On Sunday, May 12, the La Follette School’s master’s degree graduates, including 35 MPA students and 11 MIPA students, celebrated their graduation in the Wisconsin Capitol’s Assembly Chamber.
Awards
Tatiana Paula da Cruz
Director’s Achievement Award for an outstanding academic record, initiative, and professionalism as a La Follette School student.
Zaher Akl
Penniman Prize for the best paper demonstrating the school’s writing and analytic tools. “Lifting Filibuster for Equality Legislation” for Professor Denia Garcia’s class “Inequality, Race and Public Policy,” nominated by Professor Denia Garcia.
Alexis Madson and Lauren Rhodes
Piore Prize for the best paper in science and public policy. “Analysis of Privacy Regulation Adoption in the U.S.,” nominated by Professor Greg Nemet.
Dual and double degrees
Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Bechard, Jon Paul
- Goetz, McKenna Elizabeth
- Hanson, Casey Lynn
- Karls, Ellie
- Novogoratz, Stacey Lee
- Pabich, Sara Marie
- Williams, Mia Elizabeth
Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (URPL)
- DeSena, Alexandria Evelyn
Master of Social Work
- Kepler, Chloe Elizabeth
PhD in Neuroscience
- Kao Lee Yang
Certificates
Energy, analysis, and policy (EAP)
- Jonas, Owen Daniel
- Owens, Joshua John Gray
- Tan, Jing Ling
- Zaiser, Andrew
Implementation science and community health
- Madson, Alexis Leigh
Gender and women’s studies
- Hanson, Casey Lynn
- Stallworth, Grace R.
Thank you!
Thanks to La Follette School Student Association Graduation Coordinators Amelia Lowe and Erin Kennon for planning the ceremony!