Deadline approaches for graduate award nominations

Submitted by Lydia Anderson
Phone: (907) 474-7307
02/13/06

Wednesday, Feb. 15 is the deadline to submit nominations for the three awards recognizing outstanding members of this year’s graduating class.

The Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award and the Joel Wiegert Award recognize one outstanding graduating senior woman and man, respectively. The Gray S. Tilly award recognizes an outstanding senior whose education was interrupted because of family responsibilities, including financial hardship.

Students nominated must have accumulated at least 30 semester hours at UAF by May 14, be receiving or have received their baccalaureate degree during the 2005-2006 academic year and have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Additional criteria include character, personality, extracurricular activities and contributions to the university and Fairbanks communities.

Submit nominations to:
Student-Faculty Awards Committee
Wood Center, UAF
P.O. Box 756640
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Nominations are also accepted online at www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/programs/awards/index.html