The Graduate School and International Education is now accepting nominations for this year's Collis R. Geren and Patricia R. Koski Award, recognizing excellence in graduate education among our university's faculty and staff, with an application deadline of March 15.  

Those interested in submitting a nomination can complete an online nomination form.

The Collis R. Geren and Patricia R. Koski award is given to faculty and staff members who demonstrate exceptional commitment to graduate education. The award was initiated in 2010 in honor of Geren, who served as the dean of the U of A Graduate School for nearly 20 years and passed away last March. It was renamed in 2022 to also honor Koski, who served as dean and associate dean of the Graduate School for 25 years.

Awards are given in three categories: to a university faculty member, university staff member and a GSIE staff member. Recipients will receive a certificate and monetary award, in addition to having their name engraved on a plaque in GSIE. The winners will also be recognized at a reception in Gearhart Hall later this spring.

Past recipients include:

YEAR	FACULTY	U of A STAFF	GRAD SCHOOL STAFF
2024	Paul Cronan	Sarah Goforth	Sedivy Reigh
2023	Kristofor Brye	Mike Waldie	Michael Freeman
2022	Greg Parnell	Nancy Fondren	Cheri Poellet
2021	Gregory Salamo	Brenda Foster	Renee Hearon
2020	Valerie Hunt	Shelly Gahagans	Karl Anderson
2019	Adnan Alrubaye	Dave Dawson	Cassie Franklin
2018	Bill McComas	Lisa Kulczak	Amanda Cantu
2017	Doug Rhoads	Bryan Hill	Vicky Hartwell
2016	John Norwood	Joe Eucalano	Kim London
2015	Brinck Kerr	Stephanie Neuberger	Nick Daehn
2014	Ken Vickers	JoAnne Kvamme	Lynn Mosesso
2013	Randy Brown	Julie Rogers	Michael Rau
2012	Rick Ulrich	Jodi Parent	Susan Byram
2011	Luke Parsch	JoAnn Pepper	Patricia Koski
2010	Scott Mason	Nancy Sloan	Collis Geren

For more information on the awards, visit the GSIE website.