (Master of Teaching) Student Award in Social Studies Education. The award is given to a student in the M.A.T. in Social Studies Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Gabriela Howard is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.A.T. (Master of Teaching) Student Award in Middle Level Education. This award is given to a student in the M.A.T. Middle Level Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Anna Lipsman is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Sport Administration Graduate Student Award. This award is given to a student who best exemplifies the ideals of Georgia State University's sport administration program and shows exceptional promise as an emerging leader in the sport business industry.

Sarah Ballew is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Sport Administration Undergraduate Student Award. The award is given to a student who best exemplifies the ideals of the Georgia State sport administration program and shows exceptional promise as an emerging leader in the sport business industry.

Burcu Demir is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Student in Educational Psychology Award. The award is given in recognition of outstanding scholarship and service in the educational psychology doctoral degree program.

J'Ydina Ferrell is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.A.T. (Master of Teaching) Student Award in Mathematics Education. The award is given to a student in the M.A.T. in Mathematics Education program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Lois Star Brackin has recieved the 2025 Outstanding M.Ed. (Master of Education) Student Award in English Education. The award is given to a student in the M.Ed. English Education program for displaying academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Alicia Lakhansingh is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) Student Award in English as a Second Language (ESOL). The award is given to a student in the M.A.T. program in ESOL for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Lizzy Deimeke is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in Science Education. The award is given to a student in the science education doctoral program for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Maybel Gonzalez Prendes is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.S. Student Award in World Languages Education. This award is given to a student in the master's program in world languages education who demonstrates academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Jessica Showell is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award in Mathematics Education. The award is given to a student in the doctoral program in mathematics education for academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Vidya Ramdas-Wilson is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding M.Ed. (Master of Education) Student Award in Mathematics Education. The awarded is given to a student in the M.Ed. Mathematics Education program who displays academic achievement, teaching expertise, community service and a commitment to excellence.

Catherine McGrath is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Master's Thesis in Educational Psychology Award. The award is given in recognition of a master's thesis of especially high quality and potential impact in the field of educational psychology.

Sarah Hepler is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation in Learning Technologies Award. The award is given to a student whose dissertation demonstrates excellence and advances the state of knowledge in the instructional technology field.

Golnoush Haddadian is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Learning Technologies Award. The award is given to a student who has demonstrated potential for excellence in research, teaching and service in instructional technology.

Sharmili Suriraj is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education Award from Georgia State University's College of Education & Human Development. The award is given in recognition of the student's outstanding scholarship and service in Georgia State University's M.Ed. (Master of Education) Special Education program.

Ansley Myers is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Special Education Award. The award is given in recognition of the student's outstanding scholarship and service in the special education bachelor's degree program.

Tonya Gibson is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Deaf Education Student Award. The award is given to an outstanding student in the deaf studies concentration or the M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) program who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to deaf education and promise as a future educator.