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| Award Incentive Program for Plant Sciences Graduate Students
December 3, 2004
What It Is
In 2004, Plant Sciences Faculty and donors established a Plant Sciences Departmental Account that allows us to reward the exceptional efforts of PS graduate students who win monetary prizes for oral and poster presentations at Regional, National, and International professional meetings. The Award Incentive Program will match up to $300, monetary prizes awarded to PS graduate students.
Why It Was Established
- This program is intended to promote Professional Association membership and encourage student participation in oral & poster competitions at Regional, National, and International professional meetings
- As peers, PS Faculty would like to acknowledge the exceptional accomplishments of our graduate students
- We expect this program to help showcase the successes of the PS Department
Current Limitations:
This new program has limited resources from which matching award funds are drawn. At least initially, we must limit the program.
- At present, only Plant Sciences MS and PhD Students whose Major (advising) Professor is from Plant Sciences are eligible for matching awards
- The Plant Sciences Department Account will match individual awards up to $300 per year per student project
- In the case of team-projects, award match applies only to the presenter
- Matching funds do not apply to Department, Institute or University awards
- Matching funds do not apply in the case of travel, scholarship or fellowship awards
- At least initially, awards from State-based professional associations are not eligible to receive matching funds
- Currently we limit awards to 3 per student on separate projects undertaken during each graduate Plant Sciences degree program
How It Works:
- PS graduate students must win a cash award for an oral or display presentation given at Regional, National, and International professional meetings
- Students who win awards should work with their Major Professor and the PS graduate coordinator to initiate the "match" process with the help of PS Department accountants
- Miscellaneous income sources (per individual) are legally limited to $300 per year
- The award must be taxed as income
- If the recipient is an active UT employee (student worker or on-assistantship) they must be paid via the UT Payroll System using an Additional Service pay form. Taxes are applied as the award is regular income
- If the recipient is not a UT employee, they must submit a T-27 form through the Plant Sciences Accounting Office
Recent graduate student awards:
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February, 2008. Congrats to Jay McCurdy and Steve Borst for winning awards at the Student Paper Presentation, Southern Weed Science Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL. Jay took 1st place: McCurdy, James D., J. Scott McElroy, Dean A. Kopsell, Carl E. Sams, and John C. Sorochan, "Effects of photoperiod and temperature on perennial ryegrass response to mesotrione". Steve took 2nd place: S.M. Borst, J.S. McElroy, G.K. Breeden, "Improved Silvery-thread moss control in bentgrass putting greens with carfentrazone plus cultural practices".
- February, 2008. Congrats to Dustin Lewis, 2nd Place Masters Student Poster Contest, Southern Weed Science Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL Dustin F. Lewis, J. Scott McElroy, John C. Sorochan, and Greg K. Breeden,
"Response of zoysiagrass to varied rates and timing of fluazifop and triclopyr".
Lucas Owen
Jay McCurdy & Dustin Lewis
Drew Ellis & turf weed science student team
Catherine Nyinyi: 2007 Biotechnology Student Excellence Award, American Oil Chemists Society
Thoms, Adam: Watson Scholarship, Sports Turf Managers Association
Dilip Panthee: 2003 Graduate Student Award, American Oil Chemists Society
Charron, Craig: Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research & Writing, American Society for Horticultural Science
Froning, Melinda: Greenhouse Product News Fellowship Award
Harvey, Stephanie: First place paper, Ph.D. student competition, Southern Region, American Society for Horticultural Science
Harvey, Stephanie: Graduate Student Poster Award, American Society for Horticultural Science
Hyten, Jr., David: Outstanding Technical Paper Award, Biotechnology Division, American Oil Chemists' Society
Lyons, Martin: Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, American Society for Horticultural Science
Main, Chris: Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Tennessee Agricultural Production Association
Panthee, Dilip: First place paper, Biotechnology division, American Oil Chemists' Society
Russell, Ryan: Collegiate Branch Poster Award, American Society for Horticultural Science
Toler, Heather: Second place paper, M.S. student competition, Southern Region, American Society for Horticultural Science
Warren, Lena: First place paper, M.S. student competition, Southern Region, American Society for Horticultural Science
Warren, Lena: Graduate Student Poster Award, International Society for Horticultural Science
Professional Associations that sponsor Student Awards Competitions:
 Current students Recent graduates
Courses: Undergraduate Graduate
Application procedures for both masters and doctoral programs
PhD program
Assistantships
Examples of jobs our graduate & undergraduate students have obtained
Dept Award Match Program
UT Forms
Department Forms: Plant Sciences Application Form Annual Evaluation Form
UT Graduate Admissions
Plant Sciences Graduate Handbooks: Masters PhD
Health Insurance
Current PSLS listing in UT Graduate Catalog (will be revised as noted above)
UT Graduate Catalog
College (CASNR) graduate website
UT Graduate School web site
Center for International Education
Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations
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