2020 – 2021 

Named Awards 

Dr. Morris Grubbs Outstanding Dedication to the GSC Award 

The Gabriela Jiskrova Outstanding Service Award 

Nathan Vanderford Award for Excellence in Research on Graduate and Professional Students 

Pillar Awards 

Belonging & Engagement 

Student Health & Wellness 

Academic Success 

Financial Stability 

2019 – 2020 

Named Awards 

Dr. Morris Grubbs Outstanding Dedication to the GSC Award 

James Lincoln, Ph.D., Coordinator of Graduate Student Community Enhancement 

The Gabriela Jiskrova Outstanding Service Award 

Paulina Alatriste-Gonzalez, Professional Development & Networking Committee Chair 

Nathan Vanderford Award for Excellence in Research on Graduate and Professional Students 

Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology 

Pillar Awards 

Belonging & Engagement 

Jean Branttie, volunteer 

Aria Byrd, External Affairs Officer 

Ren Guerriero, Vice President 

Edward Lo, SGA Representative 

Melissa Molho, International Student Advocate 

Nandita Sahajpal, volunteer 

Tarannum “Shaila” Zaman, Representative for Computer Sciences 

Student Health & Wellness 

Jean Branttie, volunteer 

Aviv Brokman, Representative for Statistics 

Casey “Cee” Byrd, Representative for Geography 

Katherine Counts, Representative for Community & Leadership Development 

Katie Sharp, Mental Health & Wellbeing Advocate 

Academic Success 

Edward Lo, SGA Representative 

Financial Stability 

Lauren Fann, Treasurer 

2018 – 2019 

Named Awards 

Dr. Morris Grubbs Outstanding Dedication to the GSC Award 

Virginia Lacefield, Advanced Analytics, Information Technology Services (ITS) 

The Gabriela Jiskrova Outstanding Service Award 

Valerie Stevens, Vice President 

Pillar Awards 

Belonging & Engagement 

John Eric Lingat, Representative for Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology 

Edward Lo, Representative for Earth & Environmental Sciences 

Jean Branttie, volunteer 

Robert Murphy, volunteer 

Julia Vega, volunteer 

Nandita Sahajpal, volunteer 

Student Health & Wellness 

Kendra Oo, Representative for Dietetics & Human Nutrition 

Joel Klipfel, Institutional Affairs Committee Chair 

Academic Success 

Yuxin He, Representative for Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Financial Stability 

Adam Tristan, volunteer