Award Criteria
The Awards Committee will consider the following applicable criteria when making their selections:
- Nominee must be a student in good standing (2.0 cumulative GPA/2.0 GPA most recent semester); Award for Excellence in an Academic Discipline: 3.5 GPA
- Volunteer versus paid positions: less emphasis will be placed on paid positions except when superior performance can be demonstrated
- Accomplishments attained while the nominee was a student at HSU will be given priority; some achievements at prior institutions may be considered for transfer students.
- Evidence of direct involvement
- Level of commitment over a sustained period of time
- Demonstrable and/or significant contributions
- Inspiration to others
- Innovation and creativity
- Effectiveness
- Enhanced and/or advanced the
quality of student life