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Averitt Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research and Instruction

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The Averitt Award is the highest honor bestowed upon graduate students within the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The Averitt Awards serve to independently recognize excellence in two separate categories, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Instruction.  Each recipient will receive a $500 award.

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2023 Averitt Award Winners

  • Ivy Collins – Excellence in Instruction
  • Spencer Erick Riner – Excellence in Instruction
  • Katherine Fallon – Excellence in Research
  • Joseph Vondrasek – Excellence in Research

Previous Award Winners

YearStudent
2023Ivy Collins
MS Mathematics
2023Spencer Erick Riner
MS Criminal Justice and Criminology
2023Katherine Fallon
PhyD Clinical Psychology
2023Joseph Vondrasek 
MS Sports Medicine
2022Heather Romage
MS Applied Physical Sciences
2022Nicole Scheuermann
Biology
2022Brett Cross
MS Sports Medicine
2022Sylvia Ofori
DPH Epidemiology
2021Bradly McGinnis
Psychology
2021Cydney Price
English
2021Erin Arneson
Biology
2021Cesar Carapia
MSME – Mechanical Engineering
2020Melanie Hinterplattner
PhD Logistics & Supply Chain Management
2020Laura Serrano-Amerigo
PhD Psychology
2020Corina Newsome
Biology
2020Delores Quasie-Woode
DPH Public Health Leadership
2019Jessica Watts
Biology
2019Carson Hollingsworth
Kinesiology Concentration in Physical Education
2018Gustavo Silveira
Music
2018Jose A. Sanchez
Biology
2017John David Curlis
Biology
2017Ray A. Delva
English
2016Heidi Moye
History
2016Martin Muinos
MSAE
2016Desiree Riley
English
2015Joshua Holloway
Mathematics
2015Zachary Dietrich
PhyD Psychology
2014Aaron Roberts
English
2014Cameron Cato
MSAE – Electrical Engineering
2013Lauren Deaner
Biology
2013Amit Arora
PhD Logistics
2012Carl Nicholas “Nick” Keiser
Biology
2012Johnathan Craig Martin
Psychology
2011Tomas Condon
Biology
2011Drew Keane
English