Professional & Student Awards
Awards Opened:
October 21, 2024
Awards Closed:
February 14, 2025
The Graduate School coordinates annual award programs to honor outstanding individuals. These awards are generously underwritten by the University Co-op and presented at the annual Graduate School/University Co-op Awards Banquet each spring.
Student Awards
Outstanding Dissertation Award
The Outstanding Dissertation Award was established in 1979 to recognize exceptional work and to encourage the highest levels of scholarship, research and writing.
Outstanding Master's Thesis Award
The Outstanding Master’s Thesis/Report Award was established to recognize exceptional work by master’s students and to encourage the highest levels of scholarship, research and writing.
Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award
The William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award honors outstanding performance by graduate student academic employees.
Professional Awards
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
The Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award recognizes the distinguished teaching of a graduate faculty member.
Outstanding Graduate Coordinator Award
The Outstanding Graduate Coordinator Award recognizes the exemplary service of a graduate coordinator.
Outstanding Graduate Adviser Award
The Outstanding Graduate Adviser Award recognizes the exemplary service of a graduate adviser.
Outstanding Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring Awards
The Outstanding Graduate Student Mentoring and Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring Awards recognize faculty members who demonstrate outstanding mentorship of graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars.