Donald K. Anderson Awards
The awards will consist of an honorarium ($500 or $1,000, depending on the number of awardees) and a keepsake recognizing the honor. The names of award recipients will be displayed on a permanent plaque in the Graduate School. Winners of the Donald K. Anderson awards will be recognized at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Awards Recognition held at the end of the spring semester.
Send nominations via email to mugradfellowshipnom@missouri.edu.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
The Donald K. Anderson Teaching Assistant Award rewards current students with a graduate teaching assistantship who demonstrate excellence and lasting impact in the classroom, positive attitudes and personalities, enthusiasm and commitment, as well as mentorship to peers and/or undergraduates.
Nomination Requirements
Eligibility
MU graduate teaching assistants or graduate instructors with at least .25 FTE appointments during the calendar year (fall and/or spring semester and/or summer semester) are eligible for this award.
Winners will receive an honorarium of $500 or $1,000, depending on the number of awardees.
Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of demonstrated excellence and lasting impact in the following areas:
- Successful classroom performance
- Enthusiasm and commitment
- Satisfactory progress toward a degree
- Mentoring to peers and/or undergraduates
Winners will be selected by the Academic Affairs Committee of the Graduate Faculty Senate.
Timeline
Call Out: December 1
Nominations Due: February 15 (if February 15 falls on a weekend, the due date will be the following Monday)
Minimum Requirements for Nominations
Nomination packets must be submitted in electronic form using .pdf format. (Letters the departments receive must be scanned into the packet in the .pdf format.)
Scan the documents into one .pdf file in the order listed below. Save the file with the nominated student’s name. Students may not self-nominate; departments are asked to nominate a single student for the award.
Required Documents:
- Completed nomination form
- Letter from Director of Graduate Study (DGS) or Department Chair/Director
- Three to six additional letters of evaluation from:
- Faculty
- Graduate student colleagues and/or undergraduate students
Note: At least one letter must be from an undergraduate student.
- Candidate’s resume or curriculum vitae
No additional materials may be submitted.
Graduate Research Assistant Award
The Donald K. Anderson Research Assistant Award rewards current students with a research assistantship who demonstrate excellence and lasting impact through contributions to scholarship, future promise as a scholar, originality, imagination, satisfactory progress toward a degree, and research mentoring to peers.
Nomination Requirements
Eligibility
MU graduate research assistants with at least .25 FTE appointments during the calendar year (fall and/or spring semester and/or summer semester) are eligible for this award.
Students will receive a $500 or $1,000 honorarium, depending on the number of awardees.
Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of demonstrated excellence and lasting impact in the following areas:
- Outstanding contributions to scholarship
- Future promise as a scholar
- Originality and imagination
- Satisfactory progress toward a degree
- Research mentoring to peers and/or undergraduates
Deadline
Call Out: December 1
Nominations Due: February 15 (if February 15 falls on a weekend, the due date will be the following Monday)
Minimum Requirements for Nominations
Nomination packets must be submitted in electronic form using .pdf, format. (Letters that the departments receive must be scanned into the packet in the .pdf format.)
Scan the documents into one .pdf file in the order listed below. Save the file with the nominated student’s name. Students may not self-nominate; departments are asked to select a single nominee for this award.
Required Documents:
- Completed nomination form
- Letter from Director of Graduate Study (DGS) or Department Chair/Director
- Three to six additional letters of evaluation from (must have at least one of each of the following):
- Faculty
- Graduate student colleagues and/or undergraduate students
- Candidate’s resume or curriculum vitae
No additional materials may be submitted.