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4Richard Bernstein Achievement for OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC Excellence The Richard Bernstein Achievement Awards are present - ACHIEVEMENT ed annually to outstanding students from across the University The University recognizes students who have demon - who have demonstrated entrepreneurial behavior. Selection is strated outstanding achievement through: based on a broad set of criteria, including evidence of appreci - 4Celebration of University Leadership Awards ation for American capitalism, leadership, organizational abili - Show ties, creativity, self-initiative and commitment. 4Biology Faculty Each year the Office of Student Activities, Organizations The Biology Faculty Award is presented annually to one and Leadership works with the Student Government or more graduating biology majors who have displayed out - Association to provide the Celebration of University Leadership standing leadership and service to the Biology Department in Awards Show, a semiformal awards presentation designed to addition to having maintained academic excellence. recognize the time, effort and service student leaders offer to the University community. 4Board of Regents Outstanding Scholar Award 4Dean’s List This award is given in recognition of outstanding ability demonstrated by scholarly work. The recipient must be a Compiled and issued each semester by the school resident of junior status, have a cumulative grade deans’ offices, the Dean’s List is composed of matriculated point average of 3.5 and must be actively involved in the students who have at least 12 semester hours with grades of Honors Program. A, B or C with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester. Students so honored receive a certificate and have 4School of Business Outstanding Senior Award their names entered on the Dean’s List. Each year the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business 4Honors Convocation presents awards to senior students from each major/concen - tration area. These non-monetary awards are based on out - Each spring semester, an Honors Convocation recognizes standing academic performance and input from faculty in each students who have distinguished themselves academically. High- area of concentration. achieving students are presented with the following awards. 4Art Department Alumni Recognition Award 4Capital Section American Association of Clinical Chemistry Clinical Chemistry Student of the Year This award is given to an art student or students in honor of an alumnus that the Department of Art chooses to This award is presented annually to the graduating senior recognize. showing the most promise in clinical biochemistry as identified 4Art Department Meritorious Award by the medical laboratory science faculty. Caruthers Memorial Fund Award Art faculty select one or more full- or part-time students 4 who have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours at SU The Caruthers Memorial Fund Award is awarded to a jun - and have submitted a portfolio and written statements about ior or senior major who evidences academic schol - their work or art-related achievements. arship, leadership skills, involvement in campus and 4Art Department Student Assistantship Award community activities, and shows promise of becoming an outstanding teacher. This award is presented annually to rising junior or senior Diana Marie Clayton Memorial Award art major or liberal studies major who demonstrate excellence 4 in one of the art tracks, maintains an overall grade point aver - This award is given in memory of Diana Marie Clayton in age of at least 3.0 or better and receives a recommendation recognition of enthusiasm, dedication and academic perform - from one of the Department of Art faculty members,or the ance demonstrated in the study of professional nursing. director of University Galleries or the dean of the Fulton School 4Delmarva , Institute of Management of Liberal Arts. The award is meant to assist full-time art major or liberal studies-art major pursuing a Bachelor of Art or a Accountants Award Bachelor of Fine Arts in art. The Institute of Management Accountants Award is an 4Outstanding Senior Student Athletic Trainer unencumbered gift to an outstanding senior in accounting and Award is based on academic performance, leadership, and involve - ment in campus and community activities. Sponsored by Peninsula Orthopedic Associates, Inc., this 4Delta Kappa Gamma Society, award is given to a graduating senior seeking certification as an athletic trainer who has shown exemplary performance in Beta Chapter Award four categories: scholarship, clinical experience, extracurricular This award is presented by the Beta Chapter of Delta activities in athletic training and involvement in non-athletic Kappa Gamma Society to an outstanding woman student training related extracurricular activities.

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teacher who best exemplifies the fine qualities and characteris - 4Guerrieri University Center Music Major Award tics of the profession. The Guerrieri University Center Music Major Award hon - 4Distinguished Computer Science Student Award ors a degree-candidate music major who has demonstrated Presented annually to computer science students who outstanding musicianship by exceptional recital performance have been recognized by a consensus of full-time faculty in and academic achievement. the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for 4Guerrieri University Center Scholar Athlete demonstrating outstanding computer science expertise. Award Allen R. Dudley Memorial Award in Chemistry 4 Recognizes varsity intercollegiate athletics team mem - Awarded each year to a senior chemistry major who has bers who have attained a cumulative grade point average of demonstrated consistent academic excellence and who has 3.0 or better and who have made outstanding contributions to the potential for an exceptional future in chemistry. team leadership. 4Caroline Dudley Memorial Award in Music 4History Department Scholastic Award Awarded annually to a student of promise majoring in The History Department Award is presented to a graduat - music at the level of senior class standing. Preference is given ing senior history major who has demonstrated outstanding to students of vocal performance. scholastic ability and has provided substantial leadership for 4Robert Elderdice Memorial Award the many student activities sponsored by the History Department. In memory of his interest in and love of American litera - ture, the family of Robert Elderdice has provided this annual 4Khazeh Family Distinguished Senior Award award to a promising undergraduate English major who has Awarded annually in honor of Dr. Kashi Khazeh’s parents expressed a special interest in pursuing the study of to recognize one distinguished Perdue School graduating sen - American literature. ior majoring in finance. The recipient must have a minimum 3.3 4Eugene D. Farace Outstanding Senior Award cumulative grade point average as well as a minimum 3.55 in Geography grade point average in all finance courses already completed. They must also have demonstrated leadership roles and have This award is presented to a graduating geography major been involved in extracurricular activities. For full and updated who has achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average in geog - requirements visit www.salisbury.edu/perdue/studentservices/ raphy, has given exceptional service to the department and advising/scholarships. has developed well-defined professional goals. 4Maryland Association of Certified Public 4FMA @ SU Leadership Award Accountants Award Awarded on an annual basis to a student majoring in This award is presented annually to a junior who has finance, who is a leader in the Financial Management demonstrated outstanding achievement in accounting, ranking Association, SU chapter. The recipient must graduate in the in the top 10 percent of the class, and who has evidenced December or May of the academic year in which the award is leadership or involvement in campus, community and profes - given. Recipient must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in all bona sional activities. fide finance courses already completed. 4Department of Mathematics and Computer 4Fondes Outstanding Graduating Senior Science Outstanding Service Award Nursing Award The Mathematics and Computer Science Outstanding This award provides a meaningful memorial to Tabitha Service Award is given to a student who has been selected by Parker Fondes. It recognizes an outstanding graduating senior consensus of the full-time faculty in the Department of nursing major who demonstrates high academic standards, Mathematics and Computer Science to have done the most to clinical excellence and leadership qualities. promote a mathematical environment at Salisbury University. 4Fulton School of Liberal Arts Permanent 4Anne H. Matthews Memorial Award Collection Award The Anne H. Matthews Memorial Award is presented to Monetary award given annually in recognition of an out - an education major in the junior class who shows promise of standing senior art student. The selected piece created by this becoming a highly successful teacher. individual will become part of the Fulton School of Liberal Arts 4Most Promising Mathematician Award permanent art collection. Geographic Society Award The Most Promising Mathematician Award is presented 4 annually to math majors who have a 3.0 grade point average This award is given to students who have consistently or higher and who have been judged by a consensus of displayed scholarship and interest in the study of geography. full-time faculty in the department to show the most promise To be eligible students must have a minimum 3.25 grade point in mathematics. average in geography and must have completed at least 15 4Medical Laboratory Science Program semester hours in this discipline. In addition, students must currently be enrolled in a geography course and hold member - Honored Graduate Award ship in the Geographic Society. This award is presented annually to the medical laborato - 4James F. Glenn Memorial Award in Chemistry ry science student who, by consensus of the full-time faculty, has demonstrated a high level of professional achievement. The James F. Glenn Memorial Award in Chemistry is pre - The faculty consider for this award students who have at least sented annually by the Department of Chemistry for academic a 3.25 GPA, have demonstrated excellence in professional excellence and future promise in the field of chemistry. standards and show the most promise in the medical laborato - ry science field.

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4Music Program Award 4Salisbury Rotary International Club Award This award is presented to a music or music education The Salisbury Rotary International Club awards are pre - senior degree candidate who demonstrates musicianship sented to students in the Perdue School of Business who have through some outstanding performance contribution, superior demonstrated outstanding ability. Selection is based on resi - academic achievement, and exemplification of superior per - dent status, academic performance and financial need. sonality and character traits. 4John and Mary-Claire Roth Honors Thesis National Dance Association Award 4 The John and Mary-Claire Roth Honors Thesis Prize is This award is given each year to an outstanding dance awarded annually to the Thomas E. Bellavance Honors minor who demonstrates scholarship, participation, and leader - Program student who is judged to have written the best honors ship in dance. To be eligible, a student must possess a 3.0 thesis in the current year’s graduating class. overall grade point average and a 3.3 grade point average in 4SALUTE dance courses, have completed at least 15 semester hours in the discipline, be currently enrolled in a dance course, and The purpose of the SALUTE Honor Society is to recog - hold membership in the SU Dance Company. nize and honor the service and scholastic achievements of stu - Duane C. Nichols Memorial Scholarship Award dent service members. Service, academics, leadership, unity 4 tribute and excellence are the foundation blocks of this nation - The Duane C. Nichols Memorial Scholarship Award is al honor society. SU’s chapter symbolizes not only the awarded to the graduating senior English major earning the achievement of veterans bettering themselves through the pur - highest honors in the discipline. suit of knowledge, but also the commitment as a group to 4Excellence in Engineering Award honor those who are the best and brightest. Eligible students must provide a copy of their military orders/DD 214 with honor - Given to outstanding juniors/seniors who have demon - able discharge. Student GPAs are based on a 4.00 system strated a high level of general academic achievement and and off the most recent semester completed cumulative GPA. excellence in engineering. Graduate students are eligible if they have an overall GPA of 4Outstanding Foreign Language Student Award at least a 3.50 and 15 resident credits at Salisbury University. Presented to a graduating senior who has taken classes Undergraduate students qualify with a minimum 3.0 overall in at least two languages, who has shown academic excel - GPA and 15 resident credits at Salisbury University. lence and who has actively participated in extra-curricular Undergraduate students are inducted in tiers based on the activities in the department. cumulative Salisbury GPA: Alpha 3.75-4.00, Bravo 3.5-3.74, Department Outstanding Student Charlie 3.25-3.49, Delta 3.00-3.24. 4 4Justin Y. Shen Memorial Award Award This award is given in honor of Dr. Shen’s selfless efforts An award for excellence in philosophy is given each year on behalf of the University, the community and the scholarly to a student who has consistently demonstrated both the ability world. To qualify for this award students must be of junior or to master philosophical ideas and the willingness to engage in senior class rank, political science majors, possess a 3.0 over - the kind of thoughtful reflection which the Philosophy all grade point average and a 3.25 grade point average in Department seeks to foster. political science courses, and demonstrate leadership ability 4Physical Education Excellence Award and a commitment to a career in politics or government. The Physical Education Excellence Award is given to a 4Social Work Student of the Year Award junior or senior physical education major who has a minimum The Social Work Student of the Year Award is based overall grade point average of 3.2, shows leadership ability upon academic achievement, leadership and service to the and is committed to a career in physical education. University and community. 4Excellence in Physics Award 4Walter C. Thurston Memorial Award Given to outstanding juniors/seniors who have demon - The Walter C. Thurston Memorial Award is sponsored strated a high level of general academic achievement and annually by the Salisbury Exchange Club for a full-time art excellence in physics. major who has completed a minimum of three photography 4Pi Gamma Mu Award courses at SU with a “B” average. The Art Department faculty reviews all applicant portfolios and written comments of Awarded to the graduating senior or seniors who have those students whose careers will involve photography in maintained a grade point average in the social sciences of at some manner. least 3.1 and have been active in the local chapter of and in regional or national Pi Gamma Mu func - 4Undergraduate Nursing Achievement Award tions or conferences. These awards are presented to the graduating seniors 4Psychology Department Award with the highest grade point averages. When a significant pro - portion of the class is comprised of registered nurse students, This award is presented annually for academic an additional award is given to the registered nurse student achievement and outstanding contributions to the with the highest grade point average. Psychology Department. Whall Honors Award for Writing Excellence 4E. Pauline Riall Achievement Award 4 The Bellavance Honors Program recognizes one or more The E. Pauline Riall Achievement Award is presented distinguished first-year Honors student(s) who are in good annually by the School of Education and Professional Studies standing in the Honors Program and who excel in writing skills. to an outstanding education major as selected by a faculty committee. 4Wilcomb E. Washburn Student Prize in History This prize is presented annually at convocation by the

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Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and 4Kappa Delta Pi Culture to a full-time student of junior or senior class rank who is an international honor society in educa - has demonstrated superior primary research competence on a tion. Founded in 1911, the organization has more than 55,000 topic concerned with Delmarva history. Applicants will have a members in 665 chapters worldwide. The Rho Eta chapter of minimum grade point average of 3.0 and will have used the Kappa Delta Pi promotes excellence in and recognizes out - Nabb Research Center in their research. standing contributions to education. This honor society endeav - 4Joanne Young Award in Theatre ors to maintain a high degree of professional fellowship and The Joanne Grant Scholarship in Theatre Award is given growth among its members. Qualifications for membership annually to two students who have demonstrated hard work, include a 3.2 GPA and completion of certain education courses. dependability and dedication to the art and craft of theatre. 4Lambda Beta Honor Society for Respiratory Care The Lambda Beta Honor Society for Respiratory Care at SU was formed to bring together those who are interested in a career in respiratory care. The purpose of the honor society is ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES to promote, recognize and honor scholarship, achievement, 4Beta service and character of students, graduates and faculty mem - bers of the SU Respiratory Therapy Program. Junior and sen - As the premier professional business and financial infor - ior student members are available to mentor those wishing to mation , recognizes academic excel - pursue a career in respiratory care. Students will be invited to lence and complements members’ formal education by provid - become members of the SU chapter of Lambda Beta after ing interaction among students, faculty and professionals, and completing the first semester as a respiratory major with a fosters life-long growth, service and ethical conduct. Scholars GPA of 3.0. Students in the top 25 percent of their class will be in these fields are recognized by achieving a 3.0 overall grade inducted into the national level of Lambda Beta during the point average. spring semester of their senior year. 4Beta Beta Beta 4Lambda Pi Eta The purpose of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society is the official undergraduate communica - is to function as an honor and professional society for students tions honor society of the National Communication Association. of the biological sciences. Its activities shall be designed to Its purpose is to recognize, foster and reward outstanding stimulate interest, scholarly attainment and investigation in scholastic achievement, stimulate interest in the field of com - the biological sciences and to promote the dissemination of munication studies, and to promote and encourage profession - information and new interpretations among students of the al development among communication majors. life sciences. 4Lamda Tau 4Beta Gamma Sigma Lambda Tau is the national honor society for medical lab - The mission of is to encourage and oratory science students. Its purpose is to develop a spirit of honor academic achievement and personal excellence in the cooperation and unity among the students entering the profes - study and practice of business. It is the only scholastic honor soci - sion of medical laboratory science, to stimulate higher scholas - ety recognized by the International Association of Management tic effort, to develop the professional character of a medical Education (AACSB). Membership is open to both M.B.A. students laboratory scientist, to encourage research, to interest other and undergraduate students with a major in accounting, econom - students in this profession, and to receive the benefit of mutual ics, finance, information systems, management or marketing. discussions and associations with others with common inter - Membership in BGS is a very high honor and is available only to ests. Faculty, both university and clinical, also are accepted as those students who rank in the top 10 percent of their second full members. SU is home tot he Sigma Upsilon chapter. semester sophomore class, top 10 percent of their junior class, top 10 percent of their senior class or to 20 percent of their mas - 4 ter’s class. Currently, there are more than 750,000 Beta Gamma Omicron Delta Epsilon is the international economics Sigma members in more than 160 countries. honor society. The primary purpose of Omicron Delta Epsilon 4Gamma Theta Upsilon is to recognize scholastic attainment in economics, and it also is intended to establish closer ties between students and facul - The Zeta Eta chapter of , an inter - ty in economics. Students are eligible if they have an overall national honor society in geography, was established at SU in GPA of at least 3.0 and at least 12 credits in economics with 1980 to recognize scholarly achievement and to foster profes - an average of a least a 3.0 GPA or better. Notification of eligi - sional growth and geographic research. Junior or senior geog - bility is given by the faculty advisor to prospective candidates. raphy majors are eligible for membership by completing at least 18 credit hours of geography with a minimum grade point 4 average of 3.25 and an overall grade point average of 3.0. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor soci - Notification of eligibility is given by the organization to prospec - ety for college students that recognize and encourage superior tive members . scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character. The society 4Honors Student Association also recognizes achievement in athletics, campus or communi - ty service, social and religious activities, speech and the mass The purpose of the Honors Student Association is to pro - media and the creative and performing arts. vide students with cultural, intellectual and social activities out - Phi Alpha side of the classroom setting and to promote community serv - 4 ice. The group also serves as a liaison between students The Chi Eta chapter of the social work honor society enrolled in the Honors College and the Honors Program encourages high scholastic attainment, provides a closer bond Committee. It makes recommendations for honors course among students of social work and promotes humanitarian offerings and advises the committee on matters relating to pro - goals and ideas. gram requirements and changes.

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4Phi Alpha Theta 4Pi Gamma Mu The Eta Iota chapter of Phi Alpha Theta international Pi Gamma Mu is an international honor society in the honor society in history was established in 1959 to serve the social sciences. To qualify for membership, a student must be needs of those students who have maintained a high scholas - a junior, senior or graduate student in the upper 35 percent of tic average and who are interested in the further study and the class; have at least 20 semester hours in one or more of teaching of history. Membership is restricted to juniors and the five core areas (economics, history, international relations, seniors. Notification of eligibility is given by the organization. political science, sociology/anthropology) and in some other 4Phi Epsilon Kappa social science disciplines such as social psychology, criminal justice or human geography; and have a GPA of a B or better. Physical is a national professional frater - Membership and leadership in the collegiate chapter are nity, which brings to its members an appreciation of their duties shared equally between faculty and students. Pi Gamma Mu toward life, toward their profession and toward their constituents. gives recognition to good scholarship and actively promotes it Founded on April 12, 1913, at the Normal College of the all year long through enriching activities, service projects, a American Union in Indianapolis, IN, Phi Epsilon Kappa fraternity scholarship program and a lectureship program. is a national professional fraternity for persons engaged in or pur - Pi suing careers in physical education, health, human performance, 4 exercise science and sports medicine. Chartered in 1999, the SU The Pi Xi chapter of , a national honor Epsilon Theta honors chapter extends an invitation to juniors and society in political science, was established in 1987 to recog - senors in the Health and Sport Sciences Department who have nize the scholarly achievement of outstanding political science achieved and maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher. students. To qualify for membership, a student must complete 4Phi Eta Sigma 18 hours of political science courses, be a junior or senior, have a 3.0 overall grade point average and have a 3.25 grade is a national honor society whose goal is to point average in political science courses. encourage and reward academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher learning. Freshmen are invited to join if 4 their cumulative grade point average at the end of their fresh - Psi Chi, a national honor society in psychology, was man year is 3.5 or higher. Membership is recognition of person - founded in 1929. The Salisbury chapter was established in al accomplishment and serves as an incentive for continued 1974 to advance the science of psychology and to encourage, high scholarship. It provides members the opportunity to meet stimulate and maintain scholarship of its members in all fields, freshmen scholars from all academic disciplines and to join particularly psychology. The requirements for membership in them in promoting academic excellence. Members may apply Psi Chi start with the completion of 12 semester hours in psy - for scholarships available from national and local chapters. chology and satisfying grade point requirements. 4Phi Kappa Phi 4SALUTE is an international honor society with a SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society is an honor local chapter on the SU campus. It fosters and recognizes out - society that not only symbolizes the academic achievement of standing scholarship in students from all areas of instruction. It veterans through the pursuit of knowledge, but also their com - is the only honor society which moves across the lines that tra - mitment as a group to honor those among us that are the tip of ditionally separate the diverse academic disciplines. Juniors the spear. Service, Academics, Leadership, Unity, Tribute, and seniors invited to membership must rank in the upper Excellence are the foundation blocks of the honor society and brackets of their graduating class. Those eligible for induction the foundation of members’ success. Eligible students must are notified during the academic year. provide documentation of their military service and honorable 4Phi discharge (DD214). A minimum of 15 credit hours must be completed at SU. Students are accepted on a tier system: The Maryland Zeta chapter of Tau, an interna - Graduate students are Gold level at a 3.5 cumulative GPA or tional honor society in philosophy, considers its organization higher; Undergraduate student levels are Delta 3.00-3.24, instrumental in the day-to-day existence of the University. It Charlie 3.25-3.49, Bravo 3.50-3.74, Alpha 3.75-4.0. serves as a means for developing and honoring academic excellence as well as philosophical interest. In addition to pro - 4 viding a means of awarding distinction to students having high Sigma Delta Pi is the largest foreign language honor soci - scholarship and interest in philosophy, the society also pro - ety in existence and is accredited by the Association of motes interest in philosophy among the general collegiate pub - College Honor Societies. To become a member, a student lic. The society gives notification of eligibility. must have completed three years of college-level Spanish, 4Pi Delta Phi including at least three semester hours in Hispanic literature or Hispanic culture with a minimal grade point average of 3.0 in , the National French Honor Society, is the all Spanish courses and a cumulative grade point average of highest academic honor in the field of French and the oldest 3.0. academic honor society for a modern foreign language in the Sigma . It is also officially endorsed by the American 4 Association of Teachers of French. To become a member, a , the international nursing honor society, student must have passed at least one upper-level French col - recognizes excellence in scholarship, leadership and research in lege course (i.e. beyond the intermediate-level), be at least a nursing. To qualify for membership in SU’s Lambda Eta chap - sophomore with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a ter, an undergraduate student must have completed one-half of 4.0 scale in all French courses and a cumulative grade point the nursing curriculum, rank in the upper 35 percent of the average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and rank in the top 35 percent graduating class and demonstrate potential for or achievement of their class. in nursing l eadership. A graduate student is required to have a 3.5 GPA, to have completed one-fourth of the program of study and have potential for leadership in the nursing profession.

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