Awards Overview
There are two awards committees of the CSGS:
The Awards Committee handles 3 awards that deal with faculty:
Outstanding Mentor Award
This award acknowledges and honors a person whose 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 >
CSGS/ETS Award
The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) are pleased to announce the CSGS/ETS Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Admissions. Presented by the GRE and TOEFL programs, the award will be distributed to a CSGS member schools in recognition of outstanding contributions in graduate admissions practices. 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.
2014 CSGS Awards
Master's Thesis Award Recipients
Social Sciences, Business, and Education
David Frank
Metacognitive Age Differences in Strategy Shift; Retrieval Avoidance or General Shift Reluctance?
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Advisor: Dr. Dayna Touron
Life Sciences
Manashree Prajapati
The Effects of Cholesterol Carrier Proteins and Statin on Fibroblast Migration and Signal Transduction via Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins (SREBP) -2
Tarleton State University
Advisor: Dr. Dale Telgenhoff
Digital Scholarship
Anita Lam
Typeline, a bilingual topographic reference guide for Chinese students
Texas State University, San Marcos
Advisor: Dr. Maia Wright
Award for Outstanding Mentor for Graduate Education in the Southern Region
Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar
Division of Cardiology
University of Louisville
ETS/CSGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion
School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies
University of Louisville
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education In the Southern Region
Dr. Jennifer Martin
Senior Associate Provost
Texas Woman's University
