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Outstanding Student Leader Awards

First Year Leader Award

A student must be actively involved in at least one organization and have assumed a leadership role or responsibilities in some capacity within the organization while maintaining a minimum G.P.A. of 2.25. Applicant must be a first-time nominee and classified as a freshman/ first year student having begun their first year at UTA in the summer/fall 2019.

Second Year Leader Award

A student must be actively involved in at least one organization and have assumed a leadership role or responsibilities in some capacity within the organization while maintaining a minimum G.P.A. of 2.25. Applicant must be classified as a sophomore/ second year having begun their second year at UTA in the summer/fall 2019.

Student Leadership Award

The Student Leadership Award identifies individuals who have made significant contributions to their organizations and the University within the past year. Students must be involved in a minimum of two organizations/groups and held a major leadership position in at least one of those organizations or recognized departmental components. Since academic achievement plays an important role in leadership, award consideration requires a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5. Can be an undergraduate or graduate student.

Wayne Duke Leadership Award

The student must show ongoing leadership development and contributions throughout their undergraduate enrollment at UTA as an undergraduate student.

Questions?

Please contact Loretta M. Pequeno, Director, FSLC, or call at 817-272-9220.
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criteria

  1. A student must meet all minimum standards designated in the award's description.
  2. A student must have held, or currently be holding, an official leadership position.
  3. The involvement and official position(s) must either be with a registered student organization or an auxiliary group (peer counselors, university performance groups, resident assistants, student publications staff, etc.)
  4. The nominees for Outstanding First Year and Second Year Leader must have a minimum UTA grade point average of 2.25. All other awards must have a minimum of a 2.5 UTA grade point average.
  5. Acknowledgement will only be given to those leadership efforts that were accomplished at UTA.
  6. All students must be nominated by a staff or faculty member. Self nomination will not be accepted.