Presidential Scholars List At the end of the fall and spring semesters, graduate students who maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.850 or above after completing at least 30 credit hours are recognized as presidential scholars.

Perfect 4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average Graduate students who complete all graduate program requirements with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) are presented with a gold honors stole. Only students whose final grades have been posted are eligible to receive the honors stole during the Graduate Awards and Hooding Ceremony (or during the Commencement Ceremony for Ph.D. graduates).

Awards Many awards recognize graduate student students for their academic and leadership accomplishments. This is a representative list of the awards, many of which are presented during the Graduate Awards and Hooding Ceremony, which is held every spring as part of Commencement activities.

Graduate School Awards

• Weiner Family Research Award: recognizes and supports outstanding student research that adds to an understanding of diagnostic techniques and treatments aimed at improving mental health outcomes of individuals who are deaf
• Graduate Student Scholarly Achievement Award: recognizes an outstanding scholarly project completed by a graduate student during his or her Gallaudet graduate program
• Graduate Student Outstanding Achievement Award: recognizes an outstanding graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in the graduate student role

The award goes to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance in the field of sign language education.

The award goes to a graduate student who influences significant systemic change in the field of sign language education.

The award goes to a graduate student who exhibits pedagogical innovation and aptitude in the field of sign language education.