Class of 2025 Special Honors and Awards

Global Social Work Impact Award

This award honors a student who demonstrates a strong commitment to enhancing social work practice within the context of global interdependence, social work engagement abroad, and/or practice with diverse globally connected populations in the United States.

Katie Zheng

Impactful Community Program Award

This award honors a program or initiative facilitated by a group, council, or student that promoted the mission of NYU Silver while enhancing the community and improving student life at the School.

Shay Walser (Black Care Collective)

Social Workin’ It Award

This award recognizes a student who demonstrates exemplary dedication in fostering inclusive communities, a genuine commitment to connecting people, and cultivating an environment at Silver where all members feel valued and supported.

Shay Walser

NYU Student of the Year, New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Rockland Chapter

Ainsley Rinkerman

NYU Student of the Year, New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Westchester Chapter

Elizabeth Policano

Undergraduate Founder’s Day Awards

The University honors undergraduate students with superior academic records by designating them Founder’s Day Scholars. The award recipients have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5.

Rose Caulfield
San San Chow
Bella Cirasuolo
Jaclyn Ha
Keely Haw
Hiba Hussain
Sarah Bella Krost
Tommy Lower
Kayla Major
Estrellita Mondragon
Olivia Nilsson
Mehema Sawhney
Valerie Vargas
Shay Walser
Ruo Yang

Pi Pi Chapter Graduating Students

Phi Alpha Honor Society invites into membership those who have achieved excellence in scholarship and demonstrated their dedication to humanitarian goals. Now in its fifteenth year, the Pi Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha is the largest student organization at the Silver School of Social Work. In addition to maintaining exceptionally high standards of academic achievement, each member of the Pi Pi chapter volunteers time to charitable organizations in the community.

Sarah Abdulbaki
Gabriela Bucay
Reilly Butler
Alison Entin
Katanae Green
Amy Halstead
Jade Hookham
Dana Jaggi
Lisa Lefkowitz
Theresa Lehnen
Jennifer Lichtenstein
Thomas Lower *
Kayla Major *
Daniella Messer *
Estrellita Mondragon *
Jessica Moore
Jenny Nelson
Jelena Prosevski
Naomi Quinto
Dorilin Ramos
Shmuel Sahler
Mehema Sawhney *
Molly Steinfeld
Caroline Stephens
Stella Su
Claire Tondreau
Valerie Vargas *
Kellie Vaughn
Alison Verp
Shavonna Walser *
Jake Weiss
Billye Weiner
Adam Wilson
Annette Zenker
Rachel Zuckerman

* Undergraduate

MSW Orientation Leaders welcome new students to Silver and help them adjust to life as a MSW student. Orientation leaders are assigned a group of new students that they lead and support with a specific focus on MSW Student Orientation and the first six weeks of the semester.

Olivia Albano
Mya Andazola
Sandy Contreras
Katanae Green
Jade Hookham
Aimee Jimenez
Rachel Kunstadt
Theresa Lehnen
Aleks Mejia
Shoma Nahar
Claire Tetro
Chelsea Trout
Paul Anthony Trujillo
Chloe Weinstein

Silver Peer Leaders were the first to welcome new Silver undergraduate students to the community over the summer, during orientation, and beyond. They served as role models, advocates, and mentors for incoming first year students.

Estrellita Mondragon
Giovanna Corcino
Sarah Hortes
Shavonna Walser
Valerie Vargas

Silver Champions is an ambassador program that connects prospective and newly admitted students with current MSW students or MSW alumni. Champions are volunteers who draw upon their experiences to highlight the opportunities and benefits of an NYU education. They have the necessary skills to help newly admitted and prospective students throughout the application process and serve as mentors.

Mary Abdelmelek
Dayne Albright
Mya Andazola
Haley Bailleux
Reilly Butler
Elizabeth Candela
Ava Dujon
Diana Espinoza
Lily Fitzpatrick
Katanae Green
Amy Halstead
Jade Hookham
Becky Isaac
Rachel Kunstadt
Andrew Levey
Waldy Mieses
Jenny Nelson
Denise Persaud
Hadley Rose
Katherine Simon
Akiva Thalheim
Samara Trindade
Chelsea Trout
Katie Zheng