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    CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

    First presented in 1981 and sponsored jointly by CGS and ProQuest Dissertations Publishing (a Division of ProQuest Information and Learning), these awards are made each year to individuals who, in the opinion of the award committee, have completed dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.

     

    Two awards are given annually in two different broad areas (mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; and social sciences; and the biological sciences; and humanities and fine arts). Individuals must be nominated for these awards by a member institution, the nominations will be accepted until June 30, 2022.

     

    The fields off competition for this year are:

    • Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering
    • Social Sciences

     

    2022 Call for Nominations

    2022 Nomination Form

    Past Award Winners

     

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    Anna M. Naranjo

     

     

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