UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Whitney Baehr, Senior, Elementary Education major, from Withee
Rachel Harris, Senior, Psychology and Communications major, from Minneapolis, MN
Kiana Johnson, Senior, Field Biology major, from Janesville
Mirza Naveed, Senior, Computer Science and Information Systems major, from Cottage Grove, MN
Tate Schlichting, Senior, Political Science major, from Superior
Bryanne Stites, Senior Elementary Education major, from Prescott
Paul Tietz, Senior, Environmental Science major, from Waunakee
Faith Velez, Junior, Psychology/Social Justice major, from Redgranite
Amarea Witt, Senior, Biomedical Sciences major, from St. Paul, MN
The university has long recognized academic achievement through the granting of awards, scholarships, and honors. In 1977, the Chancellor and the Student Affairs staff began considering a way of also honoring students who had made significant non-academic contributions to the university. In 1980, the Chancellor's Award for Students was first awarded to five recipients in recognition of their service to UW-River Falls. Since then, 5-12 students have been selected every year to receive this honor.
This award has come to symbolize the institution’s recognition of those UW-River Falls upperclassmen or graduate students who demonstrate outstanding service and leadership. The students must be nominated and obtain letters of support during the annual nomination period in the spring. Nominees are reviewed by a selection committee that identifies finalists who are then called in front of the committee for an in-person interview, accompanied by their nominator.
Awards are presented at the annual Chancellor's Award Reception to which the recipients, their families, fellow students and faculty are invited.
Supporting and promoting a culture of undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity across campus; showing exceptional leadership when attending professional meetings and conferences.
Committing to creating an environment of mutual respect, professional behavior, academic freedom and appreciation of individual differences and rich cultural diversity; understanding the systemic concepts of social justice and promoting inclusivity in our campus community.
Advocating for and participating in global and international campus programs; raising awareness of issues around the internationalization of our campus and world; showing qualities of being a citizen and leader with an informed global perspective.
Exhibiting the traits of servant leadership; fostering hope and effecting real change within the community beyond campus.
Enriching the lives of fellow students, by building better student organizations and by contributing to a more just and caring campus.
For each nominee, the following must be submitted:
*To be emailed as a PDF or Microsoft Word doc to studentaward@uwrf.edu. Please include the name of the nominee in all file names. Incomplete nominations will not be considered.
Letters may come from UWRF faculty or advisers, UWRF staff, external organization leaders, fellow students, or the candidate themself.
All supporting documents must be submitted by midnight on March 6, 2020.