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Class of 2025: Department of Information Science Graduation Awards

Photos by Crissy Bowen

Congratulations to the following award-winning Info Buff graduates!

INFO Notable Student Award

  • Eric Deuchar

  • Noah Dotson

  • Brecken Khleif

  • Oliver Kochenderfer

  • Chaltu Hamma

  • Kya Lini

  • Josephine Mahoney

  • Tanner McIntosh

  • Gaurav Prasad

  • Julia Sharkowitz

  • Collin Smith

  • Aaron Vargas

INFO Research and Scholarship Award

  • Jaden Castle 

  • Michael Drozd

  • Hannah Duthie

  • Aeden Scott Hall


INFO Service and Community Award

  • Michael Drozd

INFO Impact & Excellence Award

  • Hannah Duthie

  • Rory O’Flynn


INFO Graduate Research Award

  • Erin Robinson (PhD) 

  • Blakeley H. Payne (PhD)

  • Jack Manning (MS)

  • Jack Stein (MS)


INFO Graduate Teaching Award

  • Julia Dean

  • Joshua Paup

  • Divyanshu Singh


INFO Graduate Service & Community Leadership Award

  • Elizabeth McKinnie (PhD) 

  • Ben Emery (PhD)

  • Elijah Boykoff (MS)


INFO Graduate Outreach & Engagement Award

  • Tajanae Harris


INFO Outstanding MS Graduates

  • Natalie Castro

  • Joanna Mendy

INFO Outstanding PhD Graduates

  • Dylan Doyle

  • Jessie J. Smith

Class of 2025 ~ Spring Graduates

  • INFO MS Students: Elijah Boykoff, Alyx Carifa, Natalie Castro, Jordan Kesner, Joanna Mendy, Jack Stein, Jessica Wang

  • INFO PhD Students: Jessie J. Smith and Noah Cowit

Information Science Faculty Award 

  • Chris Carruth

Information Science Staff Award

  • Sarah Mandos

INFO students at graduation

Alyx Carifa (MInfoSci’25)

 

INFO celebrates graduation

INFO Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Steve Voida and Joanna Mendy (MInfoSci’25)

 

INFO Faculty: Bryan Semaan, Leysia Palen, Brian Keegan, Robin Burke, Jon Featherstone, Lecia Barker, Casey Fiesler, Evan Peck, Steve Voida at Graduation for the Class of 2025! Photo: Crissy Bowen

INFO faculty Bryan Semaan, Leysia Palen, Brian Keegan, Robin Burke, Jon Featherstone, Lecia Barker, Casey Fiesler, Evan Peck and Steve Voida at CDMI’s post-recognition ceremony reception for the class of 2025.

INFO Faculty Leysia Palen and Jessica Wang (MSInfoSci’25) and her family.

INFO faculty Leysia Palen with Jessica Wang (MInfoSci’25) and her family

INFO Faculty Leysia Palen and Jordan Kesner (MInfoSci’25)

INFO faculty Leysia Palen and Jordan Kesner (MInfoSci’25)  

INFO Faculty Robin Burke, Casey Fiesler, Dr. Jessie J. Smith (PhDInfoSci’25) and her family.

INFO faculty Robin Burke and Casey Fiesler with Jessie J. Smith (PhDInfoSci’25) and her family.

INFO Faculty Lecia Barker and Dr. Noah Cowit (PhDInfoSci’25)

INFO faculty Lecia Barker and Noah Cowit (PhDInfoSci’25)