The Graduate School is pleased to announce that up to six outstanding master’s students will be recognized with the Auburn University Graduate School’s Master’s Thesis Awards.
The application process, selection criteria, and award categories are modeled after the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools’ Master’s Thesis Awards, so that selected award-winners from Auburn may also be nominated for these regional awards at the appropriate time.
Winners of the award will be recognized at the Graduate School’s annual awards ceremony with a cash prize of $250 and a citation. Upon the recommendation of the Awards Committee, the Graduate School may nominate winners of the awards for the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools’ Master’s Thesis Awards.
Each college/school is invited to select and nominate up to three students (in each award category as appropriate) for the Graduate School awards. If a college/school nominates more than three students in any one category, the Graduate School will contact one of the unit’s associate deans (or another designee) to downselect the top three candidates.
The deadline for submission to the Graduate School is July 30. If this date falls over a weekend or holiday, submissions are due by 8:00 am CT on the next business day.
Odd Years (i.e. 2023, 2025, 2027):
Even Years (i.e. 2024, 2026, 2028):
For more information, contact Dr. Maria Witte in the Graduate School at wittemm@auburn.edu.
Past Recipients
| Year | Name | College |
| 2024 | Jack Janik | Engineering |
| Preetika Kaur | Engineering | |
| Tanner Koza | Engineering | |
| Nathaniel Azujuike Nwogwu | Engineering | |
| Muhammad Shahan Qamar | Engineering | |
| Hannah Luz | Liberal Arts | |
| 2023 | Suman Budhathoki | Agriculture |
| Karl Christensen | Human Sciences | |
| Olamide Durodola | Agriculture | |
| Courtney Furlong | Human Sciences | |
| Caroline Gregg | Agriculture | |
| Ansley Hamid | Agriculture | |
| Samuel Krebsbach | Agriculture | |
| Allison Tidwell | Human Sciences | |
| Serhat Yildiz | Human Sciences | |
| 2022 | Rebecca Mosier | Liberal Arts |
| Sophie Boorman | Veterinary Medicine | |
| Charles Herron | Agriculture | |
| Gagandeep Kaur | Agriculture | |
| Oluwakemisola Olofintila | Agriculture | |
| Bipin Tiwari | Engineering | |
| 2021 | Rory Aurora Gernert | Liberal Arts |
| Carolyn Ritchey | Liberal Arts | |
| Darshika Hettiarachchi | Agriculture | |
| Andrew Johnson | Agriculture | |
| Amrit Pal | Agriculture | |
| Yilue Zhang | Pharmacy | |
| 2020 | Sanjita Wasti | Agriculture |
| Jessica Brown | Liberal Arts | |
| Vitale Castellano | Engineering | |
| Rajveer Singh | Agriculture | |
| Karthekeyan Sridhar | Engineering | |
| Nathan Backenstose | Agriculture | |
| 2019 | Hentry Hershey | Agriculture |
| Jasmine Kataria | Agriculture | |
| John Canfield | Interdepartmental Programss | |
| Julio Yanes | Liberal Arts | |
| Connor Martz | Human Sciences | |
| Micah Brett Warren | Agriculture | |
| 2018 | Zachary Johnston | Humanities and Fine Arts |
| Nicole Habbit | Engineering | |
| Alex Locker | Engineering | |
| Kritika Malhotra | Agriculture | |
| Sagar Tamang | Engineering | |
| Zhongtian Zhang | Agriculture | |
| 2017 | Steven Kitchens | Life Sciences |
| Sarah Lessard | Life Sciences | |
| Andrea Cole Wahl | Life Sciences | |
| Paige Hartman | Liberal Arts | |
| Lauren Kirby | Liberal Arts | |
| Nadratu Nuhu | Liberal Arts | |
| 2016 | Yvette Jones | Liberal Arts |
| Felipe Moraga | Liberal Arts | |
| Matthew O’Neal | Liberal Arts | |
| Manjinder Kaur | Agriculture | |
| John Pierce | Engineering | |
| Lingling Yang | Engineering | |
| 2015 | Jeff Chieppa | Forestry and Wildlife Sciences |
| Jacqueline Gimmler | Veterinary Medicine | |
| Millie Harrison | Liberal Arts | |
| Xia Li | Sciences and Mathematics | |
| Annelise Mowry | Sciences and Mathematics | |
| Derek Pope | Liberal Arts | |
| 2014 | Carmen Chosie | Engineering |
| Clinton Crum | Liberal Arts | |
| Jessica Godwin | Sciences and Mathematics | |
| Álvaro López Pajares | Liberal Arts | |
| Julianna Rabeler | Liberal Arts | |
| Oscar Sotomayor | Engineering | |
| 2013 | Stefanie Christensen | Agriculture |
| Zach DeVries | Agriculture | |
| Meng Ding | Human Sciences | |
| Kate Taylor Harcourt | Human Sciences | |
| Kelly Martin | Human Sciences | |
| Saranrat Wittayanukorn | Pharmacy | |
| 2012 | Leah Craig | Liberal Arts |
| Harrison Meadows | Liberal Arts | |
| Brandon Swan | Sciences and Mathematics | |
| Zachary Wakefield | Liberal Arts |
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