Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Recognition Ceremony
On Thursday, April 22, Laney EDGE hosted the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Emory University, Laney Graduate School Inaugural Recognition Ceremony to recognize the 2020 and 2021 inductees into the National Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The ceremony featured speakers from university leadership and was attended by the Bouchet Scholars’ faculty mentors, DGSs, family, and members of the Emory Community. The ceremony video can be viewed above.
In 2019, the Laney Graduate School became a member of the National Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which is named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States (Physics, Yale University, 1876), Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet. The Society honors outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Inductees at Emory are doctoral scholars who are committed to contributing to the development of their field(s) of study and to the application of that knowledge into action to improve the lives and conditions of the community. Members exhibit the highest values of Emory University – through their integrity, honor, and exemplary conduct and behavior – and serve as examples of CLASS: 1) Character; 2) Leadership; 3) Advocacy; 4) Scholarship; and 5) Service.
The following Scholars were recognized during the ceremony:
2020 Scholars | 2021 Scholars |
Jamie Hamilton, Cancer Biology | Brent Allman, Population Biology, Ecology, & Evolution |
Frederica Lamar, Environmental Health Sciences | Lasha Clarke, Epidemiology |
Tatenda Mangurenje, Anthropology | Marcelitte Failla, Religion |
Sandra Mendiola, Population Biology, Ecology, & Evolution | Jordan Lewis, Population Biology, Ecology, & Evolution |
Raphiel Murden, Biostatistics | Juan Daniel Rodriguez, Genetics & Molecular Biology |
During the ceremony, Dean Tedesco spoke on the importance of diversity and inclusion within LGS, reaffirmed LGS’s commitment to diversity and historically underrepresented groups of students, and shared her own legacy of diversity in graduate education. The scholars were also recognized by President Fenves, who spoke on the importance of promoting diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate; Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Carol Henderson, who highlighted the importance of diversity for the entire Emory Community; and Assistant Vice Provost Joel Baumgart, who touched on the importance of the Bouchet Honor Society and his experience as a Bouchet Scholar. Laney EDGE is grateful to all the speakers for engaging with the Bouchet Scholars during their moment of recognition.
In the fall, EDGE will announce the application process for the Bouchet Honor Society 2022 cohort. Stay tuned to the Laney Grad Report for more details!