2021 McBride Awards

In 2021, The Graduate School added honorable mention distinctions to each category in celebration of 125 years of the PhD degree being awarded at Northwestern.

Student Award

Schnaude Dorizan | PhD Candidate, Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) PhD program
"During her time at Northwestern, Schnaude has made it a point to seek out mentorship opportunities and leadership roles. She has had countless informal roles providing mentorship to graduate students within and outside of her own graduate program about what’s to come in graduate school and the best way to thrive. It is clear that Schnaude takes every opportunity to guide others toward their goals using her own experiences and lessons as a base."

Honorable Mention Distinction

Bright Gyamfi

Nikki McDaid-Morgan

Postdoctoral Trainee Award

Yosi Kratish, PhD | Postdoctoral Trainee, Tobin Marks Group, Department of Chemistry
"As the most senior member of our subgroup, Yosi has a tremendous influence on the lab environment and has helped create a collaborative one. Because he mentors everyone in the lab, he exposes us to other people’s research and their techniques which helps students grow and may help in our own research. He provides constant guidance and support to each student, which, in turn, promotes an environment where people are approachable and helpful to one another."

Honorable Mention Distinction

Shefali Haldar, PhD
Postdoctoral Trainee, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies