Awards

In elementary school, Chloe Meyer often got reprimanded for asking too many “why?” questions. When she asked for a microscope for her 8th birthday, her mom knew what Meyer herself would not until many years later: she was destined to become a researcher.Instead, when Meyer came to Case Western…

Akshaya Vadivel, a rising third-year biochemistry student, was named recipient of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation’s 2026 AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family SURF for Success Program award. These summer undergraduate research fellowships (SURF) support undergraduate…

Jerry Yang, a third-year biomedical and electrical engineering student and president of the Case Western Reserve University Model UN organization, recently won a verbal commendation at the 2026 Concordia University Model United Nations conference in Montreal, Canada.This four-day conference…

Earlier this month, Rishabh Kundu—a second-year PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a ThinkEnergy Fellow and a Swanger Fellow—received second prize in the Student Poster Pitch Competition at the Ceramics Expo and Thermal Management Expo North America 2026. Kundu’s…

Mitali Sharma, a rising fourth-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, received the Second Prize Oral Abstract Award at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists’ 2026 Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting. At this meeting, Sharma gave a 10-minute…

Rose Kelly (LAW ’22), associate vice president for finance and controller at Case Western Reserve University, was chosen nationally with just 17 other mid-career finance professionals for the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fellows Program—becoming the…

Leaders of the Geriatrics Interest Group at Case Western Reserve University were awarded the AOA Medical Student Service Leadership Grant for their project, “Medical Student-Led Delirium Prevention and Companionship for Hospitalized Older Adults.”Those part of the project included Doctor of…

In 1997, when Ellen Mavec became president of The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation—a philanthropy launched more than 40 years earlier by her grandfather Kelvin Smith (CSAS 1922, HON 1947)—she wanted to be thoughtful and strategic about how she would carry on her family’s legacy. Kelvin Smith had…

No matter their field of study, Case Western Reserve University graduate students are routinely challenged to consider new ways of thinking and examine innovative approaches to age-old questions, often making significant scholarly contributions along the way. That couldn’t happen without…

During the university’s commencement celebrations, Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2026 will be joined by two distinguished individuals who will receive honorary degrees. These awards honor individuals who have achieved “excellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor, including the…