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Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Selection Committee
Deloris Alexander, Raymon Shange, Tasha Hargrove, and Uma Karki, Ramble Ankumah
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible graduate students, upon nomination by their advisor(s) are qualified for participation in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DAES) graduate thesis/dissertation competition. 聽聽This is a separate Thesis and Dissertation recognition. General eligibility to participate in the competition, specific thesis/dissertation selection criteria, and thesis/dissertation submission and the evaluation process are presented below.聽
I. General eligibility for participating in the competition:
a. Submission of thesis/dissertation to the College by the mid-February deadline (refer to the academic calendar).
b. Submission of the thesis/dissertation to Graduate School by March deadline (refer to the academic calendar).
II. Specific thesis/dissertation selection criteria (across programs):
a. Overall quality of writing in a professional manner.
b. Clarity of presentation through an introduction, problem statement, objectives, literature support, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions.
c. Originality, application, and discovery.聽
III. Thesis/dissertation submission and evaluation process:
a. The Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Selection Committee will be made up of one representative from each program area (Agricultural and Resource Economics, Animal and Poultry Science, Environmental Science, Plant and Soil Science, Integrative Biosciences, and Integrative Public Policy and Development) and the Head of Department.
b. Each program unit within the department must:
i.) Meet and select the best thesis/dissertation of the year based on the recommendation of the student thesis/dissertation chairs and committees on the above criteria and submit the selected thesis/dissertation to the Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Selection Committee by April 1st.
c. The DAES Selection Committee will evaluate the applications, and the committee chair will announce the winner(s) by April 29th.