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Grad students receive 2019 Dean's Citation Awards
May 07, 2019
The Graduate School recognized more than 50 graduate students with Dean's Citation Awards during a celebration in April on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Jeff Potteiger, dean of The Graduate School, gave recipients a certificate of recognition and a graduate honors cord for their outstanding academic performance.
Graduate students can be nominated by faculty and staff members, advisors, a graduate program director, a department chair or a school director. The nominees are reviewed by the dean of Graduate Studies in consultation with others involved in graduate education; final selections are made by the dean.
A list of award recipients from CLAS is below. For more information on graduate studies, visit gvsu.edu/gs.
Academic Excellence in the Degree Program
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Nguyet Nguyen, Applied Linguistics
Alan Mock, Biology
Cuyler R. Huffman, Biostatistics
Mattie K. Brechbiel, Cell and Molecular Biology
Elizabeth D. Sweet, Communications
Outstanding Master's Thesis
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Nicholas M. Preville, Biology
Outstanding Final Project
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alyssa M. Benn, Cell and Molecular Biology
Kelsey A. Gronda, Communications
Excellence in Service to the Community or Profession
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Nicholas M. Preville, Biology
Evan P. Vlietstra, Cell and Molecular Biology
Excellence in Leadership and Service to GVSU
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Sarah L. Lamar, Biology
Madison R. Spratt, Cell and Molecular Biology
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at GVSU
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Srinija Alla, Cell and Molecular Biology
3-Minute Thesis Award
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sarah K. Lamar, Biology
Graduate Student Association Faculty Awards
Faculty Mentor Award
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Charlyn Partridge, Annis Water Resources Institute
Laura Stroik, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Kimboko Inclusion Award
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Robert Franciosi, Department of English
For More Information Contact: Dottie Barnes in University Communications - (616) 331-2221