2008-2009 ALL UNIVERSITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED

Information and criteria for each award. Award recipients will be announced at the Awards Extravaganza on Monday, APRIL 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Hughes-Trigg Theater. Please plan to attend!

Select an Award

"M" Award

The "M" Award is the most highly coveted recognition bestowed upon students, faculty, staff and administrators on the SMU Campus. The recipients' efforts have been continuous during their years at the University and are not limited to a narrow vested interest. The “M” Award honorees are an inspiration to others, giving unselfishly of their time and talents in order to make the University, and indeed the world, a better place for all of us to live.

Past Award Winners

Criteria

  • Nominee must be a student who will graduate by August 2009 (undergraduate or graduate) or a faculty/staff member with at least 6 years of continuous employment at SMU. The "M" Award may only be received once. Previous recipients are not eligible.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

  • If you have any questions prior to submission, please call 214-768-3368, or email Judith Banes.

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Umphrey Lee Award

The Umphrey Lee Award is named for the first president of the student body at SMU, who then went on to become the University's 4th President in 1939. In the spirit of the servant-leader role that defined his life, the Umphrey Lee Award is presented annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding involvement in and contribution to the University community while a student at SMU.

Criteria

  • Nominee must be an undergraduate student who will graduate by August 2009. The nominee, or his/her nominator, should indicate ways in which she/he has been involved and what contributions have been made to the University community while a student at SMU.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

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Presidential Award of Excellence - Scholar/Leader Award

The Presidential Award of Excellence – Scholar/Leader is given to an outstanding student leader who has shown qualities of leadership which have benefited the SMU community.

Criteria

  • Nominee must be a student who will graduate by August 2009 (undergraduate or graduate) with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and has an outstanding record of leadership at SMU.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

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Presidential Award of Excellence - Scholar/Volunteer Award

The Presidential Award of Excellence – Scholar/Volunteer is given to an outstanding student volunteer who has volunteered his or her services to the greater Dallas community and beyond.

Criteria

  • Nominee must be a student who will graduate by August 2009 (undergraduate or graduate) with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and has an outstanding record of volunteerism at SMU.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

  • If you have any questions prior to submission, please call 214-768-4403 or e-mail Carol Clyde.

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Avella Winn Hay Award

This award is given to a graduating senior based on scholarly excellence, exemplary character, and significant contribution to the SMU community.

Criteria

  • An SMU faculty or staff member must submit nomination by written letter. Nominee must be an undergraduate student who will graduate by August 2009.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

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John L. Freehafer Memorial Award

Dr. and Mrs. Lytle J. Freehafer established a memorial award in 1967 in honor of their son, John L. Freehafer, a 1965 graduate of SMU, who died October 6, 1965 in the Phillipines on an around-the-world tour following graduation. In establishing the award, Dr. Freehafer, former Vice President at Purdue University, asked that a committee of student leaders and university administrators who are concerned with student personnel and student life, select the students who are to receive the awards.

Criteria

  • The John L. Freehafer Memorial award is given to one or more sophomore, junior or senior students who have demonstrated an interest in people, in student life, in student activities and in student government and/or who have a special interest in how people govern themselves.

  • Additionally, a RESUME IS REQUIRED and must be received before the deadline. Resumes may be submitted in person to the Dean of Student Life Office, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center Rm 302, or faxed to 214-768-4572.

Contact

  • If you have any questions prior to submission, please call 214-768-4425 or e-mail Dawn Norris.

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