This award recognizes excellence in research by graduate students and was established in 1987 by Professors Rose and Winton.

• 2026:
  • Javier Madariaga
  • Madhusudan Madhavan
• 2025:
  • Reeshad Arian
  • Kylan Schatz
• 2024:
  • Spencer Daugherty
  • Kyle Nguyen
  • Michelle Bartolo
• 2023:
  • Justin Geddes
  • Joe Johnson
  • Evan Curcio
• 2022:
  • William Anderson
  • Robert DeYeso
  • Katherin Pearce
• 2021:
  • Mitchel Colebank
  • Jane Coons
• 2020:
  • Minh N. Bùi
• 2019:
  • Michael G. Ruddy
• 2018:
  • Joseph L. Hart
  • Daniel I. Bernstein
• 2017:
  • Emily S. Barnard
• 2016:
  • Colby E. Long
  • Ismail Demir
• 2015:
  • James D. Nance
• 2014:
  • Nicholas K. Lowman
• 2013:
  • William Cousins
• 2012:
  • Terrance L. Pendleton
• 2011:
  • Rebecca L. Jayne
  • David S. Mokrauer
• 2010:
  • Min-Hsiung Lin
• 2009:
  • Rizwana Rehman
• 2008:
  • Itnuit Janovitz-Freireich
  • Kelly I. Dickson
• 2007:
  • James S. Cook
• 2006:
  • Jill P. Reese
  • Thomas A. McAvoy IV
• 2005:
  • Matthew S. Lasater
• 2004:
  • Brian M. Adams
• 2003:
  • Kathleen R. Kavanagh
  • Brian M. Lewis
• 2002:
  • William L. Turner
  • Kristy A. Coffey
• 2001:
  • John Haws
• 2000:
  • Peter Berman
  • Neil D. Biehn