IUPUI named the top 50 graduate and professional students who demonstrate excellence within and beyond the classroom for the 2021-22 academic year. Students were honored at a dinner and ceremony on April 5 in the Campus Center.
Thirteen schools were represented for this year's awards.
IUPUI Elite 50 honorees
Dr. Charles R. Bantz Award for Excellence
Sarah Nikkhah, School of Informatics and Computing
Premier 10 honorees
Grace Comerford, School of Health & Human Sciences
Drusilla Corliss, School of Liberal Arts
Hendrik Greve, School of Medicine
Rebecca Nunge, School of Medicine
Brycen Ratcliffe, School of Medicine
Kasey Rulon, School of Nursing
Luz Peredo-Muñiz, School of Health & Human Sciences
Alison Van Doren, School of Health & Human Sciences
Staci Weaver, School of Medicine
Sarah Whaley, School of Liberal Arts
Elite 50 honorees
Ifeoma Akobi, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Raenah Bailey, School of Science
Johnna Belkiewitz, School of Health & Human Sciences
Emma Brooks, School of Health & Human Sciences
Casandra Carrillo, School of Science
Danny Carroll, School of Social Work
Swapna Vidhur Daulatabad, School of Informatics and Computing
Noopur Dave, School of Medicine
Adeeba Dhalech, School of Medicine
Hayley Drozd, School of Medicine
Jasmine Gavilan, School of Medicine
Gregory Grecco, School of Medicine
Sara Hindi, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Caitlin Horsford, School of Health & Human Sciences
Kang-Chieh Huang, School of Science
Mahera Husain, School of Medicine
Michael Johnson, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Colton Junod, School of Medicine
Cara Karamacoski, School of Health & Human Sciences
Desmond Kemp, School of Liberal Arts
Shirin Khazvand, School of Science
Ellen Krueger, School of Science
Tom Loftus, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Marcus McGhee, Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Taylor McLane, Herron School of Art and Design
Alejandra Mendez, School of Medicine
Sarah Morgan, School of Health & Human Sciences
Michelle Mravec, School of Nursing
Kimberly Nycz, School of Health & Human Sciences
Isheka Orr, School of Science
Sheetal Prasanna, School of Engineering and Technology
Melanie Scheive, School of Medicine
Aubrey Shell, School of Science
Anika Shimonty, School of Medicine
Wesley Stansberry, School of Medicine
Carolina Vega, School of Science
Gracie Weaver, School of Health & Human Sciences
Staci Weaver, School of Medicine
Brian Wyatt, School of Engineering and Technology
Jacob York, School of Health & Human Sciences
The Elite 50 awards are sponsored in partnership by the Graduate and Professional Student Government at IUPUI, the IUPUI Graduate Office, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the Division of Student Affairs.
All questions related to the IUPUI Elite 50 can be submitted to elite50@iupui.edu.
