Student Awards

Faculty, university supervisors, and cooperating teachers/mentors are invited to nominate outstanding students for the following awards. Information should include your rational for nominating the student and how his/her work reflects high standards.

Recommended Criteria for:

Outstanding Student Research - Nominated by faculty for outstanding work in the following areas:

• Dissertation
• Thesis
• Professional paper
• MAT Portfolio
• Seminar in Literacy Research project
• Research seminar papers
• Student author published article (student is first author)
• Conference papers/conference proposals
• Other culminating papers or projects

Outstanding Student Teacher - Nominated by cooperating teacher or university supervisor for outstanding student teacher awards based on calendar year (Spring/Fall):

• Sustains classroom rapport that promotes learning
• Ability to design activities that engage students
• Maintained a clear classroom management plan
• Communicates and presents effectively  
• Encourages respect among students, teachers, staff and community
• Exhibits professionalism (including good attendance)

Outstanding Student Service - Nominated by faculty advisor for outstanding member of an organization:

• Who's Who
• Mortar Board
• Golden Key
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society (Multidisciplinary Association)
• Outstanding Graduate Award
• Outstanding Undergraduate Award
• Beta Phi Mu National Honor Society (Library Science)
• Student Associations (GLISA, Graduate Library and Information Studies Association)
• Student Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
• Chi Sigma Iota
• Family Sciences Association
• Child Life Organization
• Other

Outstanding Intern/Practicum:

• Nominated by site supervisor or faculty supervisor for the graduate intern award (including SLIS practicum, MAT internship candidates).
• Nominated by site supervisor or faculty supervisor for the undergraduate practicum award.

Scholarships - Students who have received the following scholarships for the current year will also be honored at the awards ceremony.  Please submit the names of winners.

• Toulouse Scholarship
• McNair Scholars
• Honors scholar program
• Pi Delta Kappa
• Beta Phi Mu
• Taliaferro Scholarship
• Lillian Spicola Doctoral Scholarship in Reading
• Margaret Griffin Doctoral Scholarship Endowment in Reading
• Other