UMD iSchool Awards $109K to 2019-20 Outstanding Students

iSchool News - May 29, 2020

The UMD iSchool is pleased to share the full list of 2019-2020 college scholarship and award winners, totaling over $109K in support to 65 students.

UMD iSchool Awards $109K to 2019-20 Outstanding Students

The University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) is pleased to share the full list of Academic Year 2019-2020 college scholarship and award winners, totaling over $109K in support to 65 students. Congratulations to all of the awardees for their outstanding contributions.

  • Sarah Agarrat, CMNS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Emily Belknap, MLIS – Nancy & Daniel Balz MLIS Scholarship for Returning Students
  • Alexandra Bower, MLIS – Gloria Davidson Endowed Fellowship
  • Jenna Brotsky, MLIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Graduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
  • Claralyn Burt, MLIS – Bruce Ambacher Digital Archives and Curation Fellowship; College of Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship
  • Stephanie Byng, MIM – Library Systems & Services (LSSI) Scholarship; MIM Alumni Scholarship
  • Jennifer Chapman, MLIS – Christine Glaab Law Librarian Fellowship
  • Abby Clouse-Radigan, MLIS – H. W. Wilson Foundation Scholarship
  • Emma Dixon, PhD Program – Dr. Dana Rotman Doctoral Student Travel Award
  • Lana Dove, BSIS – Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for Academic Peer
  • Hannah Frisch, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Ebonie Gadson, BSIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Undergraduate Students
  • Satya Gandham, BSIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Undergraduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
  • Kausalya Ganesh, HCIM – Jenny Preece and Ben Shneiderman Award for Excellence in HCIM
  • Marybeth Gill, HiLS – College of Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship; Beyond These Walls Student Travel Award
  • Andrew Greenman, MLIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Graduate Students
  • Peter Han, BSIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Undergraduate Students
  • Susannah (Zee) Hinz, MLIS – Myra Wilson Scholarship
  • Elizabeth Holdzkom, MLIS – Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Scholarship
  • Gabi Huesca, MLIS – B. Parker Hamilton Libraries of the Future Scholarship
  • Margaret Rose Hunt, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Olivia Isaacs, MLIS – Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship
  • Kanishka Jain, MIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Gagan Jindal, PhD Program – College of Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship; Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship; Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Doctoral Student Paper
  • Elizabeth Jones, MLIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Graduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
  • Rachael Kirschenmann, HiLS – Frank G. Burke Scholarship
  • Genevieve Kocienda, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Hannah (Tusannah) Krauss, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Kyungjun Lee, PHD CMNS – HCIL Maryland Way Award for Research Excellence
  • Teresa Lewandowski, MLIS – Beyond These Walls Student Travel Award
  • Chenxi Liu, HCIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Himanshi Manglunia, MIM – MIM Alumni Scholarship
  • Mary McKinley, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Amanda Melara, MLIS – Noyes Library Association Scholarship
  • Danish Mir, MIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Emily Moore, MLIS – Beyond These Walls Student Travel Award
  • Anna Belle Morrison, MLIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Graduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
  • Nia Muhammad, MLIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Graduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
  • Connor Mullane, MLIS – Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Graduate Student Paper on Health Informatics Award; Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Sakshi Nanda, MIM – Dr. Joan Giesecke Health Informatics Fellowship
  • Joycelyn Nelson, MLIS – Barbara Van Dongen School Library Media Fellowship
  • Brianna Nunez, MLIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Graduate Students
  • Emery Patterson, HiLS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • David Pichardo, BSIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Undergraduate Students
  • Alisha Pradhan, PhD Program – Dr. Dana Rotman Doctoral Student Travel Award; Dr. Joan Giesecke Health Informatics Fellowship
  • Debashish Pradhan, HCIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Clifton Robertson, BSIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Undergraduate Students
  • LaRia Rogers, MIM – MIM Alumni Scholarship
  • David Rothbard, MLIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Graduate Students
  • Tamika Sanders, MLIS – Mary Lee Bundy Scholarship
  • James Santos, HiLS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Britton Schams, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Hilary Szu Yin Shiue, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Ekta Shokeen, PhD Program – Dr. Dana Rotman Doctoral Student Travel Award; Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship
  • Andy Jose Silva, BSIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Teresa Sites, MLIS – Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Graduate Students
  • Mayhah Suri, MIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Lauren (Christina) Talcott, MLIS – Gloria Davidson Excellence in School Librarianship Award
  • Sydney Triola, MLIS – Simmona Simmons Best Student Paper on Diversity Award
  • Tahura Turabi, BSIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Mirielle Vasselli, MLIS – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Nicole Wesneski, BSIS – Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement
  • Lorraine Woods, MLIS – Nancy & Daniel Balz MLIS Scholarship for Returning Students
  • Jiale Xu, HCIM – Laurence B. Heilprin Award
  • Dan Yang, MIM – Beyond These Walls Student Travel Award
  • Yongle Zhang, PhD Program – Dr. Dana Rotman Doctoral Student Travel Award
  • Ian Zheng, BSIS – Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for Academic Peer