Honors College

Dean's Award

Exemplifying Honors' mission and values


Awardees of the Dean's Award have challenged themselves to ...

  • develop their full potential to lead and serve local, national, and global communities
  • demonstrate genuine intellectual curiosity and a lifelong love of learning
  • exhibit skills in critical thinking, writing, public presentation, and information literacy

They embody values of the Honors College including ...

  • respect for diversity among individuals
  • high standards of scholarship and achievement
  • integrity, character, and moral responsibility
  • engagement with, and responsibility to, their community
  • independent thinking and intellectual risk-taking
  • creativity
  • global awareness and responsibility
  • a spirit of service and philanthropy

Recipients receive an engraved medallion and will also be commemorated by a tile placed permanently in Honors Hall Lounge.

Through the generosity of the Judy Roberts Honors Student Enrichment Fund, awardees receive a $250 scholarship.

Dean's Award Recipients


May 2009: Brian Carlton and Thomas Westphal. 

December 2008: Selena Galaviz and Anna M. Howell. 

May 2008: Robbie Cowgill and Gretchen Dole

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