Each year, IU Indianapolis selects 50 graduate and professional students who go above and beyond in their academic careers and extracurriculars. These individuals embody excellence through campus leadership, scholarly achievements, and meaningful community engagement.
Elite 50 Awards Ceremony
Monday, April 7 in the Hine Hall Auditorium
Doors open at 6 p.m. The ceremony will commence at 6:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.
2025 Elite 50 recipients
13 schools are represented in this year’s awards
Surabhi Abhyankar | School of Medicine
Hiba Alalami | School of Liberal Arts
Zohra Asad | School of Social Work
Persis Ayeh | School of Liberal Arts
Jacobus Barnard | School of Medicine
Sophia Caldwell | Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Soumilee Chaudhuri | School of Medicine
Aravind Chintalapudi | Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Sydney Clark | School of Medicine
Kyra Colston | School of Medicine
Lisa Cooreman | Herron School of Art and Design
Giovanna Corrêa Denucci | School of Dentistry
Ana Danner | School of Medicine
Kylee Darden | School of Medicine
Austin Darden | School of Medicine
John Deckbar | School of Medicine
Kaitlyn Dybing | School of Medicine
Conner Earl | School of Medicine
Evren Elliott | Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Caitlyn Fields | Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Nicle Frey | School of Medicine
Elsie Gasaway | School of Medicine
Halee Griffey | Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
David Gunderman | School of Medicine
Clayton Hicks | School of Medicine
Bryce Hull | Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Alyssa Iurillo | School of Medicine
Marie Nour Karam | School of Medicine
Michael Kessler | School of Dentistry
Katharina Kirschner | School of Medicine
Laura Koke | School of Nursing
Xander Krohannon | Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Juan Madrid | Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Priyadharshini Manikandan | School of Science
Olivia Nicholson | School of Health & Human Sciences
Afshan Paarlberg | Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Ujwala Pamidimukkala | School of Medicine
Bijal Patel | Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Savannah Phipps | School of Medicine
Amiya Reina | Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Carl Russell III | School of Medicine
Scott Shimala | Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Isabel Silverman | School of Liberal Arts
Kourtney Sloan | School of Science
Raymond Smith | School of Medicine
Nathanial Smith | School of Medicine
Mychael Spencer | School of Medicine
Hope Tominack | School of Medicine
Kaylee Tutrow | School of Medicine
Jalyn Warren | School of Medicine
The Elite 50 awards are sponsored in partnership by the Division of Student Affairs, the Indiana University Graduate School Indianapolis, the Office of Academic Affairs, and Graduate and Professional Student Government.