Awards and Honors
Since 2005, members of our group have been recognized for their accolades. Below are a sample of honors and awards garnered over the years.
Monica F. Cox
- Purdue University College of Engineering Faculty Award of Excellent for Leadership (2014)
- Purdue University Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy Fellow (2013)
- Purdue Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) Engagement Award Recipient (2013)
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Recipient (2008)
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education Emerging Scholar (2008)
- National Science Foundation Early Faculty CAREER Award Recipient (2007)
- National Academies of Engineering/Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education New Faculty Fellow, Frontiers in Education Conference (2006)
- Purdue University Teaching for Tomorrow Award Recipient (2006-2007)
- Vanderbilt University Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations Graduate Student Representative (2002-03)*
- VaNTH Engineering Research Center Student Leadership Council Chairperson (2001-2005)
- Vanderbilt University Posse Foundation/Dean’s Graduate Fellow (2000-05)
- University of Alabama Graduate Council Fellow (1999-2000)
- University of Alabama National Alumni Association Fellow (1998-99)
- NASA/Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Scholar (1998-2000)
- Spelman College NASA/Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholar (1994-98)
Others
Catherine Berdanier
- Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow (2013-present)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellow (2011; fellowship monies not accepted)
- NASA Graduate Aeronautics Scholarship Program Fellow (2011-2013; 1 of 5 scholarships awarded nationwide)
- Purdue Women in Engineering (WIEP) Graduate Mentoring Program Leadership Team Member (2012-present)
Akeley-Norgren Chemistry Scholarship (2009-2010) - Presidential Alumni Scholarship—University of South Dakota (2006-2010)
- South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship (2006-2010)
- Rawlins Scholarship—University of South Dakota (2006-2010)
Tasha Zephirin
- Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow (2012-present)
- National Parliamentarian for National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)