University Awards

NOMINATION DEADLINE: Monday April 5, 2010




Guidelines for writing an award nomination


Based on the descriptions of awards, please select the one you think is most appropriate for the student you are nominating.

Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial Award
This award, first presented in 1993, is presented annually to one non-traditional graduating senior who has demonstrated endurance, persistence and courage in the face of extraordinary challenges while in pursuit of an academic degree.
Thomas More Storke Award
The Thomas More Storke Award is awarded each year to one graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and extraordinary service to the University, its students, and the community. The basic criteria are courage, persistence, and achievement. Nominees must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above. (Attn: Faculty if you are only submitting an appraisal letter, please go directly to the appraisal and contact portion and complete only this portion).
Jeremy D. Friedman Memorial Award
This award is presented annually to one graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and superior scholarship , and who has in a particularly innovative and creative way contributed significantly to the quality of undergraduate life on campus. Nominees must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
University Service Award
Service Awards, presented annually to graduating seniors and graduate students, acknowledge a depth of involvement in several different areas of campus life. GPA requirements are based on academic performance that is equal to or higher than a cumulative GPA of 2.975, which is the scholastic average of the student body as a whole.
University Award of Distinction
These awards are presented annually to graduating seniors and graduate students who have made an outstanding contribution to a particular (perhaps fairly narrow) area of UCSB student life. The awards recognize in-depth or focused involvement and significant achievement in campus or community activities. As with the Service Awards, GPA requirements are based on academic performance that is equal to or higher than a cumulative GPA of 2.975, which is the scholastic average of the student body as a whole.
 
Nominee's First Name:  
Nominee's Middle Name:
Nominee's Last Name:  
Academic Major:  
Emphasis (optional):
Contribution/Involvement
Please list the nominee's campus and community activities of which you have firsthand knowledge. If you need to enter more than the visible number of involvements, please click "add involvement" -- you may list a total of five involvements.

Involvement 1:

Name of activity:
(120 char. limit)
Indicate if:
Description:
Length of service:
+ add involvement

Of all the people you have known involved in similar service activities, how does this nominee rank?:

   

Appraisal Letter
Please describe those personal and leadership characteristics that you believe make this person deserving of the Storke Award, the Friedman Award, the Whitted Award, a University Service Award, or an Award of Distinction. See the preceding Award Description for specific criteria for each. Should this person be selected, we would like to have some descriptive words that reflect his/her work and personality. Please provide a detailed statement stating what makes this candidate unique. (refer to Guidelines for writing an award nomination). Please note that we may choose to quote you during the awards ceremony.

Contact Information
Optional: Please enter the contact information of individuals whom we can contact about this nominee in the spaces below.

Contact's Name:
Contact's Phone:
Contact's Email:
Relationship to Nominee:
 
Contact's Name:
Contact's Phone:
Contact's Email:
Relationship to Nominee:
Required: Please enter your own contact information in the space below.

Nominator's Name:  
Nominator's Phone:  
Nominator's Email:    
Department or Organization:  



When you click on the “Preview Nomination” button, you will see your
nomination formatted as the selection committee will view it.