The Graduate Student Council confers the Wilson DeBlois Award annually to a member of the Brown University staff who has made outstanding contributions to graduate students and the Graduate School. The Wilson-DeBlois Award is named in honor of George Grafton Wilson and Austen K. DeBlois, recipients of Brown’s first Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1889.
The award is given annually on behalf of all Brown graduate students to express their appreciation for the recipient’s dedication and commitment to graduate students at the University. The award is presented during the Graduate School Commencement ceremony.
Nominating someone for the Wilson-DeBlois award
Nominations should be submitted by email to Keila Davis, GSC Vice President, and should include a brief paragraph outlining the case for the nomination.
Closing Date: March 27th at 5:00pm.