Awards Overview
There are two awards committees of the CSGS:
The Awards Committee handles 2 awards that deal with faculty:
Outstanding Mentor Award
This award acknowledges and honors a person who has enjoyed outstanding success in mentoring graduate students in the Southern Region. Details >
Outstanding Contributions Award
This peer-nominated award is presented to acknowledge and honor a person whose contributions have significantly benefited graduate education in the Southern Region. Details >
The ETD Thesis Committee handles 2 awards that deal with students:
Master's Thesis Awards
The Master's Thesis Awards are awarded based on the basis of clarity of style and presentation, scholarship, research methodology, and contributions to the field or discipline. Details >
ETD Master's Thesis Awards
The ETD Master's Thesis Award winners are selected based on the basis of clarity of style and presentation, scholarship, research methodology, contributions to the field or discipline, and the innovative use of technology in the presentation of the content of the thesis. Details >
The history of past award winners can be found here.
2015 CSGS Awards
Master's Thesis Award Recipients
Humanities and Fine Arts
Brandee Easter
Data Visualization of Indian Mutiny Causes in Victorian Journalism
University of Alabama
Advisor: Albert D. Pionke, Professor of English
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering
Mohammad Saied Dehghani Sanij
Optimal Resource Allocation Strategies to Protect Network-Structured Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Advisor: Hanif D. Sherali, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Digital Scholarship
Eric Ross Anderson
Analysis of Rainfall-triggered Landslide Hazards Through the Dynamic Integration of Remotely Sensed, Modeled and in Situ Environmental Factors in El Salvador
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Advisor: Robert Griffin, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science
2015 Award for Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students
Audrey Jaeger
North Carolina State University
2015 ETS/CSGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion
Department of Chemical Engineering
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University
2015 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education In the Southern Region
Henry Frierson
University of Florida
