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. 

• 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

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

Nomination Form