Description
Each year the Department of Kinesiology seeks nominations of doctoral degree students who have an exemplary record of scholarship, public service, and/or teaching for the Outstanding Doctoral Degree Student Award. This award was initiated in 1995.
Nomination Proceduress
This award recognizes scholarship and contributions to the scholarly climate in the department. The KIN Graduate Studies Committee solicits nominations from faculty and graduate students during the spring semester.
Applicants must submit the following materials to the KIN Graduate Coordinator as email attachments (electronic copies facilitate the faculty vote).
- Cover letter (one page maximum) describing the student's intent to apply for the KIN Outstanding Doctoral Degree Student Award and highlighting the student's most significant achievements. This letter must be co-signed by the student's faculty advisor.
- Resume that addresses all criteria for the award and that includes complete reference citations for presentations, publications, and grants.
- Letter of support from a KIN faculty member.
The KIN Graduate Studies Committee then constructs a ballot that lists all nominees. KIN faculty members vote to determine the award winner, with voting status granted to faculty members who (a) advise KIN graduate students and (b) have earned the terminal degree or who have been approved by the MSU Graduate School to serve as the lead advisor for graduate students. Each faculty member will rank order the candidates, and the winner will be determined by a sum of ranks. Number of first place votes will serve as the tie-breaker. If ties still exist after this procedure, multiple awards will be presented.
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Lanay Mudd |
| 2007 | Sarah A. Carson |
| 2006 | Jeong-Dae (JD) Lee |
| 2005 | Paul Nagelkirk |
| 2004 | Aaron Moffett |
| 2003 | Dawn Podulka Coe |
| 2002 | Michelle Magyar |
| 2001 | M. Kathleen Ellis |
| 2000 | Roop Jayaraman |
| 1999 | Ivy Collins |
| 1998 | Karin Allor |
| 1997 | David Wisner |
| 1996 | John Fitzpatrick |
| 1995 | Susan Walter |
