Each spring, the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association selects an outstanding master’s student, doctoral student, and faculty member to present with its highest honor: the Phoenix Award. The Phoenix Award recognizes exemplary achievement in leadership, scholarship, professional involvement and university and community service; especially relating involvement with graduate students. The student award winners each receive a $750 monetary award from the GPSGA and the Graduate College, and all winners have their names engraved on the Phoenix Awards plaque located outside the Graduate College offices in Whitehurst Hall.

Spring 2008 Award Ceremony

Spring 2009 Award Ceremony

Outstanding Master's Student

• 2009 Amanda Mollet (College Student Development Program)
• 2008 Daniel Edmonds (Plant and Soil Sciences)
• 2007 Charles Broaddus (Theriogenology - Vet Med)
• 2006 Corina Wack (Zoology)
• 2005 Chia-Ling Khoo (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 2004 Carisa Ramming (Engineering, Architecture and Technology)
• 2003 Jason Ross (Animal Science)
• 2002 Holly Evers (Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)
• 2001 Krystal Beamon (Sociology)
• 2000 Laurence Pallez (Horticulture)
• 1999 Diane Morton (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 1998 Alan Foley (Curriculum and Instruction)
• 1997 Danette Goodyear (Physiological Sciences)
• 1996 Danyelle Joens-Tuttle (Applied Behavioral Education Studies)
• 1995 Rebecca Czekaj (Family Relations and Child Development)
• 1994 Sue Hokanson (Environmental Science)
• 1993 George Black (Political Science)
• 1992 William Focht (Political Science)
• 1991 Tamara Walkingstick (Forestry)
• 1990 Susan Routh (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 1989 Laura Moyer (Accounting)
• 1988 Kimberly Beaumariage (Industrial Engineering and Management)
• 1987 Patricia Inskeep (Plant Pathology)
• 1986 Gerald Grosz (Agricultural Engineering)
• 1985 Sandra Brubaker (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 1982 Ronald Spanke (Electrical Engineering)

Outstanding Doctoral Student

• 2009 Traci Naile (Ag Ed, Com, & Leadership)
• 2008 Shirley Vincent (Environmental Science)
• 2007 Christopher Ray (Educational Psychology)
• 2006 Mohamed Chehbouni (Chemistry)
• 2005 Jerry Husak (Zoology)
• 2004 Christopher Taylor (Human Environmental Sciences)
• 2003 Mahesh Mohan (Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)
• 2002 Kenneth Olivier, Jr. (Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)
• 2001 John Tyner (Biosystems &Agricultural Engineering)
• 2000 Matthew Tueth (Environmental Sciences)
• 1999 Jennifer Webb (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 1998 Javier Mont (Industrial Engineering and Management)
• 1997 Indrajeet Chaubey (Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering)
• 1996 Linda Gatti Clark (Botany)
• 1995 Rami Soufi (Plant Pathology)
• 1994 Kent Tate (Environmental Science)
• 1993 Bill Hardgrave (Management)
• 1992 David Farmer (Mathematics)
• 1991 David Pratt (Industrial Engineering and Management)
• 1990 Ashe Hegde-Niezgada (Design, Housing, and Merchandising)
• 1989 Marshall Streeter (Animal Science)
• 1988 Louis Perino (Veterinary Parasitology) 1987
• Mary Lawler (Family Relations and Child Development)
• 1986 Sharon Norton (Animal Science)
• 1985 David Shaw (Agronomy)
• 1984 Pheizheng Zhou (Chemical Engineering)
• 1983 Kathryn Jones (Educational Administration and Higher Education)

Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member

• 2009 Dr. Ranga Komanduri (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
• 2008 Dr. Edward Jones (English)
• 2007 Dr. Lynna Ausburn (Occupational Education)
• 2006 Ulrich Melcher (Biochemistry)
• 2005 Dr. Manjunath Kamath (Industrial Engineering and Management)
• 2004 Dr. B.Wade Brorsen (Agricultural Economics)
• 2003 Dr. Gregory Bell (Horticulture)
• 2002 Dr. Doren Recker (Philosophy)
• 2001 Dr. Jerry Malayer ( Physiological Sciences)
• 2000 Dr. Francis Epplin (Agriculture Economics)
• 1999 Dr. Charlotte Ownby (Veterinary Anatomy, Pathology, and Pharmacology)
• 1998 Dr. Jeffrey Walker (English)
• 1997 Dr. Barry Moser (Statistics)
• 1996 Dr. David Schrader (Speech Communication)
• 1995 Dr. Lynn Williams (Speech Pathology and Audiology)
• 1994 Dr. Thomas Hahn (Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering)
• 1993 Dr. Anthony Echelle (Zoology)
• 1992 Dr. Charles Fleming (Journalism and Broadcasting)
• 1991 Dr. Edward Walkiewicz (English)
• 1990 Dr. James Lawler (Political Science)
• 1989 Dr. Paul Westhaus (Physics)
• 1988 Dr. Ken Case (Industrial Engineering and Management)
• 1987 Dr. George Dixon (Physics)
• 1986 Dr. James Gentry (Marketing)
• 1985 Dr. Lionel Raff (Chemistry)