Distinction in Creativity Award. The Distinction in Creativity award is presented collaboratively by the Graduate School and Office of Vice President for Research. This award recognizes the passion and personal contributions of these talented graduate students, and honors their commitment and efforts in their area of work. Scholarship Awards. 1st place: $250 award Jake Friedman - English 2nd place: $150 award C Culbertson - English Honorable mention: $150 award Chase Cate - English
Scholarship Awards. 1st place: $250 award Jake Friedman - English 2nd place: $150 award C Culbertson - English Honorable mention: $150 award Chase Cate - English
Great Minds in Research Award. The Great Minds in Research award is presented collaboratively by the Graduate School and the Office of Vice President for Research. This award recognizes graduate student submissions that contribute to the excellence and advancement of research, scholarship, and entrepreneurial efforts at CSU. We celebrate these rising stars, and honor these graduate students for the commitment and efforts in their field. Scholarship Awards. 1st place: $250 award Emma Rettner - School of Advanced Materials Discovery 2nd place: $150 award Erica Patterson - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Honorable mention: Ten $100 awards Abby Otten - School of Advanced Materials Discovery Rachel Brady - Cell & Molecular Biology Sohaib Habiballah - Chemical and Biological Engineering Bri Risk - Food Science & Human Nutrition Daniel Sanchez - Civil and Environmental Engineering Omar Yanouri - Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neuroscience Skylar Yu - Psychology Joseph Stewart - Cell & Molecular Biology Bayley Wade - Health and Exercise Science Abhishek Bhattacharjee - School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Scholarship Awards. 1st place: $250 award Emma Rettner - School of Advanced Materials Discovery 2nd place: $150 award Erica Patterson - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Honorable mention: Ten $100 awards Abby Otten - School of Advanced Materials Discovery Rachel Brady - Cell & Molecular Biology Sohaib Habiballah - Chemical and Biological Engineering Bri Risk - Food Science & Human Nutrition Daniel Sanchez - Civil and Environmental Engineering Omar Yanouri - Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neuroscience Skylar Yu - Psychology Joseph Stewart - Cell & Molecular Biology Bayley Wade - Health and Exercise Science Abhishek Bhattacharjee - School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Business for a Better World Award. The College of Business is invested in projects that offer sustainable solutions to substantive problems affecting a population. Through this Business for a Better World Award, the College is pleased to highlight outstanding scholarship from business graduate students. Awards 1st place: $500 Joelle Friedlander - College of Business
Drivers of Innovation: The CSU STRATA. The Drivers of Innovation awards highlight the leading edge of the most innovative research originating from CSU research. Awardees in this category have presented innovative research capable of solving commercial needs that benefit society. Additionally, the awardees have demonstrated a solid capability to communicate their science clearly as well as a superior ability to visually represent their research in a manner that is accessible to all audiences. Awards Platinum: One $500 award Ming-Hao Cheng - Electrical and Computer Engineering Silver: One $250 award Nipa Khair - School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Global Impact Award. Office of International Programs seeks to honor three graduate students that demonstrate an active commitment to making a Global Impact through research. Examples might include field research that was conducted at an international location, research that was accomplished by partnering with an international organization or institution, or research that has the capacity to address a significant global challenge. Awards Top Scholar Three $400 awards Siddharth Kishore - Agricultural and Resource Economics Matt Hyde - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Clara Mosso - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Graduate Student Council: New Graduate Student Award. In line with the Graduate Student Council’s (GSC) overall commitment to bring graduate students together for the purposes of networking, collaboration, and advocacy the GSC is proud to sponsor the Graduate Student Showcase. Our organization has had a strong focus on welcoming new graduate students to CSU and empowering them to succeed. Offering the New Graduate Student Award in partnership with the Graduate School, is yet another way we can help these emerging scholars reach their full potential. The New Graduate Student Award is available to all graduate students in the first three semesters of their graduate work (anyone who started Summer/Fall 2021 or later), and four students will be selected, with each winning a $300 prize. In line with the mission of GSC, special consideration will be offered to projects focused on informing policy that may benefit graduate students and further the goals of GSC. The New Graduate Student Award will be judged by the GSC leadership team and our administrative advisors. Scholarship Awards. Visual Arts Top Scholar: $300 award Seojung Lee - Art and Art History Research Top Scholar: Four $300 awards Carter Dojan - School of Advanced Materials Discovery Kinjal Chheda - Psychology Erin Fitz - Political Science Carina Donne - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
CSU Writes: Written Excellence Award The CSU Writes scholarship recognizes an outstanding title that reflects characteristics of excellent writing in its clarity, concision, structural alignment, and overall impression. Scholarship Award. Written Excellence: $500 award Arianna Basto Eyzaguirre - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Undergraduate Choice Award. The Graduate School is proud to partner with the Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry to sponsor the Undergraduate Choice Awards through which each category of the Graduate Student Showcase will be judged by a team of undergraduate scholars. This category is designed to expose undergraduates to graduate level scholarship, facilitate the training of undergraduates in the critical analysis of scholarly products, and to reward graduate students whose work is perceived to be among the highest quality by the undergraduate team of judges. Scholarship Awards. Performing Arts Top Scholar: $125 award Ben Pouncey - School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Research Top Scholar: Four $125 awards Annie Campain - Food Science & Human Nutrition Logan Dean - Cell & Molecular Biology Sydney Holmes - Food Science & Human Nutrition Sophie Seward - Health and Exercise Science
College Specific Awards. Top Scholars for University-Wide Graduate Programs Presented and offered by the Graduate School and CSU Libraries. Scholarship Awards. 1st Place: $500 award Valerie Seitz - Cell & Molecular Biology 2nd Place: $300 award Connor King - Cell & Molecular Biology 3rd Place: $250 award Kaz Knight - Cell & Molecular Biology College of Agricultural Sciences Top Scholars Awards. The College of Agricultural Sciences is proud to present the Top Scholar award. Scholarship. Top Scholar: Three $500 awards Brandon Sandoval - Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Avery Driscoll - Soil and Crop Sciences Srishti Gupta - Agricultural Biology College of Business Dean’s Award for Research Excellence. For the College of Business graduate student that provides a creative research solution to a substantive business problem. Through this award, the College of Business is pleased to honor a business graduate student for outstanding research. Awards Top Scholar: $500 Hillary Prince - College of Business WSCOE Excellence in Research Award. The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering is proud to honor graduate students demonstrating research excellence and outstanding potential as a scholar. Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Three $500 awards Jacob DeRoo - School of Biomedical Engineering Sam Winston - Mechanical Engineering Kevin Barry - Atmospheric Science College of Health and Human Sciences Awards. The College of Health and Human Sciences is pleased to provide five awards. Scholarship Awards. Excellence in Research and Scholarship: Five $250 awards Shivani Kaushik - School of Social Work Aly Cavalier - Health and Exercise Science Chris Patrick - Health and Exercise Science Caitlin Clark - Food Science & Human Nutrition Cristina Parsons - Occupational Therapy College of Liberal Arts Awards. Awards to Graduate Students in Liberal Arts Disciplines/Departments for highest achievements in: Creative and Performing Arts, including visual arts, music (solo and ensemble), theatre, dance, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction: Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: One $500 awards Sumanma Wadhwa - Art and Art History Scholarly/Research-based poster presentations: Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Four $500 awards Diane Powell - School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Edward Sarasty Salazar - Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Riley Lynch - Anthropology and Geography Michelle Matter - Communication Studies College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award: The College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award honors the scholarship of graduate students who exemplify the college’s commitment to cutting-edge research. Scholarship Awards. Outstanding Scholar: Four awards of $500 each Nathan Neisius - Chemistry Shree Sowndarya Santhanalakkshmi Vejaykummar - Chemistry Christina Cole - Mathematics Ashleigh Zaker - Psychology College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Awards. CVMBS Top Scholar Awards CVMBS values discovery and celebrates development of the skill set to advance knowledge with original research. Our mission is to help animals, people and the planet through restorative and preventive strategies for the health of these systems – a One Health perspective. This award recognizes promise in a research student in developing the skills to advance knowledge. Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Five $500 awards Natalie Wickenkamp - Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Hayley Templeton - Biomedical Sciences Rachel Maison - Biomedical Sciences Oshani Ratnayake -Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Emily Castellanos - Biomedical Sciences Warner College of Natural Resources Award for Graduate Student Achievement. Warner College of Natural Resources Award for Graduate Student Achievement: This award recognizes excellence in graduate student achievement and excellence in scholarship and research that sets the foundation for outstanding career-long contributions to the natural resources field. Scholarship Awards. Warner College Graduate Student Achievement Award Three $500 awards Anna Pfohl - Ecosystem Science & Sustainability Maria Tiburcio Dias Belotti - Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Josh Carrell - Forest & Rangeland Stewardship GradShow Committee Planning committee members: Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis, Interim Dean Dr. Kristina Quynn, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School Allie Alayan Ludy Avalos Dr. Theresa Barosh Madison Colley Allison DeWaele Lynna Dicamillo Alexa Jayne Cathy Lee Derek Newberger Julie Paolucci Graduate School Support: Dr. Colleen Webb, Associate Dean of the Graduate School Vincent Avalos Sandy Dailey Dustin Grantham Brandon Fuller Teresa McClure Jennifer Wang Marian Willis Special Thanks to Presenters and Judges Thank you for joining us at the GradShow. Special appreciation goes to all of the graduate students who presented, as this celebration would not be possible without your willingness to share your creative works and scholarship. An additional thank you to the judges who volunteered. Your time and efforts truly made all the difference in allowing us to recognize and celebrate graduate student excellence here on campus. Awards Subject to Change While we do our best to provide correct and current information regarding the award categories and amounts, occasionally this information may change. All awards and award amounts are subject to change. 2022 Discretionary Scholarship Awards. All 2022 awards are provided in the form of Discretionary Scholarships and are acknowledged by the Office of Financial Aid as a resource to support the student’s cost-of-education. The addition of the scholarship could cause a student to have total financial aid in excess of their cost-of-education, which would adjust accordingly.
Top Scholars for University-Wide Graduate Programs Presented and offered by the Graduate School and CSU Libraries. Scholarship Awards. 1st Place: $500 award Valerie Seitz - Cell & Molecular Biology 2nd Place: $300 award Connor King - Cell & Molecular Biology 3rd Place: $250 award Kaz Knight - Cell & Molecular Biology
College of Agricultural Sciences Top Scholars Awards. The College of Agricultural Sciences is proud to present the Top Scholar award. Scholarship. Top Scholar: Three $500 awards Brandon Sandoval - Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Avery Driscoll - Soil and Crop Sciences Srishti Gupta - Agricultural Biology
College of Business Dean’s Award for Research Excellence. For the College of Business graduate student that provides a creative research solution to a substantive business problem. Through this award, the College of Business is pleased to honor a business graduate student for outstanding research. Awards Top Scholar: $500 Hillary Prince - College of Business
WSCOE Excellence in Research Award. The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering is proud to honor graduate students demonstrating research excellence and outstanding potential as a scholar. Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Three $500 awards Jacob DeRoo - School of Biomedical Engineering Sam Winston - Mechanical Engineering Kevin Barry - Atmospheric Science
College of Health and Human Sciences Awards. The College of Health and Human Sciences is pleased to provide five awards. Scholarship Awards. Excellence in Research and Scholarship: Five $250 awards Shivani Kaushik - School of Social Work Aly Cavalier - Health and Exercise Science Chris Patrick - Health and Exercise Science Caitlin Clark - Food Science & Human Nutrition Cristina Parsons - Occupational Therapy
College of Liberal Arts Awards. Awards to Graduate Students in Liberal Arts Disciplines/Departments for highest achievements in: Creative and Performing Arts, including visual arts, music (solo and ensemble), theatre, dance, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction: Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: One $500 awards Sumanma Wadhwa - Art and Art History Scholarly/Research-based poster presentations: Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Four $500 awards Diane Powell - School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Edward Sarasty Salazar - Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Riley Lynch - Anthropology and Geography Michelle Matter - Communication Studies
College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award: The College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award honors the scholarship of graduate students who exemplify the college’s commitment to cutting-edge research. Scholarship Awards. Outstanding Scholar: Four awards of $500 each Nathan Neisius - Chemistry Shree Sowndarya Santhanalakkshmi Vejaykummar - Chemistry Christina Cole - Mathematics Ashleigh Zaker - Psychology
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Awards. CVMBS Top Scholar Awards CVMBS values discovery and celebrates development of the skill set to advance knowledge with original research. Our mission is to help animals, people and the planet through restorative and preventive strategies for the health of these systems – a One Health perspective. This award recognizes promise in a research student in developing the skills to advance knowledge. Scholarship Awards. Top Scholar: Five $500 awards Natalie Wickenkamp - Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Hayley Templeton - Biomedical Sciences Rachel Maison - Biomedical Sciences Oshani Ratnayake -Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Emily Castellanos - Biomedical Sciences
Warner College of Natural Resources Award for Graduate Student Achievement. Warner College of Natural Resources Award for Graduate Student Achievement: This award recognizes excellence in graduate student achievement and excellence in scholarship and research that sets the foundation for outstanding career-long contributions to the natural resources field. Scholarship Awards. Warner College Graduate Student Achievement Award Three $500 awards Anna Pfohl - Ecosystem Science & Sustainability Maria Tiburcio Dias Belotti - Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Josh Carrell - Forest & Rangeland Stewardship
GradShow Committee Planning committee members: Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis, Interim Dean Dr. Kristina Quynn, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School Allie Alayan Ludy Avalos Dr. Theresa Barosh Madison Colley Allison DeWaele Lynna Dicamillo Alexa Jayne Cathy Lee Derek Newberger Julie Paolucci Graduate School Support: Dr. Colleen Webb, Associate Dean of the Graduate School Vincent Avalos Sandy Dailey Dustin Grantham Brandon Fuller Teresa McClure Jennifer Wang Marian Willis Special Thanks to Presenters and Judges Thank you for joining us at the GradShow. Special appreciation goes to all of the graduate students who presented, as this celebration would not be possible without your willingness to share your creative works and scholarship. An additional thank you to the judges who volunteered. Your time and efforts truly made all the difference in allowing us to recognize and celebrate graduate student excellence here on campus. Awards Subject to Change While we do our best to provide correct and current information regarding the award categories and amounts, occasionally this information may change. All awards and award amounts are subject to change. 2022 Discretionary Scholarship Awards. All 2022 awards are provided in the form of Discretionary Scholarships and are acknowledged by the Office of Financial Aid as a resource to support the student’s cost-of-education. The addition of the scholarship could cause a student to have total financial aid in excess of their cost-of-education, which would adjust accordingly.
View our past award recipient showcase. Our inaugural Graduate Student Showcase was held Spring 2015. The next GradShow was held in Fall 2015. We are now on a yearly schedule with the next showcase to be held in Fall 2019. Our past award recipients are on display. Congratulations to our former winners and best of luck to all participants in the next annual Graduate Student Showcase.
October 6* Proposal Submission Closes *The call for proposals for the 2022 GradShow will close once capacity is reached or by October 6.
Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis is the Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School. Since its inception, the GradShow has continued to grow and to further increase the visibility of the outstanding research and creative works by the graduate students at CSU. In partnership with the Office for the Vice President of Research, the Graduate School is pleased to continue and build upon the GradShow.
Dr. Alan S. Rudolph Dr. Alan S. Rudolph is the Vice President for Research. He's committed to facilitating research activities on campus, securing external funding, and supporting interdisciplinary scholarship. He is an energetic visionary and a strong advocate for graduate education and the scholarship and creative efforts of CSU graduate students.
Allie & Madison Allie Alayan and Madison Colley are both graduate students in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program. They hope to encourage and support positive connections and collaboration between graduate programs across all disciplines.