Award
- Framed Certificate
- Engraved plaque to be displayed on campus honoring winners
Eligibility
- Nominees must be active military, reserve, or national guard, ROTC, or a veteran having served in the U.S Armed Services.
- Nominees must be enrolled at Penn State Mont Alto during the academic year of nomination.
- Student veterans who have demonstrated academic achievement and who have made a meaningful contribution to the University or broader community may be nominated. Nominees do not necessarily have to be in an assigned leadership role.
Nominees must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Nominees must be a minimum fourth semester student with 48 Penn State credits at time of nomination. Transfer credits do not count.
Criteria for Judging
- Success in coping with numerous roles
- Innovative approaches to meeting personal education needs
- Supportive of other veterans returning to school
- Contributions to campus and/or community
- Sensitizing the institution to the needs of student veterans
- There will be one individual chosen from a 2-year program and one from a 4-year program.
Procedure
Nominations accepted from any Mont Alto student, faculty, or staff member.
Nomination must include:
Student's qualifications for the award as they relate to the "Criteria for Judging".
Completion of the nomination form by the nominator (online nomination form is located at bottom of the page)
Selection Committee
- Student Veteran Club Adviser (non-voting)
- Faculty Member
- Director of Student Affairs
Nomination Deadline
Nomination deadline for the 2024-2025 award season is March 28, 2025
Past Recipients
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Bella Smith & Daniel Palatucci |
| 2023 | S. LeMar Best & Justin Nichol |
| 2022 | Tanner Wetzel |
| 2021 | Jessica Beckley |
| 2020 | Ben Cai |
| 2019 | Grayson B. Whistler |
| 2018 | John Wiesniewski |
| 2017 | Peter Lancaster |
| 2016 | Joshua Hersl |
| 2015 | Benjamin Stephey |
| 2014 | Joshua D. Adams |
| 2013 | Allen Stephey |