Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
2012 MASTER'S THESIS AWARD
Life Science(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 2009 through Summer 2011).
Award
$1,000 plus travel expenses for the awardee to attend the 2012 CSGS meeting in Jacksonville,Florida where the award will be presented on February 25, 2012
Deadline
The Graduate Dean or designee shall provide the following materials as part of the nomination dossier to be received no later than October 3, 2011:
- A web link to an electronic thesis, an electronic thesis submitted by e-mail or CD;
- 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 2009 through Summer 2011);
- 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(e-mail or CS) of the nomination materials should be submitted to the Committee Chair no later than October 3, 2011:
Dr. F. Douglas Boudinot
Dean, Graduate School
Virginia Commonwealth University
1001 Grove Avenue
Box 843051
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3051
Tel: (804)828-2233
E-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 clarity of style and presentation, scholarship, research methodology, and contributions to the field or discipline.
Members of the Master's Thesis Awards Committee Listing
Doug Boudinot, Chair
Arnaud Chevallier
George Crandell
Maurice Eftink
Mildred Fuller
Morris A. Grubbs
Carolyn R. Hodges
Edelma Huntley
Terry McConathy
Yvonne Murnane
Bob Roer
Lawrence Shirley
Andrew Sustich
Previous Master's Thesis Award Winners
| Ted Wesermann (1990) | Linda Miller Cantara (2003) |
| Steven B. Broyles (1990) | James B. Davis (2004) |
| Marshall Rand (1992) | Russell Davis Day (2004) |
| Jeanne A. Peter (1993) | Jonathan W. Roller (2005) |
| Cynthia Enid Romero-Arroyo (1994) | Lara B. Crowley (2005) |
| Todd G. Wetzel (1995) | William R. Cooper (2006) |
| Brenda G. Wristen (1996) | Jennifer J. McMahon (2006) |
| James E. Reaux (1997) | Destiny Birdsong (2007) |
| Anna L. Meaux (1998) | Mark Losego (2007) |
| Andrew Glenn Edward Haskell (1999) | Mason R. McWatters (2008) |
| Lester Baker Perry (2000) | Elizabeth Rahn (2008) |
| Michael Gregory Janech (2000) | James Savage (2009) |
| Terry O'Brien Pettinger (2001) | George Kablick (2009) |
| Gery Daniel Dorazio (2001) | Steven McMurray (2010) |
| Amy Hudnall (2002) | Jessica Kaczorowski (2010) |
| Rebecca Elaine Blanton (2002) | Natalie Herring(2011) |
| Hamsell M. Alvarez (2003) | Jessica Gillespie(2011) |
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