Student Paper Award

Nomination Form

Download the Student Paper Award Nomination Form

Description

Since 1999, SGS has presented a Student Paper Award each year to recognize academic excellence.  Since 2002, SGS has offered Student Paper Awards to the top three student papers.
SGS has set aside the resources to provide the following financial awards:  First Place: $250; Second Place: $150; Third Place: $100. Awards are made available to all disciplines within the student membership of SGS.

Eligibility

  • Any SGS Student Member who is submitting scholarly work for presentation at the SGS Annual Meeting.
  • All authors must be students currently enrolled in an academic program with an emphasis in gerontology.
  • Research ideas must be substantially those of the student’s.
  • A letter of support must be provided by the faculty advisor.
  • Co-authored papers
    • Lead author must be a student
    • Winning paper: If a student co-authors with a faculty member, the lead author (student) only will be considered for the award and the faculty member must state that the majority of the work is that of the student’s.
    • Winning paper: If a student co-authors with another student(s), only the lead author will be considered for the financial award, but all co-authors will be provided a certificate.
  • Awards are made available to all disciplines within the student membership of SGS.
  • A student may not be nominated for both the Student Paper Award and the VAA Student Paper Award.
  • All authors must indicate academic level.
  • Candidates for this award will be required to submit a full paper in advance of the Annual Meeting. The recipient(s) of this award will present the paper at the Annual Meeting. The Student Paper Award manuscript will be reviewed for possible publication in the Journal of Applied Gerontology

Criteria

This award will provide preference to graduate or undergraduate students who demonstrate excellent writing skills as well as:

  • Importance of the research problem, question, or issue.
  • Adequacy of the literature review.
  • Adequacy of the methodological approach and/or logic of the argument.
  • Adequacy of the evidence.
  • Clarity and style of writing.
  • Contribution to the field of applied gerontology, including clearly stated implications for practice and/or application. This is particularly important in view of the Society’s intent to reach a national audience composed of academicians, service providers, and diverse others.

Past Winners

1999 – Sharon V. King
1999 – Benjamas Kutintara

2000 – Miriam Williams Boeri

2001 – Carole J. Olson

2002 – Derrick Chan – 1st Place
2002 – Rehan D. Overton – 2nd Place
2002 – Christine A. Fruhauf – 3rd Place

2003 – Colleen A. Head – 1st Place
2003 – Michelle Lague – 2nd Place

2004 – Denise Lewis – 1st Place
2004 – Meldrena Chapin – 2nd Place
2004 – Stacy Grant – 2nd Place
2004 – Michelle Lague – 3rd Place

2005 – W. Keith Dooley – 1st Place
2005 – Maggie Tang – 2nd Place
2005 – Dunja Trunk – 3rd Place
2005 – Sara Margolin – 3rd Place

2006 – LaVona Traywick – 1st Place
2006 – Mary Katherine Flythe – 2nd Place
2006 – Joshua Byrd – 3rd Place

2007 – Giyeon Kim – 1st Place
2007 – Melissa Snarski – 2nd Place
2007 – Martie Gillen – 3rd Place

2008 – Desiree M. Seponski – 1st Place
2008 – Won Lee Cho – 2nd Place
2008 – Seokwon Yoon – 3rd Place

2009 – Elizabeth Corsentino – 1st Place
2009 – Sang Gon Nam – 1st Place
2009 – Chih-ling Liou – 3rd Place

2010 – Summer McWilliams – 1st Place
2010 – Andrea M. Shamaskin – 2nd Place
2010 - Karel Joyce D. Kalaw – 3rd Place

2011 – Nicole Collins