{"id":24933,"date":"2025-06-09T16:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/?p=24933"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:39:29","slug":"international-grad-dinner-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/2025\/06\/09\/international-grad-dinner-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"International Grad Dinner Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_de75f1-ba\">On April 11, 2025, the Office of International Programs(OIP) hosted the International Graduate Dinner in the beautiful McIntire Room at the Buchanan Alumni House.  It was an honor to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the students in this special way. OIP also took time to announce the students and faculty who received awards for exemplary display in academia as well as the community. You can learn more about these wonderful recipients by following this <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/alumni\/\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_e29e95-36\">Mel McClure Global Community Impact Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Sheila Edalatpour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Reed Miller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f4471a-74\">President Winthrop C. Libby\/Reverend Pavlos T. Taiganides Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winnifred Joseph<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guzalya Zakhirova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_80370e-07\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_80370e-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_80370e-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24933_80370e-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_80370e-07\">International Students Association Team \u201905-\u201906 Scholarship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sara Tran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24933_f2aad2-3a\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/alumni\/\">International Alumni<\/a> webpage to view more information about these awards and the recipients past and present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 11, 2025, the Office of International Programs(OIP) hosted the International Graduate Dinner in the beautiful McIntire Room at the Buchanan Alumni House. 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