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INFO College Announces Student Scholarship and Award Recipients 2024-25

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INFO Staff - April 16, 2025

INFO College honors 48 students with scholarships and awards for excellence across academic programs

INFO College Announces Student Scholarship and Award Recipients 2024-25

The University of Maryland College of Information (INFO College) is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 INFO College Student Scholarship & Awards recipients. Congratulations to the 48 awardees from across programs who have demonstrated excellence in their work and studies!

Fall 2024 Scholarship Recipients

B. Parker Hamilton Libraries of the Future Scholarship
Winner: Alan Wierdak

Barbara Van Dongen School Library Media Fellowship
Winner: Ifan Wu

Bruce Ambacher Digital Archives and Curation Fellowship
Winner: Nicolas Lizarralde

College of Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship
Winners: Jian Zheng, Uhjin Sim, Marilyn Iriarte, John Hunter, Do Won Kim

Dr. Joan Giesecke Health Informatics Fellowship
Winners: Hengmeng Wang & Ruchica Sinha

Frank G. Burke Fellowship
Winner: Marjorie Justine Antonio

Gloria Davidson Endowed Fellowship
Winner: Emily Letras

Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship
Winner: Amanda Sorensen

Library Systems & Services (LSSI) Scholarship
Winners: Ryan Nary & Anabel Garner

Mary Lee Bundy Scholarship
Winner: Amy Guerrero

MIM Alumni Scholarship
Winner: Nour Ali Ahmed

Myra Wilson Scholarship
Winner: Bizaye Banjaw

Nancy & Daniel Balz MLIS Scholarship for Returning Students
Winners: Robert Cheng & Lily Rodriguez

Noyes Library Association Scholarship
Winner: Shom Tiwari

Turner Family Optimal Solutions Endowed Scholarship
Winner: Srinickethan Ramamoorthy

Westin Scholar
Winner: Daniel Lee

 

Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 Student Awards

Dean’s Award for an Outstanding INFO Doctoral Student Paper
Winner: Morgan Adle

Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement
Winners: Sana Choudhry, Vivian Grev, Hayat Hussein, Gloria Lee, and Ria Patel

Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Student Paper on Health Informatics Award
Winners: Micah Morgan, Xinyi Hu, Emani Gray, Roshida Herelle, Geary Keller, Ava Laubach, Sarah Santamaria, Animbom Yong, and Pritha Zaheen

Gloria Davidson Excellence in School Librarianship Award
Winners: Brett Whitmore and Jamie White-Robb

Jenny Preece and Ben Schneiderman Award for Excellence in HCIM
Winners: Ruchica Sinha & Shanikka Renay Richardson

Laurence B. Heilprin Award
Graduate Winner: Scotty Beland

Simmona Simmons Best Student Paper on Diversity Award
Winner: Sheila Walsh

Undergraduate iSchool Excellence Fund Award
Winners: Siya Behl

Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for Academic Peer Mentorship
Winner: Nebeyu Tsigea & Swechchha Shrestha