Graduate Commencement Awards
The Graduate Commencement Awards celebrate outstanding graduate students for their exceptional academic achievements at Saint Mary’s College.
School of Liberal Arts
Stella Santamaria
School of Liberal Arts Dean's Award
Given in recognition of academic excellence and engagement in the spirit of the Saint Mary’s College mission. The awards reflect positive demonstrations of academic accomplishment, service to the program or College, service to society, civic engagement, and/or scholarly or creative contributions that have made or are likely to make a positive impact on society.
Hailey Elise Yaffee
School of Liberal Arts Dean's Award
Given in recognition of academic excellence and engagement in the spirit of the Saint Mary’s College mission. The awards reflect positive demonstrations of academic accomplishment, service to the program or College, service to society, civic engagement, and/or scholarly or creative contributions that have made or are likely to make a positive impact on society.
Kalmanovitz School of Education
Max Vincent Bidasha
Outstanding Student Award
Presented to a student whose academics reflect excellence and whose personal and professional contributions to the program or wider community exemplify the mission of the Kalmanovitz School of Education.
Kendra Renee Carr
Outstanding Doctoral Research
Presented to a student whose dissertation research reflects academic excellence and is deemed to have potential to advance the profession and/or positively impact the field of educational leadership.
Sofia Angelina Vita-Casquejo
Outstanding Master's Degree Project
Presented to a student whose culminating work reflects academic excellence and is deemed to have potential to advance and/or positively impact the profession or discipline.
School of Economics and Business Administration
Mariam Barbara Afzal
Master of Science in Accounting Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the graduating Master of Science in Accounting Program.
Wafa Ibrahim Alfatesh
Professional MBA Award
Awarded to the students who achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the graduating Master of Business Administration Professional MBA Program.
Alexandra Marie Choy
Master of Science in Business Analytics Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program.
Priyadarshini De
Master of Science in Business Analytics Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program.
Kathy Denning
Global Executive MBA Award
Awarded to the students who achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the graduating Master of Business Administration Global Executive MBA Program.
Dhyan Gandhi
Master of Science in Business Analytics Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program.
Kaly Minh-Nguyen Girot
Executive MBA Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the graduating Master of Business Administration Executive MBA Program.
Mark Allen Grover
Master of Science in Finance Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the Master of Science in Finance Program.
David Kelly Manspeaker
Professional MBA Award
Awarded to the students who achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the graduating Master of Business Administration Professional MBA Program.
Amber Ying Yao
Master of Science in Business Analytics Award
Awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding scholastic record in the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program.