Awards

The Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Award

Named in honor of a Notre Dame alumnus and his wife, the award recognizes the top graduating doctoral degree recipients in the humanities, social sciences, science and engineering. Nominated by their departments, the Shaheen Award winners are chosen for their superior ability as exhibited by grades, research and publication records, fellowships, and other awards received during their course of study at Notre Dame, and teaching ability.

2006 Stephen Grimm
Dissertation: Understanding As An Epistemic Goal
Advisors: Dr. Michael DePaul, Dr. Ted Warfield, Professors of Philosophy

2004 Kevin Christopher Elliott
Dissertation: Scientific Anomaly and Biological Effects of Low-Dose Chemicals: Elucidating Normative Ethics and Scientific Discovery
Advisor: Dr. Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Professor of Philosophy

2000 Patrick Paul Kain
Dissertation: Self-legislation and Prudence in Kant’s Moral Philosophy: A Critical Self Examination of Some Constructivist Interpretations
Advisors: Dr. Karl Ameriks, Dr. William David Solomon, Professors of Philosophy

1996 William Michael Dickson
Dissertation: Probability & Nonlocality: Determinism Versus Indeterminism in Quantum Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. James Cushing, Professor of Physics

1995 Thomas Williams
Dissertation: The Moral Philosophy of John Duns Scotus
Advisor:  Dr. Alfred J. Freddoso, Professor of Philosophy

1994    Eric Watkins
Dissertation: Kant’s Third Analogy of Experience
Advisor: Dr. Karl Ameriks, Professor of Philosophy

1993 Robin Alan Collins
Dissertation: Epistemological Issues in the Scientific Realism/Anitrealism Debate: An Analysis and a Proposal
Advisor: Dr. Alvin Plantinga, Professor of Philosophy

1992 Jonathan Mark Strand
Dissertation: The Semantic of Conditionals
Advisor: Dr. Alvin Plantinga, Professor of Philosophy