Listed below are alumni who were nominated by the IGPBS and awarded the Madison & Lila Self Graduate Fellowship.
| Student | Year | Mentor and Department |
| Martha Carletti | 2005 | Dr. Lane Christenson, Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
| Stephanie Bishop | 2006 | Dr. Jed Lampe, Pharmacolgy, Toxicology, & Therapeutics |
| Steven Hart | 2007 | Dr. Xiaobo Zhong, Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics |
| Julie Mitchell |
2010 | Dr. Tom Yankee, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology |
| Angela Pierce |
2011 | Dr. Julie Christianson, Anatomy & Cell Biology |
| Christopher Neal | 2012 | Dr. Dianne Durham, Neurosciences |
At the end of each academic year, current IGPBS students cast their votes and honor one outstanding faculty member as "Instructor of the Year." The winners are listed below:
| Peter Baumann | 2009-10 |
| Aron Fenton | 2010-11 |
| Charlotte Vines | 2011-12 |