Award Information
Graduate Student and Faculty Award Nominations
The University of Wyoming’s School of Graduate Education awards for outstanding teaching and research, recognize exceptional contributions to graduate education. These awards highlight excellence in instructional effectiveness, innovation, and impactful scholarly work across disciplines.
Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award Recipients
Award Recipients of the following Graduate awards
- Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor
- Mid-Career Graduate Faculty Mentor
- Early-Career Graduate Faculty Mentor
- Outstanding Master's Thesis
- Outstanding Dissertation
- Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
- John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards
- Mid-Career Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
- Early Career Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
- Outstanding Master's Thesis Awards
- Outstanding Dissertation Awards
This memorandum describes the awards and the nominating procedures. Each award carries a stipend. Please send nominations, including all letters and supporting materials, electronically, to Kaitlyn Whitlock at KWhitlo1@uwyo.edu.
The deadline for receipt of complete nomination packets is February 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. (MT).
The Graduate Council will review nominations and select awardees.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.