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Graduate School Announces Excellence in Graduate Education Awardees

Friday, April 25, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin
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Recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award were honored by the Graduate School at a campus ceremony April 24. Pictured from left are Joon Young Kim, Scott Landes, Natalie Russo, Eman Tadros, Catherine García, Angela Oliverio and Qiu Wang.

Ten Syracuse University faculty members were honored with the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award at a campus ceremony April 24. The award, given annually by the Graduate School, honors professors who have had a significant impact on graduate education through teaching, service and research or creative activities.

This year’s awardees, chosen by an interdisciplinary committee of graduate students, are the following:

  • Nick Bowman, associate professor of communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  • Catherine Garcia, assistant professor of human development and family science, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
  • Joon Young Kim, assistant professor of exercise science, Falk College
  • Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
  • Claudia Miller, professor of mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Angela Oliverio, assistant professor of biology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Natalie Russo, associate professor and associate chair of psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Yiyang Sun, mechanical and aerospace engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Eman Tadros, assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Falk College
  • Qiu Wang, professor of higher education, School of Education

“We know that talented faculty members are the cornerstone of a quality graduate education,” says Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School. “This awards program gives us an opportunity to hear directly from our students, as well as from faculty, staff and alumni, about which professors have had a significant positive influence on their studies. We are delighted to recognize these ten individuals for their dedication and contributions to the University.”