Sherry Queener Graduate Student Excellence Award

Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated based on 

• Graduate school accomplishments including grade point average, academic awards, service learning, internships, research and educational presentations, and relevant overseas study.
• Co-curricular accomplishments such as campus and community service, mentoring, and membership in professional organizations.
• Evidence of a plan for post-graduate scholarly and creative activities.

Process

Deans may nominate one master’s degree candidate and one doctoral or professional degree candidate from their school each year. If you are a faculty or staff member and would like to nominate a student, please discuss the candidate with your dean.

The student's dossier must include

• A nomination letter, up to three pages, from the dean or dean’s designee. It should clearly address the excellent nature of the student’s work and outline relevant accomplishments of the nominee.
• One letter of support from the student’s mentor, department chair, or other appropriate person, not to exceed three pages.
• The student’s complete curriculum vitae, current IU Indianapolis transcript, and a brief statement of the student's future plans.

The Graduate School Fellowship Committee, consisting of IU Indianapolis faculty from several different schools, will select winners from among the nominees.

All nominations must be submitted by the school. If you are interested in submitting a nomination on behalf of your department, please contact your school’s dean or dean’s designee for information on the internal nomination process.

If you have any questions about this award, please contact Katina Reedy at reedyk@iu.edu.