Events and Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Recognition Ceremony

2023 Nominees & Awardees See past award winners

Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Challenge yourself with our annual Three Minute Thesis competition, where you're tasked to present your full research or thesis project in just a few minutes

Read more about 3MT winners on the Graduate School blog:

Graduate School Blog

3MT Winners & Finalists

2019 Winners & Finalists

2019 Winners and Finalists

As Ball State's overall 2019 winner, Kirsten Vacura represented Ball State at the 3MT regional competition held at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools in St. Louis, Missouri, where she placed in the top eight out of 45 finalists! Watch our 2019 3MT Competition.

Finalists

(left to right)
Melinda Zurcher, Dayna Arnett, Byron Long, Melodie Griffin, Rebecca Rudolph, Jordan Patterson, Kirsten Vacura, Christopher Reinhart, Anna Farello, Nathan Edwards

Winners

(left to right)
Byron Long (Second Place)
Kirsten Vacura (First Place)
Dayna Arnett (Third Place and People's Choice)

First Place

Kirsten Vacura

Second Place

Byron Long

Third Place & People's Choice

Dayna Arnett

2020 Winners & Finalists

2020 Winners and Finalists

As Ball State's overall 2020 winner, Amber Urban represented Ball State at the 3MT regional competition held virtually at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, where she placed in the top three out of 25 finalists! Watch Amber's 3MT video.

Finalists

(left to right): Lindsay Schultz, Mary Henehan, Heather Richards, Abelline Fionah, Joshua Grzywana, Amber Urban, Elizabeth Young, Mylie Brennan, Lindsey Wiehl, Karly Poyner

Winners

(left to right):
Amber Urban (First Place), Karly Poyner (Second Place), Mylie Brennan (Third Place), Abelline Fionah (People's Choice)

First Place

Amber Urban

Second Place

Karley Poyner

Third Place

Mylie Brennen

People's Choice

Abelline Fionah

2021 Winners & Finalists

2021 Winners and Finalists

As Ball State's overall 2021 winner, Ana Gabriela Calderón Cornejo represented Ball State at the 3MT regional competition held virtually at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. Watch our 2021 Three-Minute Thesis finals competition.