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Wilder School Honors Outstanding Students and Faculty

The Wilder School recently honored outstanding faculty and students during recognition programs for academic, teaching, research, scholarship and mentoring excellence.

The 2018 recipients of the Wilder School’s Faculty Awards are as follows:

  • Sarah Jane Brubaker, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the doctoral program, Professional Award
  • Hayley Clearly, Ph.D., assistant professor, Criminal Justice, Excellence in Mentoring Award
  • Kathryn Howell, Ph.D., assistant professor, Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, Excellence in Scholarship Award
  • James Keck, assistant professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Excellence in Teaching Award
  • David Pritchard, Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Distinguished Adjunct Award
  • David Webber, Ph.D., Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Excellence in Scholarship Award
  • Blue Wooldridge, D.P.A., Public Administration, Excellence in Service Award

​The 2018 recipients of student awards and scholarships are as follows:

Public Administration

  • Black History in the Making Award, Mona Elrayah
  • Outstanding Scholar Award, Maya Simpkins and Renae Vanderveldt
  • Public Service Award, Mona Elrayah
  • Leadership Award, Elizabeth Roderick

Criminal Justice

  • Black History in the Making Award, Michael Scott
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Macoia Richmond
  • Outstanding Graduate Award, Ndaesha Dryden-Mason

Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

  • Black History in the Making Award, Jada Smith
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Kelsey Cobb and Kiana Miller
  • Outstanding Graduate Award, Jada Smith

Urban and Regional Planning

  • Black History in the Making Award, Mariah Williams (graduate), Antwan Hoy (undergraduate)
  • Marijean Hawthorne Excellence in Writing Award, Jonathan Revenson
  • Peter Schultz Award for Outstanding Performance, Aaron Grondin
  • American Institute of Certified Planners Outstanding Student Award, Mariah Williams
  • American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter, Outstanding Student Award (undergraduate), Antwan Hoy
  • American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter, Outstanding Student Award (graduate), Hannah Cameron

Public Policy and Administration

  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Carolyn Naoroz

Scholarship Recipients, Graduate:

  • Cole Scholarship in Urban and Regional Planning, Rachel Jordan, Master of Urban and Regional
  • Edward E. Willey Graduate Award for Excellence , Molly Oudekerk, Master of Public Administration
  • Eva S. Hardy Scholarship, Brittany Anderson, Master of Public Administration
  • Excellence in Virginia Government Awards Scholarship, Suparna Dutta, Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration
  • James Hooker Memorial Scholarship, Ndaesha Dryden-Mason, Master of Science in Criminal Justice
  • Jeffrey S. Cribbs, Sr. Endowed Scholarship in Philanthropy, Brittany Keegan, Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration
  • John Marlles Scholarship. Elizabeth (Libba) McKinsey, Master of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Leigh E. Grosenick Scholarship, Tavaris McCoy, Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration
  • VCPA - T. Edward Temple Scholarship, Chris McNamara, Master of Urban and Regional Planning
  • VLGMA - T. Edward Temple Scholarship, Natalie Taylor, Master of Public Administration
  • Wilder Merit Scholarship, Mitchell Smiley, Master of Public Administration
  • Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, Renae Vanderveldt, Master of Public Administration

Scholarship Recipients, Undergraduate:     

  • Excellence in Virginia Government Awards Scholarship, Myles Robinson, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  • Wilder Merit Scholarship, Feven Negussie, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  • James Hooker Memorial Scholarship, Edith Casco-Cruz, Criminal Justice
  • Tillett Scholarship, Elizabeth Dexter, Criminal Justice and Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  • Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, Kelly Ann Rice, Criminal Justice and Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness