Awards

In March, the Pittsburgh section of the American Ceramic Society awarded the J. Earl Frazier Memorial Scholarship to Jacob Akana, a second-year student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, in recognition of his research. This scholarship is…

Three Case Western Reserve University students in the Department of Classics—Nicholas Stewart, Eleanor Hirt and Iris Chen—won prizes for the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) International Latin Translation Exam. Each received a Certificate of Commendation, the…

Shilpa Gupta, MD, professor of medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and director of genitourinary oncology at Cleveland Clinic, was honored with the European Association of Urology (EAU) Ambassador Award. This international honor is presented to distinguished experts who have…

Blessing Masanga, a first-year Case Western Reserve University computer science student, was honored with a second-place poster competition award at the 2026 Midwest Climate Collaborative Summit. The award recognizes her poster presentation titled “Departmental footprint: Redefining sustainability…

Donna Plecha, MD, chair of the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named the 2026 Impact Award recipient at the National Consortium of Breast Centers’ 35th annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference in Cleveland. This award is in honor of her…

The School of Nursing made gains in several categories and was well represented in newly ranked specialties.

Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), has devoted his life to advocating for basic human rights for all people—not only in his home country, but globally.A recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize, Mugisha has been…

Luke Mosca, a third-year student majoring in classics at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, was recently named a recipient Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Award by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). This competitive national award, given to…

Shae Maresco, assistant director of enrollment management and strategic initiatives at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was recognized as a 2026 Movers & Shakers Award recipient by Cleveland Professional 2030 Club, the longest-running young professional organization in…

Ben Mauk, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, was recently selected as one of three English-language finalists for the True Story Foundation’s True Story Award—the first globally oriented journalism award.…