Most Outstanding Masters' Graduates

Here are the results of the awards competition:

Most Outstanding Master's:

Life and Physical Sciences
Renata Jacob (Biology, CoAS)

Mathematics and Engineering
Yueh-Ting Yang (MEM, CoE)

Congratulations to all!

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This is a call for nominations for four annual awards to be presented to masters degree students at Drexel graduating in the period from Commencement 2009 to Commencement 2010. The awards are designed for those who are receiving their masters degrees and leaving Drexel. Students who are PhD and doctoral students collecting an MA/MS along the way are not eligible.

A prize of $500 and a certificate of recognition will be awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies to the  masters student in each of the following categories:

Arts and Humanities (for students in Media Arts and Design, Humanities).
Social Sciences (for students in Business, Education, Information Science, Psychology).
Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (for students in Mathematics, all Engineering programs).
Physical and Life Sciences (for students in Bioscience, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, Public Health),

who demonstrates the highest standards of scholarship, leadership ability and strong commitment to civic responsibility among his/her peers.

The department groupings given are not exhaustive (for reasons of brevity) and should not be considered to be cast in stone. For example, a Biomedical Engineering student or one in Information Science who has written a praiseworthy thesis as part of the requirements of the degree may be nominated in the Mathematical Sciences and Engineering category if the student’s thesis topic is thought to fall in this area. If you have questions regarding the appropriate group placement, please contact the Graduate Studies Office.

Nomination Procedures

Up to two nominations per award offered are allowed per department (or college with no departments) and must be submitted by the department head/chair (or dean, for colleges with no departments) to the Office of Graduate Studies. Nomination materials in a single pdf file should e-mailed to limtk@drexel.edu by the close of day on May 31, 2010 and should include:

• Two letters of recommendation (with one from the applicant’s department head or graduate advisor);
• An expanded abstract of the applicant’s thesis or portfolio (between 5 and 10 pages), if applicable;
• A curriculum vita that lists educational and research training, publications *(if any), awards received (if any) and other pertinent information;
• A 2-3 page statement in the nominee’s own words indicating how he or she meets the award criteria
• Evidence of extracurricular activities and service to the University and the community, if any.

 
Award Selection Procedures

• The Office of Graduate Studies will select an award committee that will review nominations and submit names of prize winners to the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Studies.
• If the award committee judges that no nomination is outstanding in any category, no award will be given in that category.
• Winners will be informed by June 4, 2010. They will be recognized at Commencement but will receive their awards at a special ceremony in the Graduate Studies Office during the week of Commencement.

*In the graduate student’s CV, in the section highlighting papers published, presentations made and conferences attended, the details of the papers/posters should conform to the following, wherever appropriate:

For meeting/conference contributions:

Meeting Type (National/ International/ Regional)	Format of presentation (Poster, Oral); allowed time if oral	Published in Proceedings?	Refereed proceedings?	Invited or accepted	Published elsewhere	Author order (first, last, .. ) and workload (100%, 50%, .. )

For published work:

Peer-reviewed paper/book chapter (by invitation or submission)	Acceptance rate	Impact factor of journal or audience of circulation (International, National, Regional)	Number of citations	Author order (first, last, .. ) and workload (100%, 50%, .. )