In 1977, the SDITE started an Outstanding Student Paper Award to encourage greater involvement in ITE by students. The original student winners received cash awards of $50 for the winner and $25 for the runner-up. In 1988 this amount was increased to $100 and $50.

In 2001, the Outstanding Student Paper Award was divided into two separate categories. Undergraduate students are eligible for the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper Award and graduate students are eligible for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. Winners are often invited to present their papers at the SDITE Annual Meeting. If they are able to attend, the students’ expenses are paid by SDITE.

Best Graduate Student Paper
2011   Md Shah Imran, University of Alabama – Birmingham
            Qiang Yang, University of Tennessee (Runner-Up)
2010   Yi Wen, Mississippi State University
            Katerina Bartman, Clemson University (Runner-Up)
2009   Ismail Zohdy, Virginia Tech
            Priyanka Alluri, Clemson (Runner-Up)
2008   Ryan Brumfield, UNC Charlotte
            Sarah Wicklund, North Carolina State University (Runner-Up)
2007   No Award
2006   Zachary Clark, North Carolina State University
            Ryan Fries, Clemson University (Runner-Up)
2005   James Heyward Mattox, III, Clemson University
2004   Leslie Tracey, N.C. A&T State University
            Vasin Kiattikomol, University of Tennessee (Runner-Up)
2003   Melany Noltenius, University of Tennessee
            Jennifer Ogle, Georgia Tech (Runner-Up)
2002   Lauren Waesche, Clemson University
            Jeremy Brickey, University of Kentucky (Runner-Up)
2001   John Gibbs Townsend, Clemson University
            Sergio Garza and Kanok Boriboonsomsin, University of Mississippi (Runner-Up)

Best Undergraduate Paper
2011   Kelsey Ford, University of Memphis
            Evan Schalton, UNC-Charlotte (Runner-Up)
2010   Jennifer Johnson, Clemson University
2009   Jeffery Karafa, The University of Memphis
2008   Alexander Shoemaker, Auburn University
            Francisco Moraes Oliveira-Neto, University of Tennessee (Runner-Up)
2007   Zachary Bugg, Mississippi State University;
            Katherine Osborne, University of Mississippi (Runner-Up)
2006   Kevin Miller, North Carolina State University
2005   Preston Denson, University of Mississippi
2004   Rachel Elizabeth Abel, University of Virginia
2003   No Award
2002   Will Letchworth, Ben Crawford, Jeff Dayton, Adam Snipes,
            Mark Johnson and Wayne Jacas, N.C. State University
2001   Peter B. Emmanual, Southern Tech State University

Best Student Paper
2000   Jonathan Cate, Univ. of Tennessee
            Shannon Fain, Univ. of Tennessee (Runner-Up)
1999   Elisabeth Hahn, Univ. of Tennessee
            Brian Revels, Univ. of Virginia (Runner-Up)
1998   Timothy Luttrell, University of Tennessee
1997   Sandy Melhorn, Mississippi State University
1996   Michael Fontaine, University of Virginia
1995   Alain J. Kouassi, Georgia Institute of Technology
1994   Jeff Griffin, University of Kentucky
            Claudia Barbour, Univ. of Kentucky (Runner-Up)
1993   Chang Kyun Kim, Virginia Tech.
1992   Carlos Loureiro
            Dibyendu Mukherjee (Runner-Up)
1991   Laura Cove, Clemson University (Honorable Mention)
1990   T.H. Woo, University of Virginia
1989   Laura Freeman, Clemson University
1988   No Award
1987   Jeffrey W. Muller, Georgia Tech
1986   Kevin R. Damron, University of Kentucky
1985   Dave Harkey, University of North Carolina
1984   John C. Atz, Clemson University
1983   No Award
1982   Steven D. Davis
1981   William J. Davis, University of Alabama

About the SDITE Student Paper Competition