Join us to celebrate and honor the 2025 winners of AFW’s Outstanding Students in Graduate Studies Award. Light refreshments and beverages will be available. All members of the WSU community and awardees’ families and friends are welcome to attend. The event is free, but we ask that you please RSVP.

The event will be held in CUE 518 (Smith Center for Undergraduate Education) or via zoom on Friday, April 18 from 5-6:30 p.m.. The Smith Center Garage is 1.25/hour after 5 p.m. (surface lots are free after 5 p.m)., and the awards presentation will begin at 5:30. If you need parking information, visit the WSU Parking Website. If you are attending via Zoom, we kindly ask you to please still RSVP. RSVP here: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7QmNmUVjmTImcS2

Date/Time: Friday, April 18, 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: CUE 518 or via Zoom https://wsu.zoom.us/j/96444610022?pwd=k7a1SmZwnUcrI5nR8KQmY21RjAQ6Nr.1&jst=1 (Meeting ID: 964 4461 0022; Passcode: 620059)

Congratulations to our awardees!

Harriett B. Rigas Award for Outstanding Doctoral and Professional Students:

• Dina Hussein, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mustika Rahmawati, Molecular Biosciences
• Aarzoo Thakur, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular Medicine

AFW Founders Award for Outstanding Masters Students:

• Zahara Abedzadehzavareh, Kinesiology
• Ana Rangel, Biomedical Sciences – Clinical and Translational Sciences

Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award:

• Martin Churuvija, Biological and Systems Engineering
• Anaderi Iniguez, Prevention Science
• Molly Sayles, Entomology