The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Graduate and Professional Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) Awards
The SEED Awards honor graduate and professional students at the University of Minnesota whose research and scholarly interests are focused on issues of equity, diversity, and/or social justice, and who demonstrate outstanding creativity, innovation, and potential for scholarly and/or professional excellence in their discipline or field. Each of this year's SEED Award winners has shown an exceptional commitment to, engagement with and deep understanding of issues of equity, diversity, and social justice through their academic work and service to the community.
This year's winners are:
Graduate School Graduate Student SEED Award: Demiliza Saramosing, American Studies PhD
Graduate School Graduate Student SEED Award: Ayah Phuly, Developmental Science PhD
Graduate School Graduate Student SEED Award: Andrea Castillo, Educational Psychology M.A.
Graduate School Graduate Student SEED Award: Abaki Beck, Health Services Research, Policy and Administration PhD
Graduate School Graduate Student SEED Award: Vanessa Anyanso, Counseling Psychology PhD
Provost's Office Professional Student SEED Award: Akeem Anderson, JD at the Law School and American Studies PhD
We had an excellent set of applicants this year as usual, and it was a competitive year. We wish to thank our Graduate and Professional SEED Award Review Committee for their time and hard work selecting our winners:
- Crystal Esparza Dean, MA, Director of Admissions, Office of Admissions, Medical School
- Joel Mixon, Ph.D., Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Dentistry
- Judith Pechacek, DNP, RN, CENP, Clinical Professor; Assistant Dean, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
- Stephanie Sisco, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, & Development
- Xiaoran Sun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Family Social Science
Congratulations to our winners!