Each year, the College of Engineering recognizes outstanding students with awards for teaching assistants, service, and research excellence. The criteria for each award as outlined by the College, and what to include in the package for AAE to help in the nomination process, follows below.

All eligible students are encouraged to submit an application package for School-level consideration in one PDF file to Jon Mrozinski (jwmrozin@purdue.edu) and copy Morgan Delaney (mdelane@purdue.edu) by the deadline of February 19, 2026 (a Thursday) by 5:00 PM campus time (Eastern US time zone). Nominees will be selected and sent to the College according to their timeline.

For packages that require a letter from your major professor/advisor, they can send that separately to us from other package items, if they prefer; in that case, students will want to submit everything else as a single PDF file. 

Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Outstanding Teaching Award

Your application package should include the following:

• A cover page showing your:
  • name (Last, First Ml), 
  • name as it should appear on the certificate (only if different than above), 
  • Purdue email, 
  • international student (Y/N), 
  • local address, 
  • permanent address.
• A summary of your TA assignments during the 2025 calendar year, a list of your supervising professors, and a description of your duties for each assignment.
• An indication of how you satisfied the 0.25 FTE contact teaching requirement during the 2025 calendar year.
• A narrative which summarizes your qualifications for the Magoon award.  This could include a description of any teaching aids, review sessions, or other special efforts you have made to help your students.
• Supporting documentation, such as letters from students, faculty, class surveys, cafeteria scores, etc.
• Other items that you deem appropriate.

Although there are no preset application forms or format requirements, your application materials should be neatly prepared in a professional manner.

Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Award for Research Excellence

Your application package should include the following:

• A cover page showing your:
  • name (Last, First Ml),
  • name as it should appear on the certificate (only if different than above),
  • Purdue email,
  • international student (Y/N),
  • local address,
  • permanent address.
• A letter from your major professor addressing the selection criteria (discussing as many of the items that are applicable in support of the application).
• A copy of one paper accepted or published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference proceeding.
• Your CV
• Your graduate transcript (only graduate; undergraduate will not be considered)

Outstanding Service Scholarship

Your application package should include the following: 

• a resume from the student
• a letter from an AAE faculty advisor or mentor (which can be sent separately by the advisor/mentor if they prefer) containing both of the following:
  • a recommendation that this student should be selected for the Outstanding Service Scholarship;
  • factual information showing that the student meets each of the 4 eligibility criteria listed above.