The Graduate School coordinates annual award programs to honor outstanding individuals. These awards are generously underwritten by the University Co-op.
Awards are 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 Graduate Student Academic Employee Award
The William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award honors outstanding performance by graduate student academic employees.
Outstanding Master’s Thesis/Report Award
This recognition will not be awarded in 2023. The Outstanding Master’s Thesis/Report Award was established in 2003 to recognize exceptional work by master’s students and to encourage the highest levels of scholarship, research and writing.
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 Alumnus Award
This recognition will not be awarded in 2023. The Outstanding Alumnus Award recognizes outstanding academic or nonacademic achievements of Graduate School alumni and alumnae since their graduation from UT Austin with a doctoral or master’s degree.