I have been honored to receive accolades for my academics and service activities. Some of these awards and honors are listed below alongside pictures from recent events.

Academic Awards and Honors

• Fall 2020 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Graduate Research Fellowship ($60,065 - Abstract here)
  
  • One of 26 Fellows selected across all disciplines, and the only fellow in statistics.
    
• Fall 2016 Rhodes Scholarship, Finalist
• Spring 2019 Gertrude Cox Award, American Statistical Association (ASA)
• Spring 2018 Jack and Eleanor Pettit Scholarship in Science
• Spring 2017 Ellis R Ott Applied Statistics Scholarship
• Fall 2017 National Science Foundation Travel Award- WSDS
• Fall 2017 Peter John Sawires Memorial Scholarship
• 2015-2016 University Honors Merit Scholarship
• 2015-2016 Kathryn Kane Memorial Scholarship
• Spring 2016 National Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
• Fall 2015, 2016 Marshall Scholarship, Virginia Tech Nominee
• Spring 2016 Outstanding Senior Award, College of Science
• Spring 2016 Local Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship, Virginia Tech
• 2015-2016 Rising Senior Scholar Award, College of Science
• 2014-2016 American Statistical Association Elected Member
• 2014-2015 John H. Kroehling Scholarship
• Fall 2015 Honors Scholar of the Year Nominee
• 2012-2014 Honors Scholar, University Honors
• 2013-2014 John Robert Lawson Scholarship
• 2012-2016 Dean’s List (every semester)
• 2015 Joint Mathematics Meeting Student Travel Award
• 2014-2015 Rising Junior Scholar Award, College of Science

Service Awards and Honors

• Spring 2016 Champion of Change, White House (Link here)
  
• Spring 2020 Graduate Student Service Award
  
• Fall 2020 Homecoming Graduate Court
  
• Fall 2020 Jean B. Duerr Memorial Scholarship
  
• Spring 2019 Atherton Outstanding Dedication to Penn State Award
• Spring 2019 Rose Cologne Keystone Citizen Award
• Spring 2016 Keystone Fellow, Inaugural Class
  
• Spring 2017 Dean’s Climate and Diversity Award Nominee
• Spring 2017 It’s On Us Pennsylvania Grant Recipient, Role: Data Analyst, Amount: $30,000
• Spring 2016 Aspire Award for Courageous Leadership
• Spring 2016 New River Valley Leading Light Nominee
• 2014-2016 Jean B. Duerr Memorial Scholarship- P.E.O.
• 2014-2016 Clyde Kramer Scholarship
• Spring 2016 Ut Prosim (Service) Award, Virginia Tech
• Spring 2016 Individual Outstanding Achievement, Nominee
• Spring 2016 Outstanding Service to the Campus, Nominee
• 2012-2013 Norrine Bailey Spencer Strong Start Award
• 2015-2016 Rising Senior Leadership Award, German Club
• 2014-2015 Rising Junior Leadership Award, German Club

Attending the 2016 Champion of Change Reunion at the White House

Receiving the 2019 Gertrude Cox Award from the American Statistical Association's President.

President Barron and I at the reception for fellowship awardees at the President's residence

My mentors, Susan Anderson and Paul Heilker, at the reception for the Keystone Fellow award in 2016

The Finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship in 2016

Visiting the White House during the 2016 Champion of Change Reunion

Organizing the 2019 Mu Sigma Rho Induction with Dr. Matt Beckman and new inductees.

Contact Me
Email: cekelling@gmail.com