Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Earl A. Webb Most Improved Chapter Award

This award recognizes the one chapter with the greatest year over year improvement in their McCune Metrics Score. When Earl A. Webb entered college at Central in Warrensburg, Alpha Chapter was not doing well. When asked why he joined Sigma Tau Gamma, Earl said that he looked around to find someplace where he could help. Help he did. With Earl’s leadership, Alpha Chapter was revived. Within ten years of his graduation, he became national president, and with a record of more than 60 years of extraordinary leadership and service, he is known as Mr. Sig Tau.

Roster of Earl A. Webb Most Improved Chapter Award Recipients by Year:

2014 - Southeast Missouri State University (Recipient) Alpha Chi - University of Illinois (Runner-Up) Gamma Theta - University of Missouri, St. Louis (Runner-Up) Tau - (Runner-Up) Psi - Central Michigan University (Runner-Up)

2013 Debt Reduction: Alpha Psi Chapter - Penn State (Winner) Recruitment Improvement: Epsilon Xi - (Winner) Alpha Chi - University of Illinois (Winner) Alpha Omega - Missouri University of Science and Technology (Winner) Epsilon Tau - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Winner)

2012 Gamma Theta Chapter-University of Missouri-St. Louis (Recipient) Epsilon Pi Chapter-University at Buffalo (Runner-Up) Epsilon Omicron Chapter- (Runner-Up) Kappa Provisional Chapter-University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (Runner-Up) Delta Alpha Chapter-East Carolina University (Runner-Up) 2011 Beta, (Recipient) Delta, (Runner-Up) Epsilon Rho, (Runner-Up) Beta Iota, California University of Pennsylvania (Runner-Up) Gamma Beta, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Runner-Up)

2010 Alpha, University of Central Missouri (Recipient) Epsilon Rho, Salisbury University (Runner-Up) Delta, Emporia State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Chi, Michigan Technological University (Runner-Up) Beta Gamma, Youngstown State University (Runner-Up)

2009 Alpha Omega, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Recipient) Delta, Emporia State University (Runner-Up) Epsilon Omicron, Monmouth University (Runner-Up) Beta Gamma, Youngstown State University (Runner-Up) Delta Omicron, Christopher Newport University (Runner-Up)

2007 Epsilon Kappa, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (Atlantic Coast Region) , University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Great Lakes Region) Epsilon, Pittsburg State University (Great Plains Region) Tau, East Central University (Southern Region) Delta Beta, (Three River Region)

2006 Gamma Tau, Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Atlantic Coast Region) Delta Xi, Carnegie Mellon University (Three Rivers Region) Gamma Xi, University of Wisconsin- Platteville (Great Lakes Region) Beta Alpha, University of Missouri (Great Plains Region) Beta Zeta, University of Central Oklahoma (Southern Region)

2005 Delta Omicron, Christopher Newport University Delta Rho, Miami University

2004 Alpha Phi, Southwest Missouri State University Epsilon Zeta, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

2003 Epsilon Delta, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

2002 Epsilon Alpha, MacMurray College

2001 Delta Xi, Carnegie Mellon University (Recipient) Alpha Chi, University of Illinois (Runner-Up) Alpha Psi, Pennsylvania State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Theta, University of Missouri-St. Louis (Runner-Up)

2000 Iota, Kent State University (Recipient) Delta Epsilon, Southwest Texas University (Runner-Up) Alpha Omega, University of Missouri-Rolla (Runner-Up) Delta Xi, Carnegie Mellon University (Runner-Up)

1999 Epsilon Zeta- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Recipient) Alpha Phi, Southeast Missouri State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Nu, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Runner-Up) Gamma Xi, University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Runner-Up) Mu, Southeastern Oklahoma University (Runner-Up)

1998 Gamma Gamma, St. Norbert College (Recipient)

1997 Alpha Delta, Western Illinois University (Recipient)

1996 Beta Lambda-Valparaiso University (Recipient)

1995 Epsilon, Pittsburg State University (Recipient)

1994 Upsilon, University of Arkansas-Monticello (Recipient)

1993 Gamma Chi, Michigan Technological University (Recipient) Beta Upsilon, Cleveland State University (Runner-Up)

1992 Delta Epsilon, Southwest Texas University (Recipient)

1991 Beta Lambda, Valparaiso University (Sigma Division) Gamma Omega, (Tau Division) Beta Pi, Frostburg State College (Gamma Division)

1990 Alpha Chi, University of Illinois (Sigma Division) Beta Zeta, Central Oklahoma State University (Tau Division) Theta, Northwest Missouri State University (Tau Divison)

1989 Beta Chi, Kearney State College (Sigma Division) Gamma Theta, University of Missouri-St. Louis (Tau Division) Beta Pi, Frostburg State College (Gamma Division)

1988 Beta Theta, Purdue University (Sigma Division) Beta Zeta, Central Oklahoma State University (Tau Division) Mu, Southeastern State University (Gamma Division) Rho, SUNY at Buffalo (Gamma Division)

1987 Alpha Sigma, Southern Illinois (Recipient)

1986 Beta Chi, Kearney State College (Recipient) Theta, Northwest Missouri State University (Runner-Up) Upsilon, University of Arkansas-Monticello (Runner-Up) Gamma Beta, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Runner-Up) Gamma Tau, Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Runner-Up)

1985 Alpha Alpha, Eastern Illinois University (Recipient) Lambda, Black Hills State College (Runner-Up) Alpha Kappa, University of Wisconsin-Stout (Runner-Up) Beta Omega, Edinboro (Runner-Up) Gamma Mu, University of Missouri-Kansas City ( Runner-Up)

1984 Tau, East Central State University (Recipient) Zeta, Northeastern Oklahoma State University (Runner-Up) Alpha Kappa, University of Wisconsin-Stout (Runner-Up) Beta Beta, Alliance College (Runner-Up) , Sexton Hall University (Runner-Up)

1983 Nu, Northwestern Louisiana University (Recipient) Beta Phi, Southwestern Oklahoma University (Recipient) Beta Nu, Northeast Louisiana State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Mu, University of Missouri-Kansas City (Runner-Up) Gamma Upsilon, Point Park College (Runner-Up)

1982 Alpha Psi, Pennsylvania State University (Recipient) Delta, Emporia State University (Runner-Up) Epsilon, Pittsburg State University (Runner-Up) Beta Upsilon, Cleveland State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Pi, Stephen F. Austin State University (Runner-Up)

1981 Beta Iota, California State College (Recipient) Omega, Southwest Missouri State University (Runner-Up) Alpha Omega, University of Missouri-Rolla (Runner-Up) Beta Lambda, Valparaiso University (Runner-Up) Gamma Beta, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Runner-Up)

1980 Alpha Chi, University of Illinois (Recipient) Beta Epsilon, Shippensburg State College (Runner-Up) Beta Upsilon, Cleveland State College (Runner-Up) Gamma Phi, University of Southern Indiana (Runner-Up) Gamma Tau, Michigan Technological University (Runner-Up)

1979 Beta Lambda, Valparaiso University (Recipient) Alpha Alpha, Eastern Illinois University (Runner-Up) Beta Epsilon, Shippensburg State College (Runner-Up) Beta Xi, Winona State College (Runner-Up) Beta Upsilon, Cleveland State College (Runner-Up)

1978 Eta, Fort Hays State University (Recipient) Epsilon, Pittsburg State University (Runner-Up) Beta Psi, University of Wisconsin-Superior (Runner-Up) Gamma Pi, Stephen F. Austin State University (Runner-Up) Gamma Phi, Indiana State University-Evansville (Runner-Up)

1977 Beta Zeta, Central Oklahoma State University (Recipient) Gamma Theta, University of Missouri-St. Louis (Runner-Up) Beta Lambda, Valparaiso University (Runner-Up) Lambda, Black Hills State College (Runner-Up) Beta Xi, Winona State University (Runner-Up)

1976 Gamma Omicron, Salem College (Recipient) Delta, Emporia State College (Runner-Up) Alpha Chi, University of Illinois (Runner-Up) Beta Phi, Southwestern Oklahoma State College (Runner-Up) Gamma Beta, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Runner-Up)