Georgia State University

Lashawnda Anderson is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education Award.

The Jeremy Gillen Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology recognizes a senior major who shows strong potential in the field of anthropology, in memory of Mr. Gillen's enthusiasm for the field.

Brandis Ansley is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Special Education Award.

Kamal Middlebrook is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Master's Student in Educational Psychology Award.

Elena Nightingale is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Researcher in Educational Psychology Award.

Christopher Rawdon is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Kinesiology and Health.

Matthew Beerse is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Dissertation Award in Kinesiology and Health.

Jacob English is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Teacher in Educational Psychology Award.

Glynn McGehee is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in Kinesiology and Health.

Meklit Gebru, a honors student majoring in international economics and modern languages, has been named a 2019 Payne Fellow by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Tamika Spiess is the 2019 recipient of the Outstanding B.I.S. in Human Learning and Development Student Award.

The Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowship in Philosophy is given to an outstanding graduate student in Philosophy in honor of Ralf F. Munster, chair of the department from 1955 to 1976.

The Henry Thompson Malone Memorial Scholarship in History is awarded to a history major with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference is given to students with research interests in colonial America, nineteenth-century United States, Native American or Georgia history. This scholarship was created by Ms. Alice Young to honor the memory of her husband Henry Malone, a history professor and administrator at Georgia State.

The Jenny Thurston Fellowship in Heritage Preservation is an annual award and internship with the Atlanta Urban Design Commission for an outstanding historic preservationist in Atlanta.

The Ethel Illges Woodruff Fellowship in Southern History is awarded to a graduate student who intends to pursue the master's program with a concentration in southern history. Mrs. Ethel Illges Woodruff, a native of Columbus, Georgia, was keenly interested in the history of Georgia, eastern Alabama, and the Chattahoochee Valley. This fellowship in honor of Mrs. Woodruff was established in 1995 in the Department of History at Georgia State by the J.W. and Ethel I. Woodruff Foundation of Columbus.

The Outstanding Exercise Science Graduate Student Award, given by Georgia State's College of Education & Human Development, recognizes a student for academic excellence and participation in the exercise science graduate degree program.

Kate Schwarz won first place for her presentation titled "Under Pressure: GSU musicians' responses to music performance anxiety" at the Spring 2019 Honors Thesis Pitch Competition.

Donavon Mattox won second place for his presentation titled "Stress and college affordability" at the Spring 2019 Honors Thesis Pitch Competition.

Nancy Tran won the People's Choice Award for her presentation titled "Mental Health and interpersonal violence in the lives of incarcerated women" at the Spring 2019 Honors Thesis Pitch Competition.

The George W. Beiswanger Endowed Award is awarded to an undergraduate major on the basis of overall academic excellence, including program GPA, overall GPA, undergraduate research projects, B.A. thesis work, and participation in academically-oriented departmental activities. The award was endowed by philosophy alum Kay Craigie in honor of Dr. Beiswanger, who was Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State from 1963 to 1970.

The Kay C. Craigie Student Support Fund Scholarship is awarded to academically successful philosophy majors who face financial barriers to realizing their dreams. The award was created with the generous support of Kay Craigie.

The Orbun Troy Moore III Undergraduate Ethics Essay Contest Award is given annually to an undergraduate student who submits the best essay in a contest sponsored by Georgia State University's Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics. The award was established with the generous support of Katherine B. Moore in loving memory of her son.

The Arlene and Alvin Altman Endowment in Philosophy provides scholarships to students who achieve at the highest scholastic level in the Philosophy Department.

The Jacqueline Boles Graduate Teaching Fellowship is presented to outstanding graduate student instructors in the Department of Sociology. This scholarship was created by the Department of Sociology to honor Jackie Boles, a cherished faculty member for more than 30 years.

The Margaret L. Andersen Scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate Sociology student. This endowment was created by Dr. Margaret Andersen (B.A. Sociology, 1970) and her husband, Richard Rosenfeld.

The Outstanding Health and Physical Education Undergraduate Student Award, given by Georgia State's College of Education & Human Development, recognizes a student for academic excellence and participation in the health and physical education undergraduate degree program.

The Ahmed T. Abdelal Fellowship is given to outstanding doctoral students for achievement in the field of molecular genetics or biotechnology. This award is named in honor of former Dean Ahmed T. Abdelal, who established the molecular genetics and biotechnology program at Georgia State University.

The Donald Ahearn Endowed Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology was established on the occasion of Dr. Ahearn's becoming a Research Professor Emeritus in recognition of his outstanding contributions in instruction, research, and service in the development of applied and environmental microbiology programs at Georgia State University.

The Outstanding Health and Physical Education Graduate Student Award, given by Georgia State's College of Education & Human Development, recognizes a student for academic excellence and participation in the health and physical education graduate degree program.

The William G. Nolan Memorial Scholarship Award is awarded to outstanding undergraduate students who excel in academic achievement (based on grade-point average, intellectual inquisitiveness, and research activities) and who show leadership and good citizenship at Georgia State University and in other communities. This fund was created in memory of former Associate Professor of Biology William G. Nolan.