This award was established in 1986 to encourage students' participation in campus and community service.
Students submit a resume reflective of academic and outreach accomplishments.
Of these, two candidates are selected as representative of the pool. The award was renamed in 1994 to honor former Dean John Dickson's commitment to community service and his initiative in developing this award. By SBPA Scholarship and Award Committee. A paper focusing on global competition is submitted by each candidate and is evaluated on the basis of both creativity and the feasibility of strategic thinking. This scholarship was established in 1999 on the occasion of his retirement from UPS to honor Professor Polley's forty years of service to the education of accounting professionals in the State of Washington.