Student Awards

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Statistics Graduate Student Fellowship

Application can be found here

  • Aleena Chanda 2024
  • Rachel Rogers 2023
  • Dean Dustin 2022
  • Miguel Fudolig 2021
  • Ella Burnham 2020
  • Jason Adams 2019
  • Brianna Hitt 2018
  • Dola Pathak 2016
  • Nadeeshani Jayasena 2015
  • Marina Ptukhina 2014

American Statistical Association's Statistical Computing and Graphics Student Paper Award

  • Emily A. Robinson 2022

Chancellor's Fellowship

Chancellor’s Fellowships are designed to assist departments with recruitment of graduate students for an assistantship.

  • Fei Sha 2018-2019

Edgren Tuition Fellowship

The Othmer Fellowship at UNL is for recruiting  exceptional scholars seeking their PhDs. (year marked is first year of receiving)

  • Denise Bradford 2018

Cooper / Sharpless Fellowship

The Charles C. Cooper and Emma I. Sharpless Fellowship is available for recruiting exceptional graudate students within CASNR.

  • Aarif Baksh 2024
  • Wyatt McLeod 2021

Othmer Fellowship

The Othmer Fellowship at UNL is for recruiting  exceptional scholars seeking their PhDs. (year marked is first year of receiving)

  • Nicole Harms 2024
  • Asif Enan 2024
  • Ryan Lalicker 2023
  • Pranta Das 2022
  • Andrew Ker 2022
  • Tyler Weiderich 2021
  • Aleena Chanda 2019
  • Gayara Demini Fernando Muthunama Gonnage 2018
  • Ved Piyush 2018

Holling Family Award for Teaching Excellence

The Holling Family Award is given by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources to recognize outstanding teaching by TAs and faculty.

  • 2014: Elizabeth Claassen (STAT 802), Alumni, PhD 2014
  • 2012: Pamela Fellers (STAT 218), Alumni, PhD 2014

Parents’ Recognition Award

The UNL Parents Association awards TAs and faculty who have made a significant contribution toward a student’s education.

  • 2018: Jessica Hauschild (STAT 218), Student, PhD
  • 2014: Pavel Chernyavskiy (STAT 380), Alumni, PhD 2015

Frank and Marie Wheeler Scholarship

The Frank & Marie Wheeler scholarship awards graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in mentoring undergraduate and other graduate students in research and creative activities.

  • 2022: Kelsey Karnik, Student, PhD