Each year, the Faculty Senate Honors and Awards Committee chooses one outstanding and extremely motivated graduating senior. Selection is based on the student’s demonstrated scholarship, leadership, character, and citizenship. The winner receives an award and university-wide recognition.
Students from all colleges and disciplines may apply; however, the nominated student must be eligible to graduate within the current academic year. Summer graduates may apply the following academic year.
The application deadline is the second Friday of March.
Download the Student Award Application Form
Whitbeck Memorial Award
Outstanding Graduating Senior with demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, citizenship and character
Award
- Plaque
- $2,000
Recent Winners
- 2023: Ahad Nadeem
- 2022: Tripti Shukla
- 2021: Stuti Chatterjee
- 2020: Kaitlin Zakrzewski
- 2019: Nicole Ursin
- 2018: Lelia Rosenkrans
- 2017: Connor Donovan
- 2016: Chloe Deaton
- 2015: Saad Azam
- 2014: Mackie O’Hara
- 2013: Hamza Arshad
- 2012: Ryne Ramaker
- 2011: Susanna Garcia
- 2010: Ashley Fejleh
- 2009: Allison Renfro
- 2008: Hassan Rayaz
- 2007: Molly Peters-Stanley
- 2006: Andreea Samaranda Aldea
- 2005: Maria Guadalupe Peña
- 2004: Diane M. Christup
- 2003: Celeste Alexander
- 2002: Georgia A. Miller
- 2001: Matthew Sharp
- 2000: Charles R. Green
- 1999: Carmen M. Mosley
- 1998: Kevin Braswell
- 1997: Shana M. Lovell
- 1996: Jeffrey Dutton
- 1995: Melody Myers
- 1994: Kristy J. Clinton
- 1993: Robbin G. Long
- 1992: Anthony George
- 1991: (no winner)
