Graduate student, Mitch Keller, has received another distinction. The Graduate Student Senate has voted to initiate an annual award to the most outstanding graduate student in terms of distinguished service and leadership. The award is named the "Mitchel T. Keller Lifetime Achievement Award", with Mitch the first to be so honored. Mitch has received a number of awards and honors during his time here at Georgia Tech including

1. VIGRE graduate fellowship
2. 2006 Festa Fellowship
3. 2008 CETL Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
4. 2009 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
5. Marshall Sherfield Postdoctoral Fellowship