{"id":2196,"date":"2010-05-06T16:43:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T21:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2010-05-08T16:48:21","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T21:48:21","slug":"apsu-graduate-student-to-receive-1st-best-thesis-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2010\/05\/06\/apsu-graduate-student-to-receive-1st-best-thesis-award\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU graduate student to receive 1st Best Thesis Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Austin Peay State University Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/apsu-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University Logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"81\" \/>Beginning with the Spring 2010 graduating class \u2013 and for subsequent commencements in May, August and December \u2013 the Austin Peay State University College of Graduate Studies will honor a graduate student whose thesis is judged worthy of a Best Thesis Award.<\/p>\n<p>The first recipient is Claire Cain Teter, who will receive a Master of Arts in English during Spring Commencement on May 7th. Shortly before graduation rehearsal at 4:30 pm, Thursday, May 6th, she will receive a certificate and medal to wear at commencement.<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Theses are based on qualitative or quantitative research methods. Teter\u2019s thesis, titled &#8220;Living Room,&#8221; contains a series of brief descriptive pieces, a first-person narrative and fictional work. Her work was described by a committee member from the Graduate Research Council as &#8220;engaging and beautifully written.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teter\u2019s thesis committee included adviser and chair Barry Kitterman, Dr. Amy Wright and Dr. Jill Eichhorn, all faculty members in the APSU Department of Languages and Literature.<\/p>\n<p>For a graduate student to qualify, the thesis must be submitted by the standard two-week, prior-to-graduation submission deadline. A committee from the Graduate Research Council automatically judges any thesis submitted by the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honoring any student with a Best Thesis Award seems appropriate as the University continues to make research more of a focus for faculty and students,&#8221; said Dr. Dixie Dennis, dean of the College of Graduate Studies and associate provost of Grants and Sponsored Programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning with the Spring 2010 graduating class \u2013 and for subsequent commencements in May, August and December \u2013 the Austin Peay State University College of Graduate Studies will honor a graduate student whose thesis is judged worthy of a Best Thesis Award. 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