Awards

About ESRI Best Paper Awards

All currently enrolled GW students presenting papers at ESRI are eligible for one of the four ESRI best paper awards. At the time of paper submission, students should indicate on the cover page submission form their interest in being considered for an award. Please do not include identifying information on any other page than the cover sheet.

Award recipients will have their papers featured at ESRI and will receive a certificate of recognition.

To nominate your paper for an award, you must indicate your desire to be considered on the cover page of your paper submission. Only papers received by February 14, 2012 will be considered. 
 

2012 Award Categories

The Ralph O. Mueller Best Paper Award for Master's Research Paper

The Jay Shotel Emerging Scholar Award for Advanced Research Proposal

The Sylvia Marotta Emerging Scholar Award for Advanced Policy Analysis Proposal

The Dean Michael J. Feuer Emerging Scholar Award for Doctoral Research Paper

Award History

2011 Award Recipients

The Jay Shotel Best Paper Award for Master’s Research Paper
Examining First Generation Academic and Social Differences: A Focus Group
Award Recipients: Tracie Seward, Jaimie Matthews, Mary Beth Hart, Kaydi Bigelow, & Kim Fulmer

The Sylvia Marotta Emerging Scholar Award for Advanced Research Proposal
How do Elementary Building Principals Conceptualize the Programs in their Schools, the Process of Connecting Students to Programs, and their Leadership Role in Doing So?
Award Recipient: Holly Hatton

The Ralph O. Mueller Emerging Scholar Award for Advanced Policy Analysis Proposal
New Teacher Induction: Impacts and Implications for Teacher Retention
Award Recipient: Ashley Briggs 

The Dean Michael J. Feuer Emerging Scholar Award for Doctoral Research Paper
Charter School Teachers' Curricular Choices and Implementation
Award Recipient: Marjorie Clark

The Ralph O. Mueller ESRI Best Paper Award (previously the Ralph O. Mueller ESRI Best Paper Award in Research Design) was created by the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership to honor the service of Dr. Mueller as chair from February 2001 through June 2006.

The Jay Shotel ESRI Best Paper Award (previously the Jay Shotel Best Paper Award for Literature Review) was created by the faculty of the Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education to honor the service of Dr. Shotel as chair from 1998 to 2007.

The Sylvia A. Marotta ESRI Best Paper Award was created by the faculty of the Department of Counseling and Human and Organizational Studies to honor the service of Dr. Marotta as chair from 1999 to 2008. It was awarded for the first time at ESRI 2010.

The Sharon A. McDade Student Chair of ESRI was created in March 2008 by the past Student Chairs of ESRI to honor the service of ESRI founder Dr. Sharon A. Mcdade. Dr. McDade served as ESRI Faculty Advisor from 2004 to 2008.