The Office of Graduate Studies invites the graduate community to the annual Graduate Awards & Fellowship Reception at the Champions Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
The Office of Graduate Studies congratulates recipients of the annual Folsom Distinguished Dissertation and Thesis awards, the Graduate Teaching and Research awards, and the Excellence in Graduate Education awards.
Nominate
Nominations are collected annually. For more information contact Caroline Knuth.
Graduate Student Excellence in Mentoring Award
This award recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in mentoring undergraduate and other graduate students in research and creative activities.
Name |
Department |
Sarah Eagan |
Psychology |
Jordan Charlton |
English |
Ziyad Smoqi |
Materials Engineering |
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
This award recognizes graduate teaching assistants who have demonstrated special effectiveness in teaching undergraduates at Nebraska.
Name |
Department |
Claire Jimenez |
English |
Haolin Fu |
Business |
Outstanding Research & Creative Activities Award
This award recognizes excellence in graduate student research and creativity at Nebraska.
Name |
Department |
Reagan Myers |
English |
Jessica Lingenfelter |
Materials Engineering |
Ashley Mulcahy Toney |
Nutrition & Health Sciences |
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
This award honors faculty members whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate mentoring have made a significant contribution to graduate education at Nebraska.
Name |
Position |
Eric Weaver |
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences |
Dawn O. Braithwaite |
Willa Cather Professor, Department of Communication Studies |
Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
This award recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of the university's doctoral students.
Name |
Program |
Dissertation Title |
Amanda Prokasky |
Doctor of Philosophy |
A Longitudinal Examination of Bedtime Routines and Sleep in Toddlers |
Harrouna Malgouri |
Ph.D in History |
We Have the Power to Combat Imperialism”: Francophone West African, International and Pan-African Solidarity, and American Cold War Politics, 1946-1987 |
Folsom Distinguished Master's Thesis Award
This award recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of the university's master's students.
Name |
Program |
Thesis Title |
Clayton Malone |
M.S. in Civil Engineering |
Quantitative Assessment of Alkali-Silica Reaction in Small and Large-scale Concrete Specimens Utilizing Nonlinear Acoustic Techniques |
Maria Cecilia Hall |
M.S. in Environmental Engineering |
Influence of Swine Manure Storage and Land Application Practices on Mitigating the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment |
Presidential Fellowship
This award award is given to advanced doctoral or MFA students.
Name |
Department |
Reilly Cooper |
Biological Sciences, specialization in Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior |
Fling Fellowship
This award award is given to advanced masters or doctoral students.
Name |
Department |
Terry Ratzlaff |
Art, specialization in Photography |
Mashael Altwijri |
Human Sciences, specialization in Child, Youth, & Family Studies |
Robert Hall |
Communication Studies |
Dean's Fellowship
This award is given to advanced masters or doctoral students.
Name |
Department |
Joshua Zosky |
Psychology |
Donna Chen |
Psychological Studies in Education |
Alfonso Bartolome |
Modern Languages & Literatures |
Kelsey McCoy |
Psychology |
Renae Sieck |
Animal Science |
Ashley Cypher |
Music |
Rosalind Kichler |
Sociology |
M. Khalid Saifullah |
Civil Engineering |
Katelyn Hepworth |
Human Sciences |
Neida Tornel |
Modern Languages & Literatures |
Ethan Davis |
Mechanical Engineering |
Past Awards