Top Students Honored by UA Graduate School
April 28, 2009 - Filed under: Awards & Honors, Students | Tagged: Graduate School
Dr. David Francko (center), assistant vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School, congratulates (left-right) Frances J. Strong, Tess M.S. Neal, Shusei Hamamichi and Ross Grimes.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Graduate School announced the 2009 Outstanding Graduate Student award recipients during UA Honors Day held earlier this month.
Three committees chose these University-wide recipients out of students who won awards in their individual colleges or schools.
The following students received 2009 UA Graduate School awards:
Frances J. Strong, College of Arts and Sciences, English, received the Excellence in Teaching by a Doctoral Student award.
Tess M.S. Neal, College of Arts and Sciences, psychology, received the Excellence in Research by a Master’s Student award.
Shusei Hamamichi, College of Arts and Sciences, biological sciences, received the Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student award.
Ross Grimes, College of Arts and Sciences, psychology, received the Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student award.
Dean Francko presents the Outstanding Dissertation Award to Karen Cook.
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Dr. Karen J. Cook, College of Communication and Information Sciences doctoral program, received the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation award for “Freedom Libraries in the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project: A History.” Her dissertation chairperson is Dr. Margaret S. Dalton, professor in the School of Library and Information Sciences.
Tara Goedjen, College of Arts and Sciences, creative writing, received the Outstanding Master’s Thesis award for “Absence of Oxygen.” Her thesis chairperson is Dr. Wendy M. Rawlings, assistant professor of English.
Laurence Ross, College of Arts and Sciences, creative writing, received the Excellence in Teaching by a Master’s Student award.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Sarah Caroline Willcox or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325 or lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Dr. John Schmitt, assistant to the executive vice president and provost and associate dean of the Graduate School, 205/348-8283 or jschmitt@ua.edu