Graduate Student Awards 2025

Exterior of the Peter B. Lewis Building on a sunny day

Each year, Weatherhead School of Management recognizes graduate students who have been selected by their peers for demonstrating excellence over their careers at Weatherhead.

Congratulations to this year's recipients:

The Scott S. Cowen Student Leadership Award

This award recognizes a leader and role model who contributes to the total community and stimulates the classroom experience. This year's recipient is Suyog Sutar

 

The Student Life Award

This award recognizes a student who participates in and encourages student engagement. This year's recipient is Tejaswini Rane

 

The Theodore M. Alfred Distinguished Service Student Award

This award recognizes a student who participates in community service inside and outside the Weatherhead community. This year's recipient is Cassandra Groves

 

The Rita Kicher Award

This award is presented to a graduating part-time student at Weatherhead. The award recipient is recognized as an outstanding colleague in Cleveland's professional community. This year's recipient is Cynthia Kim

 

The Executive MBA Leadership Award

This award recognizes a student who demonstrates outstanding personal leadership. This year's recipient is Kaige Gao

 

EMBA Bridge Leadership Award 

Recognizes leaders who embody relational leadership by building meaningful connections and fostering community across the EMBA Program and beyond.
This year's recipient is Ardeshir Hashmi

 

Online MBA Leadership Award 

Recognizes a student in the Online MBA program who demonstrates exceptional leadership, engagement and commitment to enhancing the learning experience of their cohort. This year’s recipient is David Chatman.