Building Bridges Awards 2025
Building Bridges Scholarship Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is happy to announce the recipients for the 2024 - 2025 Building Bridges Awards.
The Building Bridges Awards were created by CAS and Dean Peter J. Schraeder to help undergraduate students realize their full academic potential and to support their professional aspirations and connections to their communities. Multiple scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded for each category in the portfolio as detailed below:
Building Community Bridges
This scholarship recognizes current Juniors and Seniors from marginalized groups (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and disability) who have a positive impact at Loyola and/or in their communities through their advancement of diversity and inclusion initiatives. Student applicants need to demonstrate how they have had a positive impact at Loyola and/or in other communities through their advancement of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
2024 - 2025 Recipients
- Dolapo Adeyemo, Junior | Major: Neuroscience (Cognitive and Behavioral)
- Aliyah Studt, Junior | Majors: Psychology, Neuroscience (Cognitive and Behavioral)
- Haaris Malik, Senior | Major: Political Science
- Hiba Rizvi, Senior | Major: Software Engineering
- Kayla Jarm, Senior | Major: Bioinformatics
- Laurel Miskovic, Senior | Major: Psychology
- Lizzy Zamora-Torrijos, Junior | Majors: Criminal Justice & Criminology, Philosophy
- Olivia Murad, Senior | Major: Biochemistry
- Rhea "V" Viswanathan, Senior | Major: Biology
- Samantha Geni, Senior | Major: Psychology
- Sami Ahmed, Senior | Major: Biology
- Sarah Savani, Junior | Major: Psychology
- Tiera Prince, Junior | Major: Molecular Biology
- Yolenna Regmi, Senior | Majors: Criminal Justice and Criminology, Political Science
- Ghani Zohaib, Senior | Major: Psychology
Building Interdisciplinary Bridges
The Building Interdisciplinary Bridges scholarship supports current Freshman and Sophomores who are pursuing a declared interdisciplinary minor and declared major within CAS. Student applicants must demonstrate how their interdisciplinary minor will enrich their academic training and/or contribute to their future career goals.
2024 - 2025 Recipients
- Aaliyah Best | Sophomore, Middle East & Islamic World Studies
- Riley Dougherty | Sophomore, Sociolegal Studies
- Ebunoluwa Fapounda | Sophomore, Bioinformatics
- Addie Hiestand | Sophomore, Women's Studies & Gender Studies
- Ela Ilic | Sophomore, Computer Crime & Forensics
- Vraj Madhiwala | Sophomore, Bioethics
- Griffin Meisel | Sophomore, European Studies
- Raza Mian | Sophomore,Arabic Language & Culture
- Lucy Nelson | Sophomore, Japanese Language & Culture
- Mary Rittle | Sophomore, Women's Studies & Gender Studies
- Fiona Schneider | Sophomore, German Studies
- Eniola Shonaike | Sophomore, Bioethics
- Rumaysa Syeda | Sophomore, Arabic Language & Culture
- Catherine Walker | Sophomore, Psychology of Crime & Justice
- Ariana Woof | Sophomore, Psychology of Crime & Justice
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is happy to announce the recipients for the 2024 - 2025 Building Bridges Awards.
The Building Bridges Awards were created by CAS and Dean Peter J. Schraeder to help undergraduate students realize their full academic potential and to support their professional aspirations and connections to their communities. Multiple scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded for each category in the portfolio as detailed below: