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The Awards:
Awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding performance by students in the Department of Information Technology and Management, part of the College of Computing at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, USA. At our Annual Awards Ceremony, each awardee receives an Illinois Tech Information Technology and Management medallion suspended from a ribbon to be worn with academic regalia, and a Certificate recognizing their accomplishment. This is our record of these awards and of the awardees. Each awardee's name links to their LinkedIn.com profile if one is available.
Award Criteria:
The Outstanding Student Awards are presented in recognition of oustanding performance as a student in the area indicated in the award title; selection is by an award committee consisting of ITM leadership, staff, and selected faculty from each area of focus.
The Angela Jarka Service Award is presented to recognize exceptional service to the university, the department, and their fellow students by a graduating student in an Information Technology and Management degree, as well as exceptional service to their discipline, the university, the department, and our students by a faculty or staff member in the Department of Information Technology and Management. It is the only Information Technology and Management award presented to both students and faculty or staff. Before the award was named in memory of Information Technology and Management Department Manager Angela Jarka, it was noted in the awards as “Recognized and Thanked for Service to the Department of Information Technology and Management.” Selection is by an award committee consisting of ITM leadership and staff.
Recognition as a Distinguished Graduate of the Department of Information Technology and Management is presented to reflect superior academic performance, exemplary technical expertise, leadership aptitude, positive impact, and significant career potential in Information Technology and Cybersecurity. It may also be awarded for exceptional and notable career or life accomplishments by a Department graduate. Any holder of an Information Technology and Management degree may be eligible. Nomination may be made by any ITM Department faculty or staff member or by another ITM graduate, and selection is by an award committee consisting of ITM leadership. It is rarely awarded and only in recognition of extraordinary performance.
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2017
Photo: 2017 Student Award Winners
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Alfredo Fernandez
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Hong Zhang
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Gentiana Desipojci
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
David Calero
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Center Operation and Management curriculum:
Rajesh Azmeera
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Management curriculum:
Sonali Nimbalkar
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Digital Systems Technology curriculum:
Maxime Descos
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Management and Entrepreneurship curriculum:
Francisco Rois Siso
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Rakini Murugesan
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Quentin Bayart
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Voice, Data, and Communications Technology curriculum:
Nthenya Matheka
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Deepak Bandi
The Outstanding Transfer Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Cindy Xie
The Outstanding Chicago Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Eric Tendian
The Outstanding United States Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Seth Carpenter
The Outstanding World Wide Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Dharval Patel
The Outstanding First-Year Student in the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Cooper Van Kampen
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2018
Photo: 2018 Student Award Winners
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
John Siergiej
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
Alexandre Florent Pierre Buisson-Chavot
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Management curriculum:
Moein Mayeh
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Digital Systems Technology curriculum:
Nour Al-Habash
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Management and Entrepreneurship curriculum:
Gabriel Garcia Ardiles
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure curriculum:
Mohnish Anand
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Sumit Anand Asati
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Harsh Jagdishkumar Patel
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and App Development curriculum:
Christopher Montufar
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management who entered as a First Year Student:
Zachary Fleck
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management completing the transfer curriculum:
Jaina Parekh
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Daniel Kolodziej
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2O19
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Akvile Kiskis
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Shameemah Fuseini-Codjoe
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Curriculum:
Aneeshwar Botla
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Management Curriculum:
Harshit Kumar
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Digital Systems Technology Curriculum:
Rohit Desai
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure Curriculum:
Abdullah Suhail
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Curriculum:
Ruchika Akhand
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems Curriculum:
Nupura Mohite
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development Curriculum:
Bhavinkumar Patel
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development Curriculum:
Jarron Baily
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Cameron Williamson
The Outstanding First-Year Student in the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Adam Patton
Recognized and Thanked for Service to the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Isabel Jaramillo
Recognized and Thanked for Service to the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Maa Osei
Recognized and Thanked for Service to the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Travis Smith
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2020
2020 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Jacob A. Krupa
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Modupeoreoluwa Omolara Olotu
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
David Miles Sobel
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
Clement Lefeu
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Ridhima Kishor Bhalerao
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure curriculum:
Kyle D. Willett
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Management and Entrepreneurship curriculum:
Yewande A. Ogunedina
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Vih Modeste Dogo
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Jordan Cloud
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Jacob Gerald Huebner
The Outstanding First-Year Student in the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Nandi Patel
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2021
2021 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Cooper Timothy Van Kampen
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Trevor Loveday
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Teodora Nikolova
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Andy Kukuc
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technologyand Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
Barry Eugene Speller
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Arpitha Jagadish
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure curriculum:
Hoang Vu
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Sonita Bose
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Smart Technology and Innovation curriculum:
Dhiraj Prakash Jain
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Gemma Chowdhury
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Shruthi Venkata Bhavaraju
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Adrian K. Grabowski
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Tyree Spears
The First Student Recipient of the Angela Jarka Service Award:
Harshini K. Chellasamy
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2022
2022 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Greg Eure
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Hannah Leyland
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Shraddha Vijay Lashkare
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
Vivek Sharma
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Gonzalo Florez Arias
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure curriculum:
Arun Pandiyan Perumal
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Management curriculum:
Rafael Ines Guillen
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Ritu Mishra
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Divya Ramanathan
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Kinza Haque
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Aisha Shahid
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Razvan A. Rus
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management:
Sofia Robles
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology:
Krish Dhungana
The Second Student Recipient of the Angela Jarka Service Award:
Fizza Arif
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2023
2023 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Aishwarya Verma
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Arnold Liu
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Management curriculum:
Khashayar Vafaii Fakhr
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Milan Debnath
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Chelsey Dugger
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Systems Analysis curriculum:
Youngbeen Jang
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Zara Marks
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Yulia Moiseyenko
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Anthony M. Irizarry
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Anthony E. Bañuelos
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Grace D. Sopha
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Luis F. Matos Gonzalez
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Department of Information Technology and Management:
Nidia A. Guadarrama
The Third Student Recipient of the Angela Jarka Service Award:
Ranu Ginare
Named as a Department of Information Technology and Management Distinguished Graduate:
Phallyn Habercoss
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2024
2024 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Andrew N. Haines
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
David I. Singer
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology/ Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Jovany Melchor
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Science in Information Technology and Management degree:
Navaneeth S. Kamath
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management degree:
Kethe Dileepkumar
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Agathamudi Vikram Naidu
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Computer and Information Security curriculum:
Naga Prasath Saravanan
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Munawar Ali
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Management curriculum:
Prishita C. Meshram
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Rudra Thorat
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Mallikarjuna Pooja
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Lucie L. Ye
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Martin S. Grill Poblete
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Jakub Urbaniak
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management:
Abby A. Garcia
The Outstanding First Year Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Carlos D. Ayala
Department of Information Technology and Management Student Awards presented in Spring 2025
2025 Awards Presentation Program
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree:
Ivan Zziwa
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology degree:
Zeng Hao
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Data Analytics and Management curriculum:
Pratik Padmakar Bhojkar
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Infrastructure curriculum:
Kaushal A. Nai
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Management curriculum:
Cristina Valero De Urquia
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Management Information Systems curriculum:
Naga Krishna Chaitanya Sajja
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Software Development curriculum:
Aditya Pradhan
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management Web Design and Application Development curriculum:
Rupak Pradeep Potdukhe
The Outstanding Student in the Master of Information Technology and Management General Program of Study curriculum:
Rahul Nagaraj
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
Kevin A. Aguilar
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Bisma Khan
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Azzam M. Abu Hamdan
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology / Master of Science in Computer Science Co-Terminal degrees:
Tyree J. Spears
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering / Master of Cyber Forensics and Security Co-Terminal degrees:
Robert John M. Soler
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems / Master of Information Technology and Management Co-Terminal degrees:
David A. Halmy
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology degree:
John Dandrea
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree:
Alexander E. Medina
The Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology degree:
Ali M. Makhlouf
The Fourth Student Recipient of The Angela Jarka Service Award:
Anthoinette Ilolo
The Fifth Student Recipient of The Angela Jarka Service Award:
Bhuvan Kumar Panduranga
The Sixth Student Recipient of The Angela Jarka Service Award:
Astha Sharma
Named as a Department of Information Technology and Management Distinguished Graduate:
Joshua Lau
