The Graduate School and Graduate Student Council hosted a luncheon on April 21, 2011 for graduate students who won awards this year in several categories.
George Flowers, Dean of the Graduate School, and George Crandell, Associate Dean, gave the Distinguished Dissertation Awards, Merriwether Fellowships, Outstanding Masters and Doctoral Students, and recognized winners of the 2011 Graduate Scholars Symposium.
Below is the full list of winners recognized:
Distinguished Dissertation Award (Social Sciences)
Min Carter (Business)
Suna Eryigit (Human Sciences)
Mary Beth Harben (Human Sciences)
Distinguished Dissertation Award (Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering)
Hasan Kocer (Engineering)
Michael Tiemeyer (Mathematics)
Ziliang Zong (Engineering)
Outstanding Master’s Students
Michael F. Chislock (Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures)
Larissa Ferretti (Human Development and Family Studies)
Kenneth E. Games (Kinesiology, Exercise Science)
Kyle Patrick Lynch (Aerospace Engineering)
Nicholas “Nick” A. Martin (Forestry and Wildlife Sciences)
Daniel L. Mundie (Civil Engineering)
Hossein Noori (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Chandru Periasamy (Mechanical Engineering)
Jessica Deene Stephens (Biological Sciences)
Mary Clair Thompson (Mathematics and Statistics)
Outstanding Doctoral Students
Ermanno Affuso (Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology)
Jordan Michele Bailey (Psychology)
David John Branscomb (Polymer & Fiber Engineering)
Adam Joseph Byrd (Chemical Engineering)
Starla Dallesasse (Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling)
Laura Kristin Estep (Biological Sciences)
Matthew Kayatin (Chemical Engineering)
Esther Ndumi Ngumbi (Entomology )
Venkata Sambasivarao Somisetti (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Nhong Van Tran (Applied Economics)
Merriwether Fellowship
Jeremy Dawkins (Mechanical Engineering)
John Magnotti (Psychology)
Steven R. Saunders (Chemical Engineering)
Kanchana Weerakoon (Materials Engineering)
1st Annual Graduate Scholars Symposium Winners
Engineering Oral Presentations
1st Place
Courtney Ober, Chemical Engineering
Tie for 2nd Place
Vaishali Sharda , Biosystems Engineering
Rui Xu, Chemical Engineering
Science Oral Presentations
William Reid, Entomology and Plant Pathology
2nd Place
Amy Skibiel, Biological Sciences
3rd Place
Nathan Kirk, Biological Sciences
Humanities Oral Presentations
Maureen Young, Human Development and Family Studies
Ildiko Juhasz, Communication and Journalism
Joni Richards, Communication and Journalism
Engineering Poster Presentations
Buket Demir, Polymer and Fiber Engineering
Samuel Chang, Chemical Engineering
Hema Ramsurn, Chemical Engineering
Science Poster Presentations
Maninder Sandey, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Rodrigo A. Gallardo, Pathobiology
Md. Alam, Geology
Design Poster Presentations
Mark Matel and Team OAMSC, Design-Build
Will Hargrove, Landscape Architecture
Tyler Smithson, Landscape Architecture
Last modified: January 27, 2017
