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2022 Graduate Programs Commencement Awards
Congratulations to this year's outstanding graduates!

Each year, our graduate programs nominate students for various awards to recognize high academic achievement, outstanding dedication to their professional fields, and remarkable dedication to the community.
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On behalf of our faculty, staff, and administration, congratulations 2022 award recipients!
2022 Award Recipients
Below is a list of this year's recipients by program.
Public Health
MPH Academic Achievement Award
To the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has consistently demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement and who shows promise for making significant contributions to public health practice.
- Julia Grace Debertin
- Adrienne Ruth Dunlap
- Annie Ye Wong
Outstanding MPH Applied Learning Experience Award
To the graduating student in the Master of Public Health Program who best demonstrates the ability to apply public health knowledge and skills to address a significant public health issue, who identified resources and overcame obstacles in the course of the work, and who demonstrated a commitment to the project and to the health of the public during the course of the project.
- Ric Bayly
- Chardai N. Lyde
- Leah B. Poole
Ian B. MacNeill Applied Learning Experience Award in Quantitative Analysis
To the graduating student who demonstrated an outstanding ability to analyze, interpret, display, and communicate critical information derived from research data.
- Elizabeth Marinela Stidham
H. Jack Geiger Public Health Advocacy Award
To the graduating student in the Public Health program who has demonstrated a body of work contributing to advocacy for public health and social justice.
- Siyu Chen
Delta Omega Honor Society Inductions
The purpose of the Delta Omega Society is to encourage excellence in public health scholarship and research and to recognize academic and professional achievement in the field of public health. The MPH program is the Alpha Omega Chapter of the Delta Omega and their inductees this year are being honored for their demonstration of real or potential qualities of leadership in public health in addition to academic excellence.
- Taylor Nicole Athanasiou
- Amanda G. Bank
- Katherine Emily Daigle
- Julia Grace Debertin
- Sarah Marie Kelley
- Jordan E. Kron
- Benjamin Lee
- Anna Massefski
- Kathrine A. Mansfield
- Kathryn C. (KC) Morris
- Sarah Palmer
- Shalome L. Sine
- Annie Ye Wong
Morton A. Madoff Public Health Fellowship Award
The Morton A. Madoff Fellowship is a career development award that is given to a promising student to support their participation in an activity or project that is expected to contribute to or enhance their career in public health, public policy or health care management.
- Daniel Joseph Finch
HIA Program
MS in Health Informatics and Analytics Academic Achievement Award
To the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has consistently demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement and who shows promise for making significant contributions to the field of health informatics.
- Sarah Chen
- Joseph Rocco Tramontozzi
MS-Health Informatics and Analytics Capstone Award
To the graduating student in the MS-Health Informatics and Analytics Program who most fully identifies and addresses a health care need or problem using the methodologies learned in the HIA program, and who demonstrated a commitment to the project and to the health of the public during the course of the project.
- Gregory M. Lum
Tim Edgar, PhD Prize
To the graduating student who has demonstrated a commitment to health communication through their academic achievements, practice activities, comportment and reflects the characteristics that guided Tim’s life.
- Leah B. Poole
MBS Program
MS in Biomedical Sciences Academic Achievement and Professionalism Award
To graduating students who, in the opinion of the faculty, has consistently demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement and professional behavior.
- Gautam Sai Bulusu
- Sebastiana Margaret Jean Redford
- Gaia Sartorelli
- Peter J. Zazzali
MS in Biomedical Sciences Student Leadership Award
This award has been established by the MBS Program to recognize one MBS student for outstanding leadership, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and leading by example.
- Ariella Wagner
MS in Biomedical Sciences Dr. Alvar Gustafson Award
This award was established by the MBS Program to honor its founding Director, Dr. Alvar Gustafson. It recognizes one MBS student for dedicated service and compassion while demonstrating the high level of social responsibility and civic engagement exemplified by Dr. Gustafson during his four decades at Tufts.
- Ramone Brown
PA Program
Marsha Semuels Leadership Award
Nominated by their fellow students, the recipient of this award is recognized for having served as a student and community leader during their tenure here at Tufts. This individual epitomizes the best of the Tufts tradition: active citizenship, professional engagement, and student activism.
- Juan Marrero Hernandez
Distinguished Student Award
This award is given by the principal faculty to a member of the graduating class in recognition of their exceptional commitment to the Tufts University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program, their dedication and professionalism in all aspects of their training, and their peer support of fellow students.
- Shawn McCoy
- Haley Gray
A. Wells Ziegra Compassionate Care Award
Nominated by the principal faculty, the recipient of this award is recognized for their passion and dedication to the physician assistant profession. This individual demonstrates a desire to help others and an eagerness to learn and share new knowledge.
- Colin Cummings
Dual Degree Awards
MD/MPH and DVM/MPH Academic Achievement Award
To the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has consistently demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement and who shows promise for making significant contributions to public health practice.
- Michael Thomas Rosa
Outstanding MD/MPH and DVM/MPH Applied Learning Experience Award
To the graduating student in the MD/MPH or DVM/MPH Track who best demonstrates the ability to apply public health knowledge and skills to address a significant public health issue, who identified resources and overcame obstacles in the course of the work, and who demonstrated a commitment to the project and to the health of the public during the course of the project.
- Meghan Elizabeth Murphy
Norman S. Stearns MD/MBA Leadership Award
This award is given annually to the student(s) in the combined MD/MBA program who, in the opinion of the faculty, consistently displayed excellence in leadership.
- Anusha Sri Vaishnavi Jayaram
- Benjamin Pockros
- Vanessa M. Yu
MD/MBA Academic Achievement Award
This award is given annually to the student(s) in the combined MD/MBA program who consistently demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement.
- Akash Rastogi
MD/MBA Best Team Consulting Project Award
Awarded to the team that is judged by the faculty to have prepared and presented the best consulting project for their customers in the MD/MBA program.
- Adam Nathan Faletsky
- Shilpa Jai Ghatnekar
- Benjamin Max Pockros
- Vanessa May-Yee Yu
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Inductions – nothing (includes 3rd year students who are eligible)
This award is given to the student(s) in the combined MD/MBA program who consistently demonstrated the highest level of outstanding academic performance in the MA Int'l Economics & Finance program.
- Akash Rastogi
- Aniksha Balamurugan
- Vanessa M. Yu
General PHPD Awards
Honos Civicus Society Class of 2022
This award celebrates and publicly recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to community service and civic engagement during their studies at PHPD.
- Lauren Alyssa Ballini
- Pamela Ashley Chan
- Sarah Hemphill
- Amanda C. Taus