44 students from across programs have been recognized for excellence
The University of Maryland College of Information Studies (INFO College) is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 INFO College Scholarship recipients, as well the recipients of the 2023-24 INFO Student Awards. Congratulations to the 44 awardees from across programs who have demonstrated excellence in their work and studies!
Fall 2023 Scholarship Recipients
B. Parker Hamilton Libraries of the Future Scholarship
Winner: Nora Smolonsky
Barbara Van Dongen School Library Media Fellowship
Winner: Jessica Bauer
Bruce Ambacher Digital Archives and Curation Fellowship
Winners: Grace Baty and Kira Cronin-Hennessy
College of Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship
Winner: Amanda Sorensen
Dr. Joan Giesecke Health Informatics Fellowship
Winners: Mital Kamani and Urvi Varma
Gloria Davidson Endowed Fellowship
Winner: Eden Pack
Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship
Winners: Marilyn Iriarte Santacruz and Twanna Hodge
Library Systems & Services (LSSI) Scholarship
Winner: Morgan Dowty
MIM Alumni Scholarship
Winner: Aditya Kiran Aswin Kumar
Myra Wilson Scholarship
Winner: Alan Wierdak
Nancy & Daniel Balz MLIS Scholarship for Returning Students
Winner: Charlotte Houghton
Noyes Library Association Scholarship
Winners: Amy Guerrero and Taaja Blackburn
Turner Family Optimal Solutions Endowed Scholarship
Winners: Hejia Li, Kendrick Montecino, and Tasnim Ullah
Undergraduate iSchool Excellence Fund Award
Winners: Harmeet Kaur and Lediya Solomon
Westin Scholar
Winner: Oluwasemilore Ayo-Gbenjo
Spring 2024 Scholarship Recipients
Turner Family Optimal Solutions Endowed Scholarship
Winner: David Kneebone
Undergraduate iSchool Excellence Fund Award
Winners: Maria Gomes Master and Jung (Veronica) Kim
INFO awardees Hakeem Abubakar, Vanessa Harris, Cameron Jackson, Nusi Fahm with INFO Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives Wayne Lutters – at the 2024 Student Awards Reception
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Student Awards
Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project
Undergraduate Winners: Vanessa Harris, Cameron Jackson, Nusi Fahm, and Hakeem Abubakar
Project: Florencia Farm
Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project
Graduate Winners: Pooja Pandi, Hyejin Jo, and Angela Tseng
Project/Paper Title: Adapting to AI: Approaches for Digital Publishers in Managing Web Scraping
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research Achievement
Undergraduate Winners: Aelina Pogosian and Amanu Huq
Project/Paper Title: Microsoft Red AI
Laurence B. Heilprin Award
Graduate Winner: Antariksa Akhmadi
Paper title: Between Librarians and “Bibliocrats”
Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
Winners: Salute to Health: Brooks Langsford, Maddy Pease, Sean August, and Zachary Hipsley
Paper Title: Homeless Veterans and Healthcare: How the Health Defects for Homeless Veterans Impacts their Health Seeking Process
Simmona Simmons Best Student Paper on Diversity Award
Winner: Elizabeth Pineo
Paper Title: “Human Rights, Information Access, and Finding Aids.”
Gloria Davidson Excellence in School Librarianship Award
Winner: Jessica Kate Bauer
Jenny Preece and Ben Shneiderman Award for Excellence in HCIM
Winner: Chao-Min Wu
Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for Academic Peer Mentorship
Winners: Kibron Tesfatsion and Rosane Ndaha
Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Doctoral Student Paper
Winner: Elana Blinder
Paper Title: Evaluating the Use of Hypothetical ‘Would You Rather’ Scenarios to Discuss Privacy and Security Concepts with Children