About the Award
Graduate Studies recognizes the vital role graduate program coordinators play in supporting UC Davis graduate students. Graduate program coordinators are often a graduate student’s first point of contact and can advise students on nearly every aspect of the graduate program – from orientation to graduation. They play an invaluable role in directing graduate students to personal and professional resources that help them fulfill their academic goals. And they support their program(s) by maintaining institutional memory and building community. This award recognizes those graduate program coordinators who demonstrate initiative beyond their programs and contribute to university- or system-wide improvements in graduate education.
Nominations
The call for nominations for the 2025-2026 award will be sent out in Winter 2026. More details to be announced.
Questions can be sent to Erum Abbasi Syed, Executive Assistant Dean, at esyed@ucdavis.edu.
Past Awardees
2024-25: Sam Arcement (Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology)
2023-24: Alyssa Parsons (Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology)
2022-23: Erin Kent (Integrative Pathobiology)
2021-22: Rosaisela Rodriguez (Education) and Lauren Worrell (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
2020-21: Angela Scully (Psychology)