The Graduate School’s Office of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion held its first annual Best of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion (BADI) Awards on May 12, 2022 as part of the Inclusive Academy Symposium. The BADIs honor and celebrate underrepresented graduate students at Princeton University as well as those who are dedicated to uplifting and advancing them as researchers, scholars, mentors, and future leaders of academia, government, industry, and beyond. We are proud to shine a much-deserved light on the efforts of these exemplary graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty.
Congratulations to the 2022 BADI honorees!
Visit Award Nominations to learn more about award criteria.
Leadership Award
Christopher L. Eisgruber
Princeton University President
Graduate Students
The Pinnacle Award
Erin Flowers
Astrophysical Sciences PhD Student
Outstanding G1 Student Award
Kat Phan
School of Public and International Affairs MPA Student
Outstanding Advocacy Award
Edna Normand
Molecular Biology MD/PhD Student
Outstanding Divisional Leadership Award
Outstanding Graduate Student Mentorship Award
Rodrigo E. L. Córdova Rosado
Astrophysical Sciences Department Ph.D. Student
Vanessa Gonzalez
Molecular Biology Department Ph.D. Candidate
Shelby Sinclair
History PhD Student
Post-Docs
Champion Award
Osama Ahmed
Princeton Neuroscience Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Lauren R. Kerby
Visiting Fellow at the Center for Culture, Society, and Religion and a lecturer in the Department of Religion
Faculty
Champion Award
Jenny Greene
Professor of Astrophysical Sciences
Joshua Guild
Associate Professor of History and African American Studies
Judith Weisenfeld, *92
Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion
Staff
Unsung Hero Award
Laura De Olden
Associate Director of Graduate Student Life and Diversity Initiatives in the School of Public and International Affairs
Theresa Thames
Associate Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel
Outstanding Programming Award
Women in STEM Leadership Council
SPIA Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team
Krystal Cohen
School of Public and International Affairs MPA Student
Guillermo Herrera Nimmagadda
School of Public and International Affairs MPA Student
Ryan Sasse
School of Public and International Affairs MPA Student
Students of Color and Allies (SOCA)
Rikio Inouye
Politics PhD Student
Derek Wakefield
Politics PhD Student
Sonny Kim
Politics PhD Student