2013 Chancellor's Award for Students
                           Reception

A reception was held on Thursday, April 18th to honor the recipients of the 2013 Chancellor's Award for Students.  This award is the highest non-academic honor a student can receive at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  It is presented to a small and very special group of students who have given distinguished leadership and service to the campus and external communities during the course of their time on campus. Please be sure to congratulate these outstanding students for their commitment to excellence and service.

2013 Chancellor's Award for Students Recipients

Elizabeth Byers
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Marketing Communications

Karen Edlebeck
College of Arts and Sciences
Psychology

Lauren Evans
College of Arts and Sciences
Marketing Communications

Ashley Goettl
College of Arts and Sciences
Communication Studies

Amy Graham
College of Education and Professional Studies
Elementary Education

The Award

The Chancellor's Award recognizes students who possess the qualities of leadership, service, and commitment and acknowledges a student's unique personal traits and skills. This award is granted to upper class students and is not solely based on scholastic achievement. The recipients will receive the award at the Chancellor's Award Reception for students in April.

Criteria for Selection

The criteria for selection is based on exceptional leadership skills with service and commitment to the university and community through various projects and activities. Distinguishing attributes, unique personality traits, and special talents are also considered in the selection process. A student may receive the Chancellor's Award only once during his or her undergraduate career.

Nomination Process

The following 5 documents are required and must be in MS Word document format:

• Nomination Form
• The nominator's letter: Include examples of nominee's leadership, service, and contributions to the university and community.
• Nominee's Resume
• First letter of support: From faculty/staff/students or community leader
• Second letter of support: From faculty/staff/students or community leaders

Submitting Nomination Documents

• Send all five documents as e-mail attachments to blake.fry@uwrf.edu
• Address the subject line with "Chancellor's Award" and the students name

Tips for Nominators

• Nominators should set up a dedicated folder on their local hard drive to keep documents organized
• Letters of support can be sent to the nominator as an e-mail message. The nominator should then copy and paste the text of the letter into a word document that can be sent as an attachment.

The Nominating Committee for the Chancellor's Award consists of designated representatives from the following university areas:

• Chancellor's Office
• College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• College of Arts and Sciences
  
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education and Professional Studies
• Student Affairs
• Student Senate (2)