This past Friday, we gathered together to honor the outstanding accomplishments of our seniors, graduate students, faculty, and staff at the 2025 Senior Luncheon and Awards Ceremony.

2025 Student Award Winners
We’re so proud to celebrate these students who exemplified excellence in their fields and made a lasting impact on the TAI community:
Outstanding TAI Senior Award – Sydney Strollo
Outstanding Creative Student Award – Ethan Jones
Outstanding DMS Student Award – Shivani Kosuri
Outstanding SBM Student Award – Boxiong Cao
Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Liby Navarro
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award – Morgan Heinig
TAI Team Player Award – Brady Bagwell
TAI Leadership Award – Emma Clarke
TAI Optimizer Award – Spencer Hogan
TAI Anchor Award – Athena Mamatas
TAI Social Impact Award – Ross Yenerich
TAI Resilience Award – Emma Georghakis
Face of TAI Award – Shivani Kosuri
Faculty & Staff Award Winners
We also honored the faculty and staff who go above and beyond to support and inspire our students every day:
Scholar of the Year – Sidharth Muralidharan
Student Support Super Star – Andrew Elliott
Student Support Super Star – Tami Fowler
Service Exemplar Award – Alice Kendrick
Service Exemplar Award – Carrie La Ferle
Marketing Assistant Award – Isabella Cox
Adjunct Professor Award – Maddy Kulkarni
Professor Inspiring Excellence – Gordon Law
We’re so grateful to everyone who made this event possible and to all who continue to shape the TAI experience into something truly special.
Here’s to the Class of 2025—we can’t wait to see what you do next!
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