The Rising Star Leadership Award
For current McCombs students who demonstrate an
established commitment to service within McCombs,
outstanding scholarship and achievements, and exemplary
leadership and involvement. Think you fit the bill?
Presented by the BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
Application due: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:00 pm
The Rising Star Leadership Award
Presented by the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
2014 Application Form
The Rising Star Leadership Award
Presented by the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
2014 Application
Red McCombs School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
Award Criteria
The Rising Star Leadership Award is presented to a graduating McCombs BBA or MPA student who has
proven an established commitment to service within the McCombs School through (1) outstanding scholarship
and achievements and (2) exemplary leadership and community involvement. The recipient demonstrates
significant growth potential as a future leader in the McCombs community.
The recipient of this award displays the core values of strong character, an ethical and principled approach to
leadership and, most importantly, a genuine interest in making the McCombs School a better place beyond just
his or her undergraduate and/or MPA years at the University.
The recipient will work with the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board beginning in the fall of 2014.
This award is administered by the Student Interaction Committee of the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni
Advisory Board.
About the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
The McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board leads a network of 67,000 McCombs alumni, one of the
largest alumni bases of any business program in the world. The board oversees strategic initiatives at McCombs,
encourages alumni involvement and giving and strives to make the MPA and undergraduate experience better
for current and future students. The board is comprised of 28 members, who are leaders in the business world
throughout North America and each have a passion to give back and make McCombs a better place. Current
initiatives of the board include fundraising for the BBA Alumni Endowed Excellence Fund and administering
the Rising Star Award for outstanding young alumni and Rising Star Leadership Award for outstanding student
leaders. For more information about the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board, please visit:
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Alumni/Get-Involved/BBA-MPA-Board.aspx
Candidate Requirements
The Rising Star Leadership Award winner must meet the following requirements:
 Restricted to undergraduate students of the McCombs School of Business or MPA students
 Minimum 3.25 GPA
 Graduating in May 2014 or August 2014
Please return this fully completed application (Parts I through IV) in its entirety electronically to
alumni@mccombs.utexas.edu by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 21st. Please also ensure that a letter of
reference is submitted electronically to alumni@mccombs.utexas.edu by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 21st
from the email address of your recommender.
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The Rising Star Leadership Award
Presented by the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
2014 Application Form
Part I: Basic Information and Ethical Statement
Please fill in the below information. You fully acknowledge that by submitting this application, you are bound
by the Ethical Statement that follows.
Name
Graduation Date
Address
Street/Apt #
Permanent
Email
City,
Phone
State
Zip Code
Overall GPA
Status: Number of Long Semesters on Campus (including current) __________ Number of Hours Completed __________
Major: ___________________
Place of Employment / Grad School After Graduation: _________________________________________
“I certify that I am in good academic standing with The University of Texas at Austin and the Red McCombs School
of Business, while maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25. I affirm that information presented herein is
accurate to the best of my knowledge. I do not have a disciplinary record. I hereby authorize the selection
committee to verify my academic history, to ensure that I do not have a disciplinary record and to contact my
reference at its full discretion. It is solely my responsibility to check my email to see if I have received an interview.
I will attend the Honors Day ceremony on Friday, April 11th, 2014. I understand that if I win this award, I will be
expected to actively work with the BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board as well as on a Board committee. I understand
that the Board commitments entail monthly conference calls and two daylong meetings a year.”
Part II: Leadership Résumé
Please attach a Leadership Résumé outlining all of your campus and community activities. Please do NOT
include any high school activities. Rank your involvement in chronological order starting with the most recent.
For every activity please include the following:
 Name of the organization
 Dates you were involved
 Any officer positions held - please specify if you were elected (E) , appointed (A), or volunteered (V)
for that position
 Number of hours per week
 Include the name and number of a reference for every activity listed
 Please include in the résumé a list of your internships as well as your future plans after graduation.
Part III: Essay Question
Please submit an answer to the following question which conforms to the below parameters.
 12-point font
 Single-spaced, 1 inch margins
 Limit essay to one page
 Attach essay to the application
“What have been your most meaningful contributions to the Red McCombs School of Business? Describe how
these contributions have impacted the broader McCombs community. Finally, address how your contributions
will serve as a bridge to your future leadership and involvement as a steward of the McCombs community.”
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The Rising Star Leadership Award
Presented by the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
2014 Application Form
Part IV: Letter of Reference
Please ask someone important to you to submit, from his or her email address, a letter of reference to
alumni@mccombs.utexas.edu by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 21st. The recommender may be anyone of your
choosing, but he or she should be someone in a position to speak to (1) your past leadership experience, (2) the
quality of your character and (3) your leadership potential in the McCombs community as an alum.
The content of your letter of reference should directly address the above items and should include your full
name.
Please indicate who your recommender is (include title): ____________________________________
How do you know this person? _________________________________________________________
What is the email address your recommender is using to submit the letter? ______________________
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Presented by the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board
2014 Application Form
http://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/mccombs-today/2010/04/alumni-board-honors-zuhair-khan-as-inauguralrising-star-leadership-award-recipient
Alumni Board Honors Zuhair Khan as
Inaugural Rising Star Leadership Award
Recipient
By Kelly George
Created 2010-04-19 4:36pm
Posted by: Kelly George | April 19, 2010 - 4:36pm
The McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board is proud to announce Zuhair
Khan (center), a senior in BHP, finance and history, as the inaugural recipient of
the Rising Star Leadership Award. Khan was recognized for his achievements at
the Honors Day ceremony on April 9th and will work with the Board in the fall.
Khan has been an officer in five McCombs student organizations, is a member of
the Friar Society, and is the host of “Austin’s Green Business,” a weekly radio
show. Khan also works as a researcher in the Center for Business, Technology &
Law and spent a semester conducting research in Kolkata, India. In recognition of
his achievements, Khan was recently selected as a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship.
Shelley Nix, associate director of the Business Honors Program, added, “What separates Zuhair Khan from other
students is his passion for making McCombs the best undergraduate business school.”
Khan’s peers describe him as having a tireless work ethic, an unending reservoir of energy, and a genuine passion about
everything he does. The board saw Khan as having the right combination of perspective and humility to impact many
generations of McCombs students and alumni.
“The board created the award because we wanted to honor a truly outstanding student and to further strengthen the ties
between the McCombs program and its alumni,” said award presenter and board member Adam Blum, BBA ’06, MPA
’06, in his speech at Honors Day. Blum continued, “We wanted to find the next young alumni leader--the next Rising Star-and bring this person onto our board.”
McCombs Dean Tom Gilligan remarked, “The creation of this award is an outstanding and momentous contribution from
our dedicated alumni board which continues to make a meaningful impact on the McCombs community.”
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