Recipients and Nominees
Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars encourages its students and faculty to nominate themselves or other members of their department for annual performance awards each year. A summary of recent award recipients and nominees follows.
Purdue Provost’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentor
2023 Recipient
- Elizabeth Strickland, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
2022 Recipient
- Kimberly Buhman, College of Health and Human Sciences - Department of Dutrition Science
2021 Recipient
- Andrew D. Mesecar, Department of Biochemistry
2020 Recipient
- Stacey L. Connaughton, Brian Lamb School of Communication
2019 Recipients
- Jean Chmielewski, Department of Chemistry
- Lynne S. Taylor, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
2018 Recipients
- Elizabeth J. Taparowsky, Department of Biological Sciences
- Richard K. Thomas, Pattie & Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts
2016 Recipients
- Kenneth Ferraro, Department of Sociology
- Carol Beth Post, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
2015 Recipient
- Dorothy Teegarden, Department of Nutrition Science
2014 Recipient
- Patrice Buzzanell, Brian Lamb School of Communication
2013 Recipients
- Jan Allenbach, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jonathan Harbor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
2012 Recipients
- Suresh Garimella, School of Mechanical Engineering
- Robert Geahlen, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
2011 Recipients
- Steven Bell, Department of Mathematics
- Graham Cooks, Department of Chemistry
2010 Recipients
- Rebecca Doerge, Department of Statistics
- Joseph Thomas III, Department of Pharmacy Practice
2009 Recipients
- Hilkka Kenttamaa, Department of Chemistry
- Henry Weiner, Department of Biochemistry
2008 Recipients
- Brant Burleson, Brian Lamb School of Communication
- Andrew Weiner, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2007 Recipients
- Stephen Green, School of Management
- Richard Mattes, Department of Nutrition Science
2006 Recipients
- Anil Bajaj, School of Mechanical Engineering
- David Nichols, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award
2023 Recipient
- Elizabeth Ragland, Department of Animal Sciences
2022 Recipients
- Charlotte Lee, Department of Agronomy and the Ecological Sciences & Engineering Interdisciplinary Program
- Mohammadhasan Sasar, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
- Casey Wright, Department of Chemistry
2021 Recipients
- Aashna Aggarwal, Department of Educational Studies
- Brandon Coventry, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
- Ashleigh Shields, Brian Lamb School of Communication
2020 Recipients
- Michael R. Lolkus, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
- Ellen G. Rochford, Department of Sociology
- Aya Saleh, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
2019 Recipients
- Alissa Cress (Salazar), Department of Educational Studies
- R. Thomas Godwin, Department of Management
- Matthew Pharris, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
- Elijah Roth, Department of Chemistry
- Jessica Welch, Brian Lamb School of Communication
2018 Recipients
- David Blasing, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Amy Elliot, Department of English
- Stephen Leitch, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Doug Pruim, Brian Lamb School of Communication
- Kristin Villa, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Distinguished Master's Thesis Awards
2024 Nominee
- Diana L. Deyoe, Brian Lamb School of Communication
2023 Nominee
- Alberto Castillo, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
2021 Nominees
- Ashley Rice, Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication
- Luke Snyder, Department of Computer Science
2020 Nominee
- Matthew Fuka, Department of Anthropology
2019 Nominees
- Megan LaFollette, Department of Comparative Pathobiology
- Amanda Loveless, School of Nuclear Engineering
2018 Nominees
- Chao Cai, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
- Lauren Haslem, Department of History
MAGS Excellence in Teaching Awards
2023 Nominee
- Kirsten L. Anderson, Doctoral Nominee, College of Health and Human Sciences
2021 Nominees
- Zachary Isaacs, Master’s Nominee, Brian Lamb School of Communication
- Jieyu (Jade) Shi, Doctoral Nominee, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
2020 Nominees
- Islam Nazmy, Master's Nominee, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Jenny Beal, Doctoral Nominee, Department of Pharmacy Practice
2019 Nominee
- Prashanth Bangalore Venkatesh, Doctoral Nominee, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2018 Nominees
- Liesl Krause, Master’s Nominee, School of Biomedical Engineering
- Mayu Miyamoto, Doctoral Nominee, School of Languages and Cultures
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Awards
CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards
2021 Nominees
- Henry Legett, Department of Biological Sciences
- Virginia Pleasant, American Studies Program, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
2020 Nominees
- Ahmedullah Aziz, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Joy Kadowaki, Department of Sociology
2019 Nominee
- Anwesha Sanyal, Department of Biochemistry
2018 Nominees
- Joonyoung Park, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
- Luis Moises Peña-Lévano, Department of Agricultural Economics
Schmidt Science Fellows Award
2021 Fellowship Nominees
- Sayan Basak, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Chanel Beebe, School of Engineering Education
- Sarah Daley, School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Christiane Ley, Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Pei Su, Department of Chemistry
2019-20 Fellowship Nominees
- Taylor J. Moehling, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
- Renee L. Obringer, Interdiciplinary Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Elizabeth A. Phillips, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
2018-19 Fellowship Nominees
- Sikai Chen, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
- Khalil Rahman Jahed, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Gabriella Mendes Candido de Oliveira, School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Tariq Usman Saeed, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
- Parul Verma, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
2017-18 Fellowship nominees
- Shourya Jain, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Jing Pan, School of Mechanical Engineering
- Scott A. Pattenaude, Department of Chemistry
- Xinwu Qian, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
- Abhronil Sengupta, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
2019 Nominees
- Mary K. Batistich, Department of Economics (recipient)
- Stanton N. Hudja, Department of Economics (recipient)
2018 Nominees
- Frederick Damen, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (recipient)
- Shivam Patel, Department of Health and Kinesiology
