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Graduate School Announces Excellence in Graduate Education Awardees

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From left to right, Falk College professors Eman Tadros (Marriage and Family Therapy), Joon Young Kim (Exercise Science), and Catherine García (Human Development and Family Science) were honored with Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Awards. Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Development and Family Science will merge and become one comprehensive department in the College of Arts and Sciences starting July 1.

 

Syracuse University faculty members were honored with the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award at a campus ceremony April 24. The award, given annually by the Graduate School, honors professors who have had a significant impact on graduate education through teaching, service and research or creative activities.

This year’s awardees, chosen by an interdisciplinary committee of graduate students, are the following:

  • Nick Bowman, associate professor of communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  • Catherine García, assistant professor of human development and family science, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
  • Joon Young Kim, assistant professor of exercise science, Falk College
  • Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
  • Claudia Miller, professor of mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Angela Oliverio, assistant professor of biology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Natalie Russo, associate professor and associate chair of psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Yiyang Sun, mechanical and aerospace engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Eman Tadros, assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Falk College
  • Qiu Wang, professor of higher education, School of Education

“We know that talented faculty members are the cornerstone of a quality graduate education,” says Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School. “This awards program gives us an opportunity to hear directly from our students, as well as from faculty, staff and alumni, about which professors have had a significant positive influence on their studies. We are delighted to recognize these ten individuals for their dedication and contributions to the University.”

A Syracuse University News story by Wendy S. Loughlin originally published on April 25, 2025.