Penn will honor the following graduate and professional student leaders on Friday, May 12 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Graduate Student Center. The Penn community is invited to attend the awards ceremony; RSVP at www.gsc.upenn.edu/events.

President & Provost’s Honor for Developing New Initiatives in Graduate & Professional Student Life

• Jorge (Jay) Ortiz-Carpena, PhD in immunology, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine
• Deepa Ramadurai, Master of science in health policy research, Perelman School of Medicine
• Shreyas Ramesh, Master of science in engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Keshara Senanayake, JD, Penn Carey Law School
• Aalok Thakkar, PhD in computer and information science, School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Blake Tobias, Jr., Master of health care innovation, Perelman School of Medicine

Dr. Andy Binns Impact Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate and Professional Student Life

• Dawn Adrian, Master of science in education, Graduate School of Education
• Kelly Diaz, PhD in communication, Annenberg School for Communication
• Elizabeth Dunens, PhD in education, Graduate School of Education
• Rina Kim, PhD in immunology, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine
• Alison Knasin, PhD in chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences
• Hoang Anh Phan, PhD in chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences
• Chris Quattro, PhD in city and regional planning, Weitzman School of Design

Each of these honorees has volunteered their time to improve life at Penn for their fellow graduate students, and Penn’s campus is a better place for their efforts. More information about these students’ contributions and the awards can be found at www.gsc.upenn.edu/2022-23-graduate-leadership-awards.