Graduate Student Awards
University Teaching Awards
Jeff Rients, English
Level I: Doctoral degree graduate assistants with the sole responsibility for instruction in a course.
Jillian Joyce, Communication
Level I: Master's degree graduate assistants with the sole responsibility of instruction for a course.
Research Fellowships
Karla Giese
Special Education doctoral student, National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities
Kristi Probst
Special Education doctoral student, National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities
Lauralyn Randles
Special Education doctoral student, National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities
Amanda Carter
Biological Sciences doctoral student, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Peter Brabant
Biological Sciences doctoral student, National Institute of Health Research Fellowship
University Level Fisher Thesis Award Winners
Olga Kostyrko, University Fisher Thesis Award Winner
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts, Wonsook Kim School of Art: “Construction of Reality: Symbolic and Social Practice of Michael Kurzwelly’s Slubfurt and Nowa Amerika”
Yao Shi, University Fisher Thesis Award Co-Runner-Up
College of Applied Sciences and Technology, Department of Technology: “A Big Data and Sensor Network for Construction Material Testing”
Joseph Neale, University Fisher Thesis Award Co-Runner-Up
College of Arts and Sciences, School of Biological Sciences: “When Does Less Equal More? Assessing the Mechanisms Driving Compensatory Morality and the Hydra Effect”
College Level Fisher Thesis & Sorensen Award Winners
Kate Brunk
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Politics & Government: "Beyond the Sentimental Cliché: How Local Communities Impact Residents and Shape Public Opinion"
Alyssa M. Hernandez
College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication: “They Are Supposed to Be There for Me: Using Thematic Analysis to Understand Sexual Assault Disclosures in Hispanic Families"
Dr. Chereka Dickerson, Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award Winner
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of English
Other College Level Awards
Derek Hevel
CAST Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Award (thesis), KNR