Awards

California State University Trustees’ Award

Christine Lam
Read the CSU Trustees Award News Release

Master's Student Poster Competition

Minh Le First Place for "Improving Sustainable Fertilizer Practices for Pomegranate By Leaf Nutrient Concentration Evaluation and Fertilizer Trials" awarded at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS).

Graduate Conference/Presentation Awards

Each year, some graduate students are selected to present their thesis or research at professional and academic conferences. Graduate Education is proud to be able to offer financial awards to support their participation. Visit the Graduate Student Presentation Award page for requirements.

Academic Excellence

Master’s degree candidates who are academically in the top 10 percent of their program and are recommended by their Graduate Program Coordinator are eligible to be recognized for Academic Excellence. Nominations must be approved by the appropriate College Dean. If approved, the student will be permitted to wear “honor cords” at commencement.

Outstanding Graduates of 2022 - 2023

Rashaan Topham Souikane

College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences

Master of Science in Agriculture

Stephanie Cain

College of Architecture & Environmental Design

Master of City and Regional Planning

Alyssa McCulloch

College of Engineering

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Alex Sletta

College of Liberal Arts

Master of Public Policy

Emma Rose Fryer

CCollege of Science & Mathematics

Master of Science in Biological Sciences

Joe Schneider

Orfalea College of Business

Master of Science in Quantitative Economics

Maria Parker

School of Education

Master of Arts in Eduational Leadership & Administration

Outstanding Graduates of 2021 - 2022

Name College Degree Program
Catherine Hayden Orfalea College of Business Master of Science in Quantitative Economics
Timothy T. Royston College of Science & Mathematics Master of Science in Mathematics
Nayeli Perez Gonzalez School of Education Master of Science in Higher Education Couseling & Student Affairs
Olivia J. McKay College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences Master of Science in Environmental Sciences & Management
Alexander Silva College of Engineering Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Christine Lam College of Liberal Arts Master of Public Policy
Claudia Rene Zapata-Kraft College of Architecture & Environmental Design Master of Science in Architectural Engineering

Outstanding Graduates of 2020 - 2021

Name College Degree Program
Jack Keefer Orfalea College of Business Master of Science in Quantitative Economics
Weston Grewe College of Science & Mathematics Master of Science in Mathematics
Julie Lynem School of Education Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction
Joel Leonard College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences Master of Science in Agriculture - Plant Protection Science Specialization
Kolton Yager College of Engineering Master of Science in Computer Science
Courtney Thompson College of Liberal Arts Master of Arts in History
Nicholas Dekker College of Architecture & Environmental Design Master of Science in Architectural Engineering

Professional Development/Achievements

Ten Cal Poly students' work was presented at ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games Online based on an animated short we made last year in CSC 572: "Into the Graphics-verse: developing an openGL rendering engine and short in the style of `Into the Spider-verse' in a ten week period; Kolton Yager, Douglas McGirr, Elleis Souza, Matthew Key, Camden Stocker, Jack Pietrock, Jillian Empey, Kelsey McDonough, James Asbury, Jacob Loh, and Zoe Wood"

Of the 10 Cal Poly students; Kolten Yager, Elleis Souza, Matthew Key, Jack Pietrock, James Asbury, and Jacob Loh were graduate students.