The Department is proud of all its students. Some students have done especially good work and we are pleased to recognize those students here.
Given to a philosophy major on the basis of academic excellence and economic need.
2012 Casey Fowler
Awarded to the student who writes the best paper at the annual Georgia State Student Philosophy Symposium. Dr. Almeder was Professor of Philosophy from 1972 to 2005.
2012 Barry Maquire (graduate level, no undergraduate level award given in 2012)
2011 Wang Qin (graduate level)
2011 Adam Lerner ( undergraduate level)
2010 Dylan Murray (graduate level)
2010 Adam Lerner (undergraduate level)
2009 Daniel Burnston (graduate level)
2009 Andrea Walsh (undergraduate level)
2008 Ben Sheredos (graduate level)
2008 Henry Lartey (undergraduate level)
2007 Brandon Byrd (graduate level)
2007 Johnson Ashu (undergraduate level)
2006 Jim Sias
2005 Andrew Childress
Awarded to the best undergraduate philosophy major. Dr. Beiswanger was Professor of Philosophy from 1963 to 1970.
2013 Jamie Moon
2012 Tyler Theus
2011 Maria Caruso and Alasdair Steward
2010 John Yurchesyn
2009 Kristina Pope
2008 Vicki Horwitz
2007 Pamela Stubbart
2006 Brandie Martinez-Bedard
2005 Timothy Matthew Otchy
2004 Briana Gordon and Elizabeth Schechter
Awarded to the best philosophy graduate student who will be continuing in the program in the subsequent year. Dr. Munster was Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 1965 to 1978.
2012 Kathryn Joyce
2011 Alex Economides
2010 Paul Tulipana
2009 Walter Glazer and Dylan Murray
2008 Jason Craig and Ben Sheredos
2007 Joseph Bullock
2006 Justin Coates and Jim Sias
2005 Sean Aas
2004 James Ruvolo
Given to one or more graduate students who have exhibited excellence in teaching.
2013 Cami Koepke
2012 Kathryn Joyce and Sam Sims
2011 William Baird
2010 Ian Dunkle
2009 Paul Pfeilschiefter
2008 Brandie Martinez-Bedard
2007 Sean Martin and Jim Sias
2006 Tim Crews-Anderson
2005 Jason Lesandrini
Given to one or more graduate students who have exhibited excellence in research and are graduating in the year of the award.
2013 Andrei Marasiou
2012 Noel Martin
2011 Paul Tulipana
2010 Dylan Murray
2009 Jason Craig and Ben Sheredos
2008 Joe Adams
2007 Justin Coates and Jim Sias
2006 Sean Aas
Earned by graduate students who have
(i) a graduate Georgia State philosophy GPA of 3.85 or better,
(ii) a thesis and thesis defense that, upon vote of the thesis committee, are judged to merit distinction, and
(iii) a record at Georgia State judged by the the Director of Graduate Studies to be one of distinction.
2013 Kathryn Joyce
2012 None
2011 William Baird, Ryan Born, and Paul Tulipana
2010 Ryan DeChant, Jesse Gero, and Rush Stewart
2009 Dan Burnston, Jason Craig, and Ben Sheredos
2008 Joe Bullock
2007 Jim Sias
2006 Sean Aas and Candice Delmas