2015 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award NOMINATION FORM Award Category (select one): Eligible Departments for the Humanities award Environmental Design and Planning (interdisciplinary program) History Eligible Departments for the Biological and Life Sciences award Agronomy Animal Science and Industry Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Biology Entomology Food Science (interdisciplinary program) Genetics (interdisciplinary program) Grain Science and Industry Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Services Human Nutrition Kinesiology Plant Pathology CONTACT INFORMATION Nominee Name: Mailing address (street, city, state, zip code): Telephone number: Email address: PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Current Employer: Position Title: CERTIFICATION OF INSTITUTION Degree Program: Name of major professor: Title of Dissertation: Date of Completion of All Degree Requirements (month/day/year): This is the date when all requirements have been completed/submitted (i.e., ballots, ETDR, Proquest, etc.) Date of Degree Award (actual or expected) (month/day/year): This is the official date of graduation, which is the last day of the term in which the nominee graduated or anticipates graduating. For Spring 2015, this date is May 15, 2015 Is Dissertation Multi- or Interdisciplinay? If yes, which fields are included?