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Seidenberg Class of 2026 Student Awards

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June 5, 2026
Seidenberg students pose for a photo at Pace University's 2026 Commencement

This spring, students, families, faculty, and staff gathered on Pace University’s NYC and Pleasantville campuses to celebrate the Class of 2026 award recipients at the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems’ annual Awards Ceremonies.

Below is the full list of this year’s honorees. Congratulations to all our award winners—we are proud to recognize your hard work, dedication, and achievements as you reach this important milestone.

2026 Seidenberg Student Award Winners

    • Outstanding Student of the Year: Stephanie Sicilian
    • Cybersecurity Scholar Award: Siddhant Jiten Patel, Alister Peterson Rodrigues, Saidu Saradugu
    • Computer Science Departmental Award: Zoha Fatima Ahmed, Nimisha Varghese George, Manjusha Devi Kancharla, Osaid Khan, Xianrong Liang, Chetan Manilal Patel, Kevin Rodrigues, Yujin Suh, Nisarga Vishwamanjuswamy
    • Data Science Scholar Award: Farhana Azad, Yekaterina Donegal, Somesh Ramesh Ghaturle, Kausha Godhani, Joshua Gottlieb, Deepthireddy Ippala, Daniele Limongi, Abdul Munaf Mohammed, Fahad Anees Shaikh, Neelima Verma
    • Information Systems Departmental Award: Saloni Sanjaybhai Nathani, Karishma Arjun Pawar
    • Human Centered Design Award: Ruth Abraham, Gul Cil, Samantha Hahn, Rosa Ramos, Diana Ruiz, Izni Saiyara, Ankitaben Thakkar
    • Francis Marchese Software Development and Engineering Award: Tobias Hall, Spencer Maginsky
    • Scholastic Achievement Award: Lizi Imedashvili
    • Computer Science Departmental Award: Daniel Belliveau, Caroline Zanuto-Winter
    • Information Technology Departmental Award: Jason Gonzalez
    • Scholastic Achievement Award: Omari Brockington, James Gengerke
    • Computer Science Departmental Award: Donovan Lane
    • Information Technology Departmental Award: Steven Schiavone
    • Henry Birnbaum Endowed Scholastic Achievement Award: Brennan Moores
    • Jean Coppola Award for Excellence in Service-Learning: Nicole Rossi, Dillon Talactac
    • Susan M. Merritt Award for Academic Excellence: Noor Huda
    • Seidenberg Civic Engagement Award: Nailah Brown, Daniel Ramos
    • Alumni Achievement Award: Zachary Cherenfant, Jabari Nurse
    • Gale Epstein Center Blue CoLab Award: Lizi Imedashvili, Vansh Kanojia
    • Career Services Award: Noor Huda
    • Seidenberg Scholars: Lizi Imedashvili, Daniel Ramos
    • Jean Coppola Award for Excellence in Service-Learning: Daisy Molina, Anoop Pakki
    • Susan M. Merritt Award for Academic Excellence: Kara Cho, Cori Lobel
    • Alumni Achievement Award: Alexander Vasilevsky, Lauren Demaio, Watson Blair
    • Seidenberg Civic Engagement Award: Nyosha Homicil, Prarthana Centhil
    • Career Services Award: Steven Schiavone, Bhavesh Mhatre
    • Seidenberg Scholars: Uday Brathwaite, Omari Brockington, Justin Kpana, Daniella Rabayev, Pratik Shah
    • Summa Cum Laude: Michael Del Vecchio, Noor Huda, Lizi Imedashvili, Vansh Kanojia, Dayton Kiernan, Kseniya Liavitskaya, Jammie-Ann Matthias, Oluwadotun Obasa, Nicole Rossi, Caroline Zanuto-Winter
    • Magna Cum Laude: Kainaat Babar, Jason Gonzalez, Benjamin Pearsall, Daniel Ramos, Edward Ramos, Cristopher Rizzi, Dillon Talactac, Grethel Vargas Garcia, Isaiah Zuppa
    • Cum Laude: Genesis Andujar, Logan Anthony, Sian Billings, Nailah Brown, Robert Bunjaj, Anthony Gjivovich, Ari Kotler, Sasha Kulo, Gabriel Shkoza, Abin Thomas
    • With Distinction: Daniel Belliveau, Cory Jenks, Ivan Luna, Brian O'Hanlon, James Pirrone, Jake Rappa
    • Summa Cum Laude: Omari Brockington, Danny Cheng, Kara Cho, James Gengerke, Justin Kpana, Donovan Lane, Jonathan Lee, Joseph Logatto, Toni-Ann Mcdaniel, Meghan Moore, Brennan Moores, Day Shanks, Alexander Vasilevsky, Remington Williams, Jeffrey Yu
    • Magna Cum Laude: Arjuman Hossain, Danial Bhatti, Daniella Rabayev, Jalyin Gonzalez, Jessica Williamson, Julia Walkuska, Mark Benders, Melody Nguyen, Pratik Kirit Shah, Sandeep Kumar, Sophia Chau, Steven Schiavone, Uday Brathwaite
    • Cum Laude: Cristian Aguinada, Daisy Molina, Erjon Ahmetaj, Jack Yauri, Kenneth Hugh, Maren Hewitt, Raisa Begum, Sevastyan Olevinskiy, Connor Tway
    • With Distinction: Brandon Barrett, Hunter Beveridge, Victor Farias

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