Celebrating global leaders with the 2024 MSU International Awards
International Awards Ceremony to be held April 24
International Studies and Programs has named fourteen outstanding Spartans and community leaders as recipients of the 2024 MSU International Awards. The annual awards program recognizes individuals who have made a positive global impact through their efforts in international research, teaching and outreach.
2024 International Award Recipients
Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at MSU
EDWARD D. “NED” WALKER
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology, College of Natural Science
John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs Award
YADU POKHREL
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Joon S. Moon Distinguished International Alumni Award
JING WANG
Ph.D., Physics (1999)
Cofounder and Chairman, FinTell Inc.
LEI CHEN
Ph.D., Statistics (1997)
Managing Director, Head of Fraud Risk for Lending and Fraud Data Science for the Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Gill-Chin Lim Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Global Studies
KATIE CARLINE
Ph.D., History (2023), College of Social Science
MSU Award for Outstanding Service to Education Abroad
GAIL A. VANDER STOEP
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Community Sustainability, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
JONATHAN CHOTI
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, College of Arts & Letters
Charles A. Gliozzo International Award for Public Diplomacy
CALLISTA B. RAKHMATOV
Global Network Specialist, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Homer Higbee International Education Award
ROCHISSHIL VARMA
President, International Students Association; Undergraduate student, College of Engineering
ISHWARI KAPALE
Vice President, International Students Association; Undergraduate student, College of Engineering
MARY HENNESSEY
Past Director, Volunteer English Tutoring Program
Special Recognition Award for Promoting International Understanding
GEORGE W. BIRD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Carl K. Eicher Award for International Development
LISA TIEMANN
Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Glen L. Taggart Award for Community Contributions to International Understanding
PETER LEMMER
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel, GreenStone Farm Credit Services
ISP will recognize the award recipients during the
International Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 24 at 3:30 p.m. at the MSUFCU Club in Spartan Stadium. The event is open to all globally minded members of the extended Spartan community. For more information, visit
awards.isp.msu.edu.
