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Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Portrait of Edward Bouchet. Taken by Henry Trotter in 2005.

Photo by Henry Trotter
Portrait of Edward Bouchet

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Welcome

Named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States (in Physics from Yale University in 1876), the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (Bouchet Society) recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. The Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of preeminent scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, foster environments of support and serve as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy. In the spirit of Bouchet's commitment to these pursuits both within and without the academic realm, inductees into the honor society bearing his name should also exhibit these qualities.

One national charter with two chapters was inaugurated by Yale University and Howard University on September 15, 2005, in commemoration of Bouchet's birthday. Since 2005, Washington University, Georgetown University, and Cornell University have been inaugurated.

The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce the creation of its chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The U-M Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society is currently accepting applications and nominations for graduate student and postdoctoral membership. Information and applications for memberships are available on this site.

Application Deadline

The application deadline for membership is November 15, 2009.

Contact

Graduate Student Success
1530 Rackham Building
915 E. Washington Street, Suite 1530
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
E-mail: gradstudentsuccess@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 615-3688
Fax: (734) 936-2848