Joanne Best (MS Geology), $1,000 from Friday Lunch Clubbe alumni group.

Chris Brown (MS Geology), $1,500 from Friday Lunch Clubbe alumni group.

Colleen Donegan (MS Geology), Geological Society of America Graduate student research award ($1,920).

Tenielle Gaither (MS Geology), $500 from Friday Lunch Clubbe alumni group.

Suzanne Griffin (EdD Curriculum and Instruction), West Tennessee Team Teaching Award, Tennessee Association of Middle Schools, 2009.

Jared Hopkins (MA Psychology), NAU Research and Creative Activity Award for Most Promising Graduate Researcher.

Evan Howell (MS Geology), $3,200 from Petrified Forest National Park, $1,000 from Bedwell, $800 from Friday Lunch Clubbe alumni group.

Troy Hutchings (EdD Educational Leadership), Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Arizona School Administrators Association (ASA), June 2009. Doug Bates Memorial Award, National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), 2009. 

Matt Sagi (MS Geology), Pioneer Natural Resources ($3,000 over two years as incentive for top applicant to select NAU for graduate school).

Charles Samra (MS Geology), BP ($3,000 over two years as incentive for top applicant to select NAU for graduate school).

Matt Schmidt (MS Geology), $500 from Friday Lunch Clubbe alumni group.

Katrina Taylor (PhD Political Science), NAU Research and Creative Activity Award for Most Promising Graduate Researcher.