Persons graduated earlier than one semester preceding the spring election process will generally not be considered for membership. All courses completed by a student after award of the baccalaureate degree count in the overall graduate grade point average and are used in determining a student's academic standing. This award is conferred on a few master's and doctoral students who have a distinguished record of academic performance and service in the major field on this campus which sets them apart in some special way from the norm. Selection for the award is based on the criteria determined by the faculty in the respective graduate program areas. Scholarship, service to the department, community activities, research, and publications are examples of student accomplishment which may be taken into consideration.
Criteria utilized vary from discipline to discipline consistent with standards of excellence.
The selection of the awardees for the year is made each Spring. Recipients are recognized at the Honors Convocation in May and are issued an award certificate. Any questions regarding this award program should be directed to the Graduate Division Office, ADM 254.