Awards
The Awards Program for 2009-2010 is April 24, 2010
The Student-Faculty Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award (Outstanding Graduating Senior Woman), the Joel Wiegert Award (Outstanding Graduating Senior Man), and the Gray Tilly Memorial Award (Outstanding Non-traditional Student). These awards recognize outstanding UAF graduates each year.
The criteria used by the committee in the selection of the award recipients are:
Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award & Joel Wiegert Award
Students nominated must have accumulated a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at the University of Alaska Fairbanks by May 10, 2009, and must have received or will receive their baccalaureate degree during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Other criteria include character, personality, scholarship (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0), extracurricular activities, and contributions to the University and Fairbanks communities.
Gray Tilly Memorial Award
Students nominated must be graduating seniors, whose education was interrupted because of family responsibilities, including financial hardships
Students nominated for the Gray Tilly Award are usually the "non-traditional" students who may have required more than 4-5 years to complete their course of study due to family responsibilities, etc.
Students nominated must have accumulated a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at the University of Alaska Fairbanks by May 10, 2009, and must have received or will receive their baccalaureate degree during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Other criteria include character, personality, scholarship (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0), extracurricular activities, and contributions to the University and Fairbanks communities.