| Year | Student | Department | Advisor(s) |
| 2025 | Lizzie Kehr, MA | Art History | Professor Michael Hoff |
| | Alex Mohr, PhD | Geography | Professor Christina Dando, UNO |
| | Uche Okonkwo, PhD | English | Professor Timothy Schaffert |
| | Amanda Peterson, MA | English | Professor Shari Stenberg |
| 2024 | Lara A. Garrido, PhD | Modern Languages and Literatures | Professor Iker González-Allende |
| | Jessica K. Long, MA | Geography | Professor Rebecca Buller |
| | Keshia Mcclantoc, PhD | English | Professor Stacey Waite |
| | Zoe McDonald, PhD | English | Professor Stacey Waite |
| | Eliza L. Thor, PhD | Sociology | Professor Kelsy Burke |
| | Jonathan Wlodarski, PhD | English | Professor Stacey Waite |
| 2023 | Rosalind Kichler, Ph.D. | Sociology | Professor Emily Kazyak |
| | Kayla Schmitz, M.A. | Communication Studies | Professor Kristen Hoerl |
| 2022 | Isaac Essex, M.A. | English | Professor Stacey Waite |
| | Ashley Garcia, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professors Ronald Lee and Casey Ryan Kelly |
| | Celie J. Knudsen, M.A. | English | Professor Shari Stenberg |
| 2021 | Trevor M. Haltom, Ph.D. | Sociology | Professors Kelsy Burke and Kristen Olson |
| | Montserrat Fuente‑Camacho, Ph.D. | Modern Languages and Literatures | Professor Iker González-Allende |
| | Mallory L. Marsh, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Casey Ryan Kelly |
| | Cadyn Alexander, M.A. | Sociology | Professor Kelsy Burke |
| 2020 | Bethany Kraft, M.A. | Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design | |
| | Chelsea Richardson, Ph.D. | Philosophy | Professors Jennifer McKitrick and Harry Ide |
| | Jennifer Rome, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Casey Ryan Kelly |
| | Darcy Wente-Hahn, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Dawn O. Braithwaite |
| 2019 | Katherine Henson, Ph.D. | English | Professor Kwame Dawes |
| | Regan Levitte, M.A. | English | Professor Debbie Minter |
| | Gina Keplinger, M.A. | English, Composition and Rhetoric | Professor Shari Stenberg |
| | Keshia McClantoc, M.A. | English | Professor Stacey Waite |
| | Nicole Rudolph, M.A. | Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design | Professor Claire Nichols |
| | Olatz Sanchez-Txabarri, M.A. | Modern Languages and Literature-Spanish | Professor Iker Gonzalez-Allende |
| | Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais, Ph.D. | English, Literary and Cultural Studies | Professor Amelia Montes |
| 2018 | Aimee Allard, Ph.D. | English | Professor Guy Reynolds |
| | Erin Bertram, Ph.D. | English (Emphasis on Creative Writing) | Professor Stacey Waite |
| | Miriam Navas Hernandez, M.A. | Modern Languages and Literatures | Professor Iker González-Allende |
| | Maria Nazos, Ph.D. | English (Emphasis on Creative Writing) | Professor Grace Bauer |
| | Sarah A. Taylor, Ph.D. | Child, Youth & Family Studies | Professor Yan Ruth Xia |
| | Brandi Woodell, Ph.D. | Sociology | Professor Emily Kazyak |
| 2017 | Amber Hadenfeldt, M.A. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| | Sarah Walcott, M.A. | Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design | Professor Michael James |
| | Arden Hill, Ph.D. | Creative Writing | Professor Grace Bauer |
| | Kathleen Lacey, Ph.D. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| 2016 | Katherine Hunt, Ph.D. | Political Science | Professor Ari Kohen |
| | Catherine Medici-Thiemann, Ph.D. | History | Professor Carole Levin |
| | Julia Moore, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Dawn O. Braithwaite |
| | Jessica Rivera-Mueller, Ph.D. | English | Professor Shari Stenberg |
| | Rachel Schmitz, Ph.D. | Sociology | Professor Kimberly Tyler |
| 2015 | Jacqueline H. Harris, Ph.D. | English | Professor Laura White |
| | Mitchell Hobza, M.A. | English | Professor Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes |
| | Mevi Hova, Ph.D. | English | Professors Kwakiutl Dreher and Kwame Dawes |
| 2014 | Lesley Bartlett, Ph.D. | English | Professor Shari Stenberg |
| | Jaclyn Cruikshank Vogt, Ph.D. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| | Kris Gandara, Ph.D. | English | Professor Amelia Montes |
| | Heather Jerónimo, Ph.D. | Modern Languages and Literatures, Spanish | Professor Iker González-Allende |
| | Sarah Jones, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Damien Pfister |
| | Marianne Kunkel, Ph.D. | English | Professor Kwame Dawes |
| | Ashley Lawson, Ph.D. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| | Allysha Martin, Ph.D. | Modern Languages and Literatures, Spanish | Professor José Eduardo González |
| 2013 | Jill Allen, Ph.D. | Psychology | Professor Sarah J. Gervais |
| | Melissa Beran-Samuelson, Ph.D. | Political Science | Professor Patrice McMahon |
| | Krista Ferguson, Ph.D. | English | Professor Jonis Agee |
| | Neelee Glasco, M.A. | English | |
| | Brandon Locke, M.A. | History | Professor Patrick Jones |
| | Rachel Schmitz, M.A. | Sociology | Professor Kimberly A. Tyler |
| | Garbiñe Vidal Torreira, Ph.D. | Modern Languages, Spanish | Professor Iker González-Allende |
| | Brioney Zlomke, M.A. | History | Professor Jeannette Jones |
| 2012 | Regina Flowers, M.A. | Art History | Professor Marissa Vigneault |
| | Megan Gannon, Ph.D. | English | Professor Jonis Agee |
| | Amber Harris Leichner, Ph.D. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| | Sinduja Sathiyaseelan, M.A. | English | Professor Judith Slater |
| | Steven Soebbing, Ph.D. | Music-Vocal Performance | Professor William Shomos |
| 2011 | Kelly Tyrrell, M.A. | Political Science | |
| | Cynthia Williams, Ph.D. | Geography | Professor David J. Wishart |
| 2010 | Tamy Burnett, Ph.D. | English | Professor Kwakiutl L. Dreher |
| | Kittie Grace, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Ronald Lee |
| | Rachel Robinson-Keilig, Ph.D. | Educational Psychology | Professor Michael Scheel |
| 2009 | Lyndie Christensen, M.A. | Sociology | |
| | Jessykah Barron, M.S. | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication | |
| | Morgan Beal, M.A. | Sociology | |
| | Shireen Ghorbani, M.A. | Communication Studies | |
| | Beth Ribarsky, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professors Dawn O. Braithwaite; Jody K. Kellas |
| | Christine Rittenour, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Jordan Soliz |
| | Laura Roost, M.A. | Political Science | |
| 2008 | Amanda Cue, M.A. | Family Science | |
| | Whitney Douglas, Ph.D. | English | Professor Amy Goodburn |
| | Cassandra LeClair-Underberg, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Jody Koenig Kellas |
| | Annabel Tapia Marin, M.A. | Family Science | |
| 2007 | HarmoniJoie Noel, M.A. | Sociology | |
| | Jessica Rivera, M.A. | English | |
| | Christine Stewart-Nuñez, Ph.D. | English | Professors Hilda Raz; Barbara DiBernard |
| 2006 | Karla Bergen, Ph.D. | Communication Studies | Professor Dawn O. Braithwaite |
| | Rachel Brown, M.A. | Sociology | |
| | Maureen Gallagher, M.A. | Modern Languages and Literature, German | |
| | Aaron Peeks, Ph.D. | Sociology | Professors Helen Moore; Hugh Whitt |
| 2005 | Amber Harris Leichner, M.A. | English | Professor Maureen Honey |
| 2003 | Rebecca Buller, Ph.D. | Historical and Cultural Geography | Professor David J. Wishart |