The committee consisting of Ernest Croot, Ton Dieker (chair) and Milena Mihail selected Luke Postle as the recipient of the 2014 ACO Outstanding Student Prize. The prize consists of a citation and a cash award. It was established thanks to a generous donation from the late Professor Emeritus Richard Duke.
The citation reads: "ACO Outstanding Student Prize is presented to Luke Postle for his scientific contributions during his tenure as a Ph.D. student. This prize recognizes: his scientific leadership and collaborative attitude, which stimulated fellow students; his dissertation, which makes a decisive contribution to the subject of colorings of graphs on surfaces; and the quality and breadth of his research."