April 2011 Chancellor's Leadership Award
Recipients
Click here for the list of April 2011 recipients
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● January 31 - February 21 |
Call for Nominations |
| ● February 21 - 8:00am | Nominations Due |
| ● March 14 - 8:00am | Nominated student questionnaires due |
| ● March 15 - April 4 | Committee review of questionnaires |
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 6pm - Chancellor's Leadership Award Ceremony - Laird Room, DUC |
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To nominate a student for the Chancellor's Leadership Award, please fill out the Nomination Form.
May-August 2011 Graduates (click here for PDF list of graduates)
Students who have been notified of their nomination need to fill out the Nominee Questionnaire.
The Chancellor's Leadership Award was developed at the urging of Chancellor Dreyfus in 1978. Until then, the only award given to graduates for their university career achievements was the Albertson Award. Since relatively few met the qualifications for an Albertson Award, Chancellor Dreyfus was concerned that the last thing many of our graduates heard from the university after years of contributions was that they had lost. He felt all who had provided significant service to the University Community should receive some honor, and from that annual pool, the Albertson Award should be selected.
With this award each semester, we honor graduating students who throughout their careers at our university have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated campus and/or community service and shown a commitment to personal growth. As of January 2011, Chancellor Patterson has set a limit for each semester’s recipients to ensure that truly the strongest leaders on campus are being awarded. There can be up to 30 recipients for the December semester and up to 50 for the April/May semester.
Nominations are solicited for the Chancellor's Leadership Award in the fall for December graduates and in the early spring for both spring and summer graduates. Each nomination provides a summary of nominator support and the candidate is asked to submit information on their university career experiences. These two documents provide the basis for the evaluation process. A Selection Committee reviews files each semester to evaluate each candidate against the stated criteria and determines who shall be honored with the Chancellor's Leadership Award. The Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs convenes the selection committee, administers the process and notifies the nominees on the status of their candidacy.
The Chancellor's Leadership Award is an inch and one-half bronze circular medallion featuring the seal of the University. It is presented with a purple and gold neck ribbon. The awards are presented at the fall and spring leadership award ceremonies. Parents, family members and friends are invited to attend this ceremony. Award winners are also noted in the Commencement program.
The call for nominations is early October for fall graduate nominees and by the end of February for spring/summer graduate nominees. The committee makes their decisions by the end of November (fall) and by mid-April (spring), and notification letters are sent immediately thereafter. The awards are presented at the fall and spring Leadership ceremonies which occur before Commencement.