Outstanding Student Veteran Award

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. 

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
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Must be a minimum fourth semester student with 48 Penn State credits at time of nomination. Transfer credits do not count.
• 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
  • Letter of nomination outlining the student’s qualifications for the award as they relate to established criteria (see below)
  • Nomination Form (see below)

Selection Committee

• Student Veteran Club Adviser (non-voting)
• Director of Development Representative
• Faculty Member
• Director of Student Affairs

Nomination Deadline

Nomination deadline for the 2024-2025 award season will be posted in early Spring 2025.

Past Recipients

Nomination Form