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In 2019 the Department of Chemistry established an Inclusive Leadership Award, recognizing outstanding graduate students or postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate a commitment to promoting inclusive excellence.

2024 recipients

 

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Katherine Hatzis, left, and Archana Verma

Archana Verma — Inclusive Leadership Award recipient

(Graduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) advised by Nicholas E. Jackson, an assistant professor of chemistry and affiliate faculty member in ChBE)

Katherine (Katie) Hatzis — Inclusive Leadership Award runner-up

(Graduate student in the Department of Chemistry in the research groups of Catherine J. Murphy, Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry)

News story — Graduate students recognized for Inclusive Excellence | Department of Chemistry | Illinois
 

 

 

2023 recipients

Side by side head shots of Jiachun Shi and Catherine Jalomo
Jiachun Shi (left) and Catherine Jalomo

Jiachun Shi — Inclusive Leadership Award recipient (Graduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Prof. Simon Rogers group)

Catherine Jalomo — Inclusive Leadership Award runner-up (Graduate student in the Department of Chemistry in the research groups of Prof. Catherine Murphy and Prof. Steve Zimmerman)

News story — Graduate students recognized for their Inclusive Leadership | Chemistry at Illinois

 

 

 

 

2022 recipients

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Anita Wo (left) and Claudia Berdugo-Diaz

Anita Wo — Winner of 2022 Inclusive Leadership Award (Graduate student in chemistry professor Catherine J. Murphy's group)

Claudia E. Berdugo-Díaz — 2022 Inclusive Leadership Award, Runner-up (Graduate student in ChBE professor David W. Flaherty's group)

News story — Graduate students recognized for Inclusive Leadership | Chemistry at Illinois

 

 

2021 recipients

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From left, Jazmin Aguilar-Romero, Sarah Krueger and Katie Stawiasz

Jazmin Aguilar-Romero and Sarah Krueger — Co-winners of 2021 Inclusive Leadership Award
(Both are graduate students in chemistry professor Steven Zimmerman's group)

Katie Stawiasz — 2021 GEICS Inclusive Leadership Award, Runner-up
(Graduate student in chemistry professor Jeffrey Moore's group)

News story — Three students recognized with Inclusive Leadership awards

 

 

  2020 recipients

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Head shot of Hannah Toru

 

 

 

Alison Wallum  — 2020 Inclusive Leadership Award
(Graduate student, chemistry professor Martin Gruebele research group, and research group of Joseph Lyding, professor of electrical and computer engineering.)

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Toru  — 2020 Inclusive Leadership Award – Runner up
(Johnson group, geochemistry)

News story – Alison Wallum and Hannah Toru win Inclusive Leadership awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2019 recipient

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Lauren Hagler — Recipient of the first annual Inclusive Leadership Award.
(Graduate student, chemistry professor Steven Zimmerman group).

News story – Inaugural Women in Chemistry Inclusive Leadership Award recognizes leaders in inclusive excellence