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CLAS Grad students receive Dean's Citation Awards
April 24, 2018
The Graduate School recognized 56 graduate students with Dean's
Citation Awards during a celebration April 20 in Loosemore Auditorium
on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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Posted on April 24, 2018
The Graduate School recognized 56 graduate students with Dean's Citation Awards during a celebration April 20 in Loosemore Auditorium 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.
During the ceremony, members of the Graduate Student Organization recognized four faculty members.
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
Justin E. Wegner, Biology
Colin J. Jones, Biostatistics
Rebecca M. Mitchell, Cell & Molecular Biology
Rachel L. Lopez, Communications
Ying Feng, English
Kathleen M. Spoelman, School Psychology
Outstanding Master's Thesis
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Angela M. Kujawa, Biology
Sarah E. Thompson, Cell and Molecular Biology
Molly A. Stabler, English
Outstanding Final Project
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Brooke A. Armistead, Cell & Molecular Biology
Dustin C. Moore, Communications
Excellence in Service to the Community or Profession
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Kristy C. Lewis, Cell & Molecular Biology
Abigayle K. Sladick, Communications
Mireille Ukeye, School Psychology
Excellence in Leadership and Service to GVSU
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Roslyn E. Vashon, Cell & Molecular Biology
Excellence in Sustainability
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Emily A. Kindervater, Biology
For More Information Contact: Dottie Barnes in University Communications - (616) 331-2221