Students, faculty honored for graduate school achievements at MSU
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲ix Mississippi 大象APP graduate students and one faculty member are being recognized for significant achievements at the university.
Honored formally at the 15th annual Graduate Student Association Awards Banquet, they are among more than 65 cited for various personal accomplishments during the 2016-17 school year at the recent campus event sponsored by the GSA and the Graduate School. MSU Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Young Hyatt was featured speaker.
MSU Associate Professor of History James C. 鈥淛im鈥 Giesen received the Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor of the Year Award. A University of Georgia doctoral graduate, he also holds a master鈥檚 degree from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from DePauw University. His research interests are the agricultural, rural and environmental histories of the U.S., with a particular focus on the South in the 20th century.
In addition to Giesen, this year鈥檚 honorees included (alphabetically):
鈥擨sabelle Lang of Houma, Louisiana, an English master鈥檚 student receiving the Donald Zacharias Master鈥檚 Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award. She also is a summa cum laude English bachelor鈥檚 graduate of MSU.
鈥擩ustin B. McMahan of Long Beach, a biomedical engineering master鈥檚 student receiving the Graduate Service Assistant of the Year Award. He also is a summa cum laude biological engineering/biomedical engineering graduate of MSU.
鈥擡leanor M. Moen of Paxton, Illinois, an agricultural life sciences/entomology master鈥檚 student receiving the 2017-18 Graduate Student Association Ambassador of the Year Award.
鈥擩ennifer L. Stevens of Pineville, Louisiana, a business administration/marketing doctoral student receiving the Donald Zacharias Ph.D. Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award.
鈥擜lexander K. 鈥淎lex鈥 Tice of Springdale, Arkansas, a biological sciences doctoral student receiving the Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant of the Year Award.
鈥擩ulie L. White of Magee, an electrical and computer engineering master鈥檚 student receiving the Master鈥檚 Graduate Research Assistant of the Year Award. She also is a cum laude computer engineering graduate of MSU.
Additionally, students in the university鈥檚 Graduate Student Research Symposium and Three-Minute Thesis Competition were recognized at the banquet. Information on these individuals was released earlier at /newsroom/article/2017/04/msu-honors-2017-graduate-student-research-symposium-winners and /newsroom/article/2016/11/and-your-time-starts%e2%80%a6now-msu-grad-students-participate-three-minute-thesis.
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