Awards and Recognition

Athletics and Recreation: Individual Awards

Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award

This award is presented to the female athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic ability and talent in her respective sport. This athlete will have shown real dedication to AUS athletics throughout the academic year.

Criteria              

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50
• Distinguished herself in her respective sport(s) and academic performance
• Exhibited a great attitude on and off the court/field
• Showed positive sportsmanship among her teammates, opponents and officials

Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award

This award is presented to the male athlete who has demonstrated outstanding athletic ability and talent in his respective sport. This athlete will have shown real dedication to AUS athletics throughout the academic year.

Criteria                   

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50
• Distinguished himself in his respective sport(s) and academic performance
• Exhibited a great attitude on and off the court/field
• Showed positive sportsmanship among his teammates, opponents and officials

Most Inspirational Athlete Award

This award recognizes a special athlete who has managed to inspire others due to their ability to overcome. This athlete displays character qualities such as tenacity and self-discipline, and has an indomitable spirit. It is for the athlete who encourages his/her teammates to keep trying, no matter how dire the circumstances. It is for the athlete who suffers in loss, but never gives up.

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50 
• Exhibited leadership and dedication, and is an example on and off the playing field
• Made an outstanding contribution to the team
• Has overcome adversity during the current academic year

Most Improved Player Award

This award recognizes the player who has showed the most improvement and progress over the season. This player will have made a significant contribution to their team or chosen sport. They will have shown qualities such as consistency, dedication to practice, and leadership.

Criteria

Minimum CGPA of 2.50      

An active member of a varsity team Noteworthy contributions to student athletics Improved contribution to team success (30%)

• Minutes per game (25%)
• Injuries/missed games (25%)
• Improved productivity (20%)

Residential Life: Individual Awards

First-Year Leadership Award   

This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a first-year student who has taken the initiative to get involved in student organizations at AUS, even while adjusting to new surroundings. This student has shown potential as a leader as well as for future contributions to residential life at AUS. - This award encourages involved first-year students living in the residential halls to remain active in leadership positions and to continue improving the residential hall environment.

Criteria                

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50
• A first-year student or first-year transfer student who has lived in the residential halls a minimum of one semester 
• Contributed to residential hall living throughout their time living in the residential halls    
• Currently resides in on-campus housing           
• Has promoted a sense of community among her/his peers

Resident Assistant (RA) of the Year Award

This is an individual award given to a resident assistant who has demonstrated exceptional contributions to his/her residential community through program development, addressing student needs, supporting other peers and senior staff, and showing commitment to community and leadership development. The RA of the Year is the resident assistant who has embodied the true essence of an amazing RA in every sense of the word and is a consistent performer in all RA duties.

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.80
• Undergraduate student with a minimum of 12 credit hours in the semester that the application is submitted
• Served as a resident assistant for the current academic year
• Has promoted a sense of community among her/his peers
• Excelled in his/her responsibilities as a RA

Student Engagement and Leadership: Individual Awards

Most Outstanding Student Leadership Award

This award recognizes an individual for his/her exemplary leadership, dedication and commitment through selfless acts of leadership within his/her involvement in Student Leadership Program. The student demonstrates a commitment to individual leadership and serves as a role model for the student body while displaying an overarching dedication to the campus community. This award acknowledges a student with excellence in leadership, service and community impact.

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.80
• An active member of the Student Leadership Program for the current academic year
• Made noteworthy contributions to leadership programs and initiatives
• A Team/Peer Leader for the current academic year

Most Outstanding Student Volunteer Award       

This award recognizes a distinguished undergraduate student for his/her exemplary record of serving the community and in promoting the welfare of the underprivileged throughout the academic year.

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50
• An active Community Service volunteer for the current academic year
• Noteworthy contributions to community service

Most Proactive Student Award

This award recognizes an individual who is highly engaged with student organizations throughout the academic year. It acknowledges the student’s efforts, commitment, hard work and contributions towards the enhancement of student life on campus. The individual exhibits the model of a student who maintains good academic standing while proactively engaged in extracurricular activities.     

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.50
• Member of a student organization for the current academic year
• Proactive participation in extracurricular activities

Student Organization President of the Year Award

This award recognizes an outstanding individual who has served as the president of a student organization. It acknowledges the student’s contribution towards the advancement of extracurricular activities at AUS through his/her leadership of the student organization. The student is a role model to peers and has promoted the advancement of the student organization’s mission and proactively engaged its members in meaningful activities and out-of-class learning opportunities.

Criteria

• Minimum CGPA of 2.5
• Serves as president of an OSA-registered student organization for the current academic year
• Plans and conducts events that promote the advancement of the organization’s mission
• Works in harmony with executive board members and exhibits ethical leadership qualities
• Serves as a role model and promotes the value and importance of extracurricular activities to one’s personal and professional development
• Plans and implements events in accordance with the policies and procedure set forth by OSA and AUS
• Optimizes the use of resources and supports the university’s sustainability efforts
• Contributes towards the development of major student events including the New Student Orientation, Week of Welcome, Global Day, Club Fair and many others

Team Awards

Athletics and Recreation: Team of the Year Award

This award recognizes the team that achieved success and competed at a consistently high level throughout the year. This team will have demonstrated fair play and a good sporting attitude throughout the season.

Criteria

• An active AUS Varsity team for the current academic year
• Noteworthy contributions to student athletics
• Sportsmanship 20%
• Teamwork. 30%
• Team Character/Respect Shown 25%
• Work Ethic. 25%

Residential Life: Best Residential Hall Community

This award is given to the strongest community on campus. The students are connected and have formed a supportive and active residential hall community. 

Criteria

• Works actively with the Student Residential Life Association to engage and connect residents
• Staff and RAs work as a team to create the closest residential hall community on campus
• Resident actively participated in the Battle of the Dorms offered by Athletics and Recreation
• Residents actively participate in activities on campus

Student Engagement and Leadership: Best Student Organization of the Year Award

This award recognizes outstanding student organizations from cultural and interest-oriented organizations. The award acknowledges the work, quality of events, outreach efforts and contributions of the student organization towards promoting a vibrant campus life and the advancement of extracurricular activities at AUS. The student organization actively engages its members in activities that promote their mission by conducting events that serve as a rich a platform wherein students can gain from practical learning experiences and hone their skills and abilities.

Criteria

• Active and registered OSA student organization for the current academic year
• Plans and conducts events that promote the advancement of the organization’s mission
• Creates extracurricular opportunities that support student development Works in harmony with other student organizations and promotes collaboration Promotes the value and importance of extracurricular activities by conducting events with clearly defined learning outcomes Plans and implements events in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth by OSA and AUS Optimizes the use of resources and supports the university’s sustainability efforts Contributes towards the development of major student events including the New Student Orientation, Week of Welcome, Global Day, Club Fair and many others

How to Apply

To nominate deserving students for these awards, please complete the application found at https://info.aus.edu/awardspring2020.

AUS students, Faculty and staff can nominate. Self-nominations are accepted.

Note: We highly recommend opening two tabs on your browser and referring back to the criteria for each award when filling out the application.

Deadline: Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. 

Conditions:

• The awards are presented to undergraduate students registered for a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester in which the award is received.
• The nominee should have no record of conduct probation or a greater sanction resulting from a violation of the Student Code of Conduct in the current Academic year.
• If a student received the OSA Scholarship in Spring 2020 or Fall 2020, they will be ineligible to receive the monetary portion of these awards.