2010 ETD Master's Thesis Award
Innovative Application of Technology to Scholarship
in a Master's Thesis
due October 15
Candidacy
Graduate Deans or their designee at CSGS member institutions may nominate one person whose thesis has been accepted in partial fulfillment of master's degree requirements during the past two academic years and/or summer sessions (Fall 2007 through Summer 2009)
and have filed an electronic thesis.
Award
$1,000 plus travel expenses for the awardee to attend the 2010 CSGS meeting in Savannah, Georgia where the award will be presented on February 27, 2010.
Deadline
The Graduate Dean or designee shall provide the following materials as part of the nomination dossier to be received no later than October 15, 2009:
- A web link to an electronic thesis;
- Letters of endorsement from the major professor and either the Director of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Dean, or the Dean's designee;
- Certification by the Graduate Dean or designee that the thesis was approved in partial fulfillment of requirements for the master's degree within the past two academic years and/or summer sessions (Fall 2007 through Summer 2009);
- An abstract of the thesis (1-2 pages, double-spaced), prepared by the nominee; and,
- A brief resume or CV on the nominee (1-2 pages).
An electronic file or three paper copies of the nomination materials should be submitted to the Committee Chair no later than October 15, 2009:
Dr. F. Douglas Boudinot
Dean, Graduate School
Virginia Commonwealth University
1001 Grove Ave
PO Box 843051
Richmond, VA 23284-3051Tel: 804/828-2233
Fax: 804/827-0724E-mail: fdboudinot@vcu.edu
Evaluation Process
Each thesis will be reviewed by faculty members in the field from CSGS member institutions and will be evaluated on the basis of the use of technology in the presentation of the ETD, scholarship, research methodology, and contributions to the field or discipline.
Members of the EDT Master's Thesis Awards Committee Listing
Previous Master's Thesis Award Winners
| Kristen M. Rosenfeld (2006) | Emily K. Davis (2008) |
| Jennifer Brooke Landry (2007) | Payal Chakravarty (2009) |
