Nomination Form
Outstanding Student Award
To be eligible for nomination, the student must be a graduating senior or a final year
master or doctorate student. The student must have GPA indicating high achievement
and must be nominated by an ISU employee or student. See the attached criteria sheet
for more details. An additional page may be attached if needed.
Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden): _________________________________________________
Current Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ________________________________________________________________
Home Phone: ____________________________ Cell Phone: ___________________________
E-mail:________________________________________________________________________
Degree: _____________________________________________________________
Major(s): __________________________________ ___________________________________
Years at ISU ________
Credit hours per semester________ Cumulative GPA_________
Graduation Date (December, Spring or Summer & YEAR) ______________________________
Academic achievements and honors: ________________________________________________
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Career-related experience: _______________________________________________________
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Extracurricular activities: _________________________________________________________
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Please describe the student and the strengths which lead you to nominate him/her for the
Outstanding Student Achievement Award:
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Nominator:
Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden): _________________________________________________
Campus Address: _______________________________________________________________
Campus Phone: __________________________ Cell Phone: ___________________________
E-mail:________________________________________________________________________
Academic Title_________________________________________________________________
College/unit ____________________________ Department_____________________________
For students making nominations, please have the following completed by a faculty
member
As a faculty member of Idaho State University, I endorse this nomination:
Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden): _________________________________________________
Campus Address: _______________________________________________________________
Campus Phone: __________________________ Cell Phone: ___________________________
E-mail:________________________________________________________________________
Academic Title_________________________________________________________________
College/unit ____________________________ Department_____________________________
All nomination materials are to be sent to the Dean of the college/unit in which the nominee
is enrolled and must be received by January 15, 2016.
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OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROCESS
This award honors graduating seniors from each college/unit including Graduate Studies (master’s
student and a final year doctoral student). The Outstanding Student Achievement Awards Reception is
scheduled each spring, typically the last week in April. The Alumni Relations Office sponsors this
program and presents it in partnership with the academic colleges.
Candidate information
College/unit students will be nominated and selected:
 College of Arts & Letters (2)
(1-Fine Arts & Humanities and 1- Social
and Behavioral Sciences)
 College of Business
 College of Technology
 College of Education
Division of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Science & Engineering (2)
(1-Natural & Physical Sciences and
1-Engineering)
1. Nomination Process
a. Call for Nominations
 The Office of Alumni Relations will notify the campus community of the award and call for
nominations to be generated and sent to each college/unit selection committee.
b. Who can nominate
 Deans and faculty members from each college nominate students whose qualities they
characterize as outstanding.
 Faculty, staff, students, student teachers and graduate students can make nominations. Students
who make nominations are required to obtain the endorsement of a faculty member.
 No self-nominations will be accepted.
c. Who is eligible
 Individuals must be seniors who graduated in December or who will graduate in May or August
of the current academic year.
d. Informed Nominations
 Nominees are informed of their selection and asked to provide support materials by Alumni
Relations Office by established deadline.
 Nominators are also encouraged to supply support materials with the completed nomination
form.
e. Support materials
 Completed nomination form (provided by the nominator).
 The individual colleges/unit will determine if students ISU transcripts are required and obtain
them.
 Letters of Recommendation (academic, professional or personal). At least one is required, but no
more than three will be accepted.
 Academic achievements and honors.
 ISU course work.
 Career-related experience.
 Extra-curricular activities.
 Leadership experience.
2. Selection Process
a. Review of Nominations
 At least three nominations are required for all colleges/units.
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 Each college/unit is charged with the responsibility of determining students eligibility for award
 If more than six (6) nominees, Deans may want to prioritize or pre-qualify nominations to arrive
at a number manageable for their selection committee
b. Selection Committees
 A selection committee will be established in each college/unit. Selection committees will be
determined by the Dean of each college/unit and should be composed of at least one faculty
member, one alumnus and one student from that college and the dean or their designated
representative.
c. Evaluation Criteria
 For undergraduate nominees:
 An Outstanding Student Achievement Award recipient should be a well-rounded and successful
member of his or her campus and community. Tie-breaking areas of selection could include
GPA, leadership activities and strength of class load as it pertains to each student’s major.
 For graduate nominees:
 Graduate nominees should meet the same criteria as undergraduate nominees. As graduate
degrees differ in their completion requirements, each candidate will likely come with different
degrees of research, published materials and teaching experience. Selection committees should
discuss and weigh the importance of research, published materials and the amount of time spent
teaching.
3. Recognition Ceremony
a. Reception
 Outstanding Student Award recipients will be honored at a reception in the Bistline Thrust
Theatre and the Samuel Horne Bennion Promenade inside the Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Award recipients will be presented medals and give short acceptance speeches.
 Each award recipient and immediate family will be guests of the Office of Alumni Relations.
b. Commencement
 All Outstanding Student Award recipients are invited to participate in and be recognized at the
May Commencement ceremony, regardless of the actual month of graduation.
 At Commencement, the Outstanding Student Award recipients will lead their respective colleges
in the processional.
 Recipients will also receive tickets for special Commencement seating for their families and a gift
from the Office of Alumni Relations.
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