2008 Master's Theses Awards

Life Sciences (1 award)
Animal science, biological anthropology, biostatistics, biological and biomedical sciences, chemistry, epidemiology, physics-biophysics, psychobiology and nursing

and

Social Sciences, Business, and Education (1 award) 
Anthropology, demography, economics, geography, international relations, political science, government, public policy studies, sociology, urban studies, psychology, communications, business and management and education

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 2005 through Summer 2007).

Award

$1000 plus travel expenses for the awardee to attend the 2008 CSGS meeting in Austin, Texas where the award will be presented on February 24, 2008.

Deadline
Three copies of the nomination materials should be presented in a portfolio and mailed to the Committee Chair to be received no later than October 12, 2007:

Dr. F. Douglas Boudinot
Dean, Graduate School
Virginia Commonwealth University
1001 Grove Avenue
Box 843051
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3051

Tel:  804/828-2233
Fax: 804/827-0724

E-mail:  fdboudinot@vcu.edu

Nomination Dossier
The Graduate Dean or designee shall provide the following materials as part of the nomination dossier to be received no later than October 12, 2007:


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 clarity of style and presentation, scholarship, research methodology, and contributions to the field or discipline.

Members of the Master’s Thesis Awards Committee

Doug Boudinot, Chair
Jeannine Blackwell
Allan Headley
Edelma Hunley
Debra Moriarity
Jean Puliese
J. Bruce Rafert
Thomas Reynolds
Bob Roer
Steven Smartt
Karen Weddle-West
Rowena G. Wilson


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