This is my fourth award during the pandemic.
This award feels especially moving on days like today. I know my students are stressed, my research feels ‘up in the air’ and there is a giant 6 ft X 5 ft face mask waiting to be completed on kitchen table.
I feel humbled to be recognized by my department and alongside my fellow graduate students, many whom I’ve wondered around Justin Hall with for four years! I can only cross my fingers that it won’t go into year six. (Year five is seeming inevitable right now.)
Emily Oertling 