Thesis and Dissertation Awards
Nomination Guidelines
Students must be nominated by their thesis/dissertation advisor. There is no limit to the number of nominations that can be submitted by a department/program. Students earning a degree in August 2023, January 2024, or May 2024, are eligible to be nominated for the 2023-2024 Distinguished Thesis and Dissertation Awards, presented in honor of Virginia Torczon, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, 2013-2022.
Materials
For a nomination to be considered, all of the following materials (.pdf format preferred) must be provided to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS):
- A nomination form that has been signed by the Director of Graduate Studies of the respective department/program.
- A nomination letter from the student’s thesis/dissertation advisor, and a recommendation letter from another faculty member who can evaluate the significance of the thesis or dissertation. The letters must reflect only work pertaining to the student’s thesis/dissertation.
- Once a student has been nominated, and their final thesis/dissertation has been submitted to the ETD system by the posted Final Submission Deadline of Friday, April 26, 2024, the OGS will access the thesis/dissertation and make it available—along with the other nomination materials—to the review committee.
Deadline
The 2023-24 deadline for receipt of all required nomination materials (.pdf format preferred) is Friday, April 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m. Please note this is a firm deadline. Nominations that are not complete by the deadline will not be considered.
Submit materials to:
Submit all nomination materials by email to [[dean-gsr,the OGS]].
