In Recognition of Excellence:
MU Graduate School
2009 Honors and Awards
| DONALD K. ANDERSON
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD |
Emily Rosko, English Tyler B. Jamison, Human Development and Family Studies |
| Candidates for the Anderson Teaching Assistant Award are selected based on demonstrated
excellence and lasting impact in the classroom, positive attitudes and personalities, enthusiasm
and commitment, and mentorship to peers and/or undergraduates. 2009 Anderson GTA Finalists: Ujjal Sarkar, Chemistry; Jason M. Green, Computer Science; Claire Ruffing, Geography; Shannon Cuff, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum; Victoria Pine, Romance Languages and Literature; Veronica Medina, Sociology; Cece McFarland, Theatre; Amy Replogle, Div Plant Sciences |
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| DONALD K. ANDERSON GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT AWARD |
Denise Bouvrette, Genetics Area Program Jacob Burress, Physics and Astronomy |
| Anderson Research Assistant Award recipients are selected based on demonstrated excellence
and lasting impact through contributions to research, future promise as a researcher, originality,
imagination, satisfactory progress toward a degree and research mentoring to peers. 2009 Anderson GRA Finalists: Jian Tian, Chemistry ; Qing He, Computer Science |
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JOHN D. BIES INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD  Dr. John D. Bies |
March 2009 Awardees Derek Thomas AndersonFlavia Barbosa • Hui Yun Chen Ji Young Cho • Robert Luke III Donald Lund • Stephanie Manka Michael Reichert • Casey Shamey and Margarida A. Washburn |
| Dr. Bies believes so strongly in the importance of international travel that he established a travel endowment for doctoral students of the University. The Graduate Student International Fellowship endowment, created in 2003, provides financial support for doctoral students traveling to international professional meetings (e.g., annual conferences of professional societies) or defrays international travel expenses associated with dissertation research. | |
| MU DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD | Brian Kaylor, Communication |
| The recipient of the Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award will receive a $500 honorarium. | |
| MU DISTINGUISHED THESIS AWARD | Ibrahim Almosallam, Computer Science |
| The recipient of the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award will receive a $500 honorarium. | |
| GI/TA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE | Christopher Strelluf, English |
| This award recognizes excellence in the efforts of graduate instructors and teaching assistants who use educational technologies to meaningfully improve teaching and learning at MU. | |
| NANCY AND BILL LAURIE SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDIES |
Kristina Rowe, Social Work |
| The Nancy and Bill Laurie Scholarship for Graduate Students is made possible by a generous contribution by the Laurie family and awarded annually to a graduate student with financial need who is a graduate from a Missouri high school and who has achieved high academic excellence. The scholarship is for $2,000, and is renewable for a second year. Indeed, thanks to the Lauries' generosity, next year's award will be for $2,500. | |
| SUPERIOR GRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sponsored by the Graduate Student Association |
Brian Bostick, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Karen Laird, English Megan Boccardi, History |
| Candidates for the Superior Graduate Achievement Award are selected based on demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and service, from a pool of peer-nominated outstanding students in each graduate department on campus. | |
| CHANCELLOR'S DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIP |
Andrew Moon, Philosophy |
| The Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship is awarded to an MU outstanding doctoral student. This one-year fellowship recognizes exemplary research and scholarship, and the student’s potential to contribute to his/her field with the proposed dissertation. The $20,000 fellowship, fee waiver and full insurance subsidy are provided through the generosity of Chancellor Deaton and the Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence. |
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| OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD |
Department of Psychological Sciences |
| The MU Outstanding Departmental Contribution to Graduate Education Award recognizes both well-established and highly innovative contributions that departments or interdepartmental units make to enhance the quality of MU graduate programs and to the successful careers of their graduate alumni. Made possible through the support of the Office of the Provost, the award provides the winning department with $30,000 ($10,000 a year for three years) to recognize and support efforts to further enhance the quality of graduate education. | |
| MU GRADUATE FACULTY MENTOR AWARD | Trudy Lewis, English Sandra Abell, Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum |
| The purpose of the MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award is to recognize the mentoring relationship a graduate faculty adviser has developed with his or her graduate students. A $1,500 honorarium is provided to each of the graduate faculty members selected for this award. | |
| GRADUATE SUPPORT STAFF RECOGNITION AWARD | Rosemary McMahon-Ying |
| DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD | Esther Thorson |
Past Graduate School Honorees
2009 Award Reception booket (pdf)
2008 Award Reception booket (pdf)
2007 Award Reception booket (pdf)
2006 Award Reception booket (pdf)
2001-2005 Award Recipients(pdf)
2009-2010 Grad School Fellows
List of 2009-2010 Fellowship Recipients