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Midwest Association of Graduate Schools
2008 Distinguished Masters Thesis Awards Guidelines
Deadline: October 29, 2007 The Graduate School invites nominations of theses from any discipline in which the masters degree is offered. The nominee must have earned the masters degree within the calendar year from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007. Nomination materials must include: (a) two hard copies of the thesis (both to be returned); (b) an electronic copy and two hard copies of an abstract, not to exceed 300 words, describing the research and its significance. The abstract must contain the title of the thesis and the name of the author but not the name of the nominating institution. (c) A letter from the faculty mentor may accompany the nomination. To nominate a thesis, please send the abstract as an email attachment and submit the hard copy materials to Krista English ([e-mail]) at the Graduate School by October 2007. 29, If any questions arise, please contact her (7-8050). One thesis will be selected as Wayne State University's nomination for the Award and will be submitted to the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. The Award recipient will receive a $500 honorarium. In addition, up to $500 will be available to help with the recipients travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, April 2 - 4 in St. Louis. The faculty mentor or thesis advisor will also be invited to attend the presentation ceremony. Since the intent of the competition is to recognize scholarship by students who are pursuing their first graduate research degree, indivi...