On May 7, the Graduate Professional Student Congress awarded students and staff for leadership, excellence, service and research. GPSC understands our community works as one to support our graduate students to achieve success, and although on May 7 the GPSC celebrated individuals, it is the work of everyone together that makes the organization's success possible. As its members head into the summer semester, GPSC wants to thank these individuals for their contributions to the graduate student community. 

Toby Klein: The Alex Marino Service Award
This award is bestowed upon a graduate or professional student who has gone above and beyond merely performing institutional service and has made a lasting impact on the U of A and/or its broader community over the past academic year.

Peter James Gann: The Excellence in Research Award
The award is bestowed upon an individual and graduate and professional programs at the U of A within the current academic year through significant contributions to sciences or humanities.

Tyler Mlakar: The Jaden Atkins Law Student Leadership Award
This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated through word or deed exceptional leadership and service on behalf of law students and/or the broader community through the practice and study of law.

Katharine Dupree: The Sandra Kurjiaka Diversity and Inclusion Award
It is presented to a student who has demonstrated through word or deed an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion on the U of A campus and/or in the broader Northwest Arkansas community in the spirit of Sandra Kurjiaka over the past academic year.

Mary Skinner and J.D. Diloreto-Hill: The Staff Ally of the Year Award
This award is presented to a U of A staff member who has proven through guidance, support, word or deed to be a steadfast ally to the Graduate Professional Student Congress and graduate and professional students in general at the U of A within the current academic year.

The NWA Women's Shelter: The Community Ally of the Year Award
This award recognizes one community member or elected official from the broader Fayetteville community who has proven through guidance, support, word or deed to be a steadfast ally to Graduate and Professional Students at the U of A.

Morgan Middlebrooks, Linda Guzman, Nicole Doyle, Laura Gournay and Peter James Gann: The Graduate Student Mentor Award
The Mentor Award is awarded to students who have through word or deed demonstrated consistent and empathic support to an undergraduate student or a fellow graduate professional student.

Katherine Dzurilla, Hannah Lundry, William Yandell and A.G. Holdier: The Graduate-Professional Student Congress Leadership Award
This award goes to Graduate Student Congress members who have proven exceptional leadership through guidance, support, word or deed in their work as a member of the body.