Each spring, faculty in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) come together to select an outstanding student in their program to receive the honor of being named as their program award winner at the CEHD Degree Celebration. View the 2025 Outstanding Student Award recipients here.
Sport management student Brandon Cassedy was recognized as the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week. Read more...
Out of 5 undergraduate poster presentations, judges selected Hope Falon-Mazer as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Bachelor’s Poster Presentation.’ Hope’s presentation, Transfer of Habituation of Cognitive Capacity after VR Intervention in Young Adults, was based on research supported by Tiphanie Raffegeau and PhD candidate Kelly Poretti.
Out of 17 master’s degree poster presentations, judges selected athletic training student Kelly Fitzgerald as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Master’s Poster Presentation.’ Kelly’s presentation, Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy: A Level 4 Case Study, was based on research supported by Amanda Caswell, Marcie Fyock, and Candace Lacayo.
Out of 12 doctoral poster presentations, judges selected doctoral student Salvatore Ferranti as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Doctoral Poster Presentation.’ Salvatore’s presentation, A Scale Validation of Teaching Self-Efficacy in Kinesiology Faculty, was based on research supported by Debra Stroiney.
The Special Education Student Organization, EDSE Council, has been nominated for a Student Involvement 2024-2025 Distinguished Quill Award. Awards are given to leaders and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional development and impact to the George Mason community. This is the highest honor student organizations can receive. Read more...
Jamie Young (Tourism and Events Management Program), Natalie Yellowitz (Recreation Management Program), and Vincent Aveni (Sport Management Program) were announced as recipients of the 2025 Career Social Scholarship from the School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management.
Kavitha Viswanadhan (BA Integrative Studies ’24), a graduate student in the Elementary Education Program, was named as a recipient of the 2025 Jordan Smith Undergraduate Student Fellowship. Read more...
Bilgehan Ayik, a doctoral student in the PhD in Education Program, received the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA)'s Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award. On top of getting her PhD, Bilgehan is also an engaged graduate research assistant for our Global Online Teacher Education Center and Advancing Content-Integrated Education for English Learners with a STEM focus initiative. Read more...
This award recognizes student-athletes who have earned at least 38 credit hours and achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher. Read more...