Congratulations Graduate School Award Winners

Outstanding Graduate Student Research Awards are presented to doctoral and MFA candidates who demonstrate exceptional scholarly productivity, high-impact publications, conference presentations, and innovative research programs.

This award selects the best proposal from among 13 graduate grant writing courses across multiple departments and disciplines, with a rigorous rubric that examines scholarship & technical plan, intellectual merit, feasibility & approach, impact/significance, and communication & presentation. 

The Graduate School's Outstanding Dissertation Awards recognize original, rigorous doctoral scholarship and exceptional contributions to the discipline. This award is considered one of the highest honors given by the Graduate School. Each degree program may nominate only one dissertation.

Dr. Virginia Sugg Furrow of Tucson, Arizona received the B.S. degree from Baylor University in 1938 and the M.D. degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1942. Ph.D. students are selected to receive this fellowship in recognition of exceptional academic promise, progress toward dissertation completion, and alignment with Dr. Sugg Furrow’s vision for supporting Christian scholars. 

These fellowships provide summer support to advanced doctoral candidates, enabling dedicated focus on dissertation writing. These six fellows were chosen by considering their research plans and progress as well as the impact of their dissertation research on their field and on society.

We are proud to introduce our six Outstanding Graduate Faculty Awards, celebrating faculty members across Baylor who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to graduate student mentorship, graduate teaching, and academic leadership.