Governor to Present Graduate Student Research Competition Awards

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Gov. Mike Beebe will award first place prizes to University of Arkansas graduate students this Wednesday, Feb. 22, for their work in the Graduate Student Research Competition.

First place winners in 23 categories will receive $200 and a plaque, while second place winners will receive $100 and a certificate.

More than 150 graduate students presented outstanding research posters and displays in the competition, called “From Abstract to Contract,” and shown at the Arkansas Union on Feb. 10, the final day of Graduate Education Week.

“We enjoyed some outstanding displays and posters; the faculty members with whom I spoke during the competition were very pleased with the student presentations,” said Todd Shields, dean of the Graduate School and International Education. “It was clear that our graduate students worked very hard preparing for the competition. We’re delighted that the governor will be able to see some of the first-class research our graduate students are conducting with their faculty mentors.”

The awards ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m. at the Alumni House; all are invited.

The competing students represent academic programs in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Sam M. Walton College of Business, the College of Education and Health Professions, the College of Engineering, and the Graduate School.