On Wednesday, Ayushi Das, Maria Mihaylova, Zianne Olverson, Emily Payne, Kristin Stanford, Yi Wang, and Jessica Wedig were all recognized at the 2026 Graduate School Award Ceremony.

Ayushi Das - First Place and People’s Choice Award at Graduate School 3MT Competition

Maria Mihaylova - MCDB Distinguished Mentor Award

Zianne Olverson - MCDB Student Spotlight Award for Service and Engagement

Emily Payne - Graduate Associate Leadership Award

Kristin Stanford - MCDB Distinguished Mentor Award

Yi Wang - MCDB Outstanding Student Researcher Award

Jessica Wedig - Presidential Fellowship Awardee

Congratulations to all of our awardees!