The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) has announced 13 student recipients of the 2022-23 Dean’s Challenge Awards. These awards recognize students, both graduate and undergraduate, who have excelled while making academically challenging choices in their education. The Dean’s Challenge Scholarship is awarded to recognize exceptional students not only in their superior academic achievement, but in their inspirational civic and community engagement. The recipients of the awards receive a stipend, funded by the generosity of friends of the college, to assist with their educational expenses.
“These scholarships are awarded to students who represent the very best of the college,” said CHSS Dean, Ann Ardis. “I congratulate them on their achievement and look forward to seeing their future accomplishments at Mason and beyond.”
The 2022-23 Dean’s Challenge Award winners are:
Graduate Students
- Joseph Boyle, Psychology
- Pavithra Suresh, Cultural Studies
- Ashley Taylor, Psychology
Read more about the 2023 graduate student Dean’s Challenge Award recipients.
Undergraduate Students
- Priyanka Venkat, Economics
- Sophie Wagner, Foreign Languages / Global Affairs
- Nagia Kurabi, Integrative Studies
- Leah Tudor, Global Affairs
- Alexis Schwarting, Psychology
- Liudmila Mishchenko, Psychology
- David Munoz, Economics / Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- Jana Abutayeh, Psychology
- Alexis McCaffrey, Communication
- Dulguun Gantumur, Global Affairs
September 05, 2023