Distinguished Alumni Award

In March 2024, the Division of Graduate Studies and University Advancement decided to merge the Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award into UA’s new Alumni Awards. 

Beginning October 2024, the Alumni Awards will include a Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award to recognize and honor a UCSC master’s or doctor’s degree alum for notable professional achievements or as a leader in their field in academia or industry. The Graduate Division, Arts Division, Baskin Engineering, Physical and Biological Sciences Division, and Social Sciences Division will continue to honor their 2017-2023 Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni with this web space, as well as future Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award recipients chosen by Alumni Engagement’s Selection Committee.

Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award recipients 2017-2023, left to right, top to bottom rows: 2017: Claudio Campagna, Dan Heller, Betsy Herbert, Adam Siepel, Emily Sloan-Pace; 2020: William “Bro” D. Adams, V. Ernesto Méndez, Danesh Moazed, Matt Taddy, Nicholas Vasallo; 2023: Jen Bevan, Jake Kendall; 2018: Naomi J. Andrews, Diane Bridgeman, Randal C. Burns, Rachel Nelson, Thomas R. Webb; 2021: Adrian Centeno, Macarena Gómez-Barris, bell hooks, Rachel Karchin, Ian Walton; 2023: Cora Randall, Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa; 2019: Steve Benz, Elaine Gan, Les Guliasi, Laura Helmuth, Jason Merchant; 2022: Brian Levine, William Long, Harryette Mullen, Sarah Peelo, Risa Wechsler; 2023: James E. Young

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