Awards for Excellence
Alumni Awards for Excellence 2009Established: 1979
Purpose:
The Alumni Award for Excellence is presented to approximately 40 undergraduate senior level students and an additional 15 graduate and law students who have achieved outstanding academic success and have demonstrated career and professional preparation; campus and community leadership and involvement, or “leaders in the classroom, laboratory, campus and community.”
CRITERIA
Undergraduate Nominees:
Senior standing (90 credits or more), students may be transfers to University of Idaho
Cumulative GPA of 3.51 or higher
Currently-enrolled, full-time student; enrolled at the University of Idaho for at least three semesters (the semesters need not be consecutive; the current semester counts; students who have participated in an exchange program may count those semesters as time enrolled at University of Idaho)
Extra-curricular activity involvement
Campus activities, service or leadership
Community activities, service or leadership
(Previous undergraduate recipients of the Alumni Awards for Excellence award are not eligible for recognition again as undergraduates)
Graduate Nominees:
Excellent quality and potential impact of research/performance activity upon the field
Cumulative GPA of 3.51 or higher
Currently-enrolled, graduate degree seeking student at the University of Idaho
Extracurricular activity involvement
Campus activities, service or leadership
Community activities, service or leadership
(Previous recipients of the Alumni Awards for Excellence award at undergraduate level are eligible at Graduate level)
College of Law Nominees:
Third year law student
Top ten percent of their Law School Class
Currently-enrolled student at the University of Idaho College of Law
Extracurricular activity involvement
Campus activities, service or leadership
Community activities, service or leadership
(Previous recipients of the Alumni Awards for Excellence award at undergraduate level are eligible at the Law School level)