Eight doctoral students received Distinguished Dissertation Awards April 24 at a ceremony in the Rackham Assembly Hall. The honorees: seated, left to right, Catherine Fortin and Emily Greenman; standing, left to right, Xiaoyun Chen, Scott Tomlins, David Moehring, Rebecca Haeusler, Francis Cody and Hoyt Long. Awardees received a $1,000 honorarium in recognition of exceptional scholarly work and completion of their doctoral degree in 2007. The annual competition is co-sponsored by ProQuest and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Students. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services)