News

Dr. Carrie Ann Johnson wins Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation

May 05, 2023 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Carrie Ann Johnson, recent Ph.D. graduate in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, focused her dissertation on a highly under-researched topic: whisper networks, or the informal communication channels that women use to keep one another safe from sexual harassment and other forms of sexism. Her work earned her the 2023 Karas ...

Spring graduate Anindya Bijoy Das receives Karas Award

May 18, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Shortly before defending his dissertation this past April, Dr. Anindya Bijoy Das learned he had been selected as a Karas Award winner for Outstanding Dissertation. Established by Dr. George Karas, who retired from his position as Associate Dean of the Graduate College in 1995, the Karas Award honors students with ...

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga wins 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation

May 11, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga, an alumna of Iowa State’s Human Development and Family Studies, is a winner of the 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Named for Dr. George Karas, retired former Associate Dean of the Graduate College, this accolade is given every year to honor students in rotating disciplines. Alcívar-Zúñiga Alcívar-Zúñiga, ...

Kinesiology alum Mark Hartman receives Karas Award

May 21, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Mark Hartman, an alumnus of Iowa State’s doctoral program in kinesiology, has been awarded with the Graduate College’s Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Each spring, the Graduate College awards the Karas Award to two students with superior dissertations in rotating disciplinary fields. Hartman Hartman, now an assistant kinesiology professor ...


➤