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.
2013 CSGS Awards
ETS/CSGS Master's Thesis Award Recipients
Humanities and Fine Arts
Natalie Nations
Defining Freedom: A Historical Exploration of Richard Wright's Black Boy, Alice Walker's Meridian, and Ernest Gaines's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Mississippi State University
Advisor: Dr.Ted Atkinson
Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sarah Suda
Hygroscopicity Frequency Distributions of Secondary Organic Aerosois
North Carolina State University
Advisor: Dr. Markus Petters
ETD Master's Thesis Award Recipient
Gregory C. Mitchell
The Reconciliation of Art + Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Advisors: Prof. Mitzi R. Vernon
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Award for Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students
Dr. Craig Cashwell
Counseling and Educational Development
University of North Carolina and Greensboro
CSGS/ETS Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Admissions
Presidential Fellowship Program
Graduate School
University of South Carolina
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education in the Southern Region
Dr. Van O. Dempsey
Dean of the School of Education, health, and Human Performance
Fairmont State University
