All members of the Penn community and graduate and professional alumni are invited to this ceremony and reception honoring graduating student leaders receiving awards this year. Please register in advance.

2023-24 Graduate Leadership Awardees 

President & Provost’s Honor for Developing New Initiatives in Graduate & Professional Student Life
Recognizes students who have been a catalyst for transformative and lasting new developments that have enhanced graduate and professional student life at Penn.

• Mario Gallardo, Master of Science in Medical Physics, Perelman School of Medicine 

• Maxwell Pisciotta, PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science  

• Kaixi (Alex) Yang, International Master of Public Administration, School of Arts & Sciences  

Dr. Andy Binns Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate & Professional Student Life
Recognizes students who have significantly impacted or extensively contributed to graduate and professional student life at Penn through outstanding service involvement in student life programs, initiatives, or organizations.

• Natalie Delgado, Master of Social Work, School of Social Policy and Practice 

• Emily Getzen, PhD in Biostatistics, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine 

• Michael Krone, JD/MBA, Penn Carey Law School and Wharton School  

• Sparsh Maheshwari, Master of Science in Social Policy, School of Social Policy and Practice  

• Gaurav Mangal, Master of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science  

• Gabrielle Newell, Master of Science in Education, Graduate School of Education  

• Paradorn (Joe) Rummaneethorn, PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science  

• Anusha Singhal, Master of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Science  

• Ananth Srinivas, PhD in Earth and Environmental Science, School of Arts & Sciences 

Read more about these students and their impact at https://gsc.upenn.edu/2024-graduate-leadership-awards

Please note: recipients are listed with degrees earned in December 2023 or which they are scheduled to receive in May/August 2024