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Leadership > List of Leadership Awards

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Deadline for Nominations:

JANUARY 22, 2010
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The Shucker Leadership Institute and the Division of Student Life at Furman annually sponsor an evening of honor and celebration recognizing Furman's finest student leaders. Leadership, Service, and Diversity awards are presented in 18 different award categories. Recognition plaques are displayed on the wall of Excellence In Leadership in the Furman University Center.
List of Awards with Descriptions

Alfred S. Reid Memorial Award
    This award is named in memory of Alfred S. Reid who was an English professor at Furman. The award is given by the Furman Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa to the man in each class who has demonstrated the most outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and service to the university.

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
    This award is given in recognition of the student's influence for good, excellence in maintaining high ideals of living, and genuine and disinterested service to others.

American Legion Medal
    The American Legion, Department of South Carolina, awards medals to a senior man and woman for qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, and character.

Boundary-Breaker Program of the Year
    This award is presented to teh organization, which sponsored the most innovative, creative and groundbreaking project or program that has established a new standard in Furman's student life.

Commitment to Community Award
    This award is presented annually to the campus group who through actions of service to the community has reflected the ideals of good citizenship. Good citizenship means that a campus group has accepted their responsibility to support the Furman, Greenville or greater community.

Furman's Hall of Leaders Award for Excellence in
Service & Leadership
    This award is presented to a select group of seniors who have demonstrated outstanding involvement with campus life and extracurricular activities and who, through this service, have exemplified a four-year commitment to the positive enhancement of the Furman campus.   Nominees must be seniors and must have served as an officer in a recognized student organization or have participated in other campus student leadership efforts, e.g., CESC, Residence Hall Council, Religious Council, FUSAB, AFS, etc.  Nominees must graduate no later than the December following the nomination period.

 Greek Community Man/Woman of the Year Award

This award is presented annually to a senior woman and man who have demonstrated outstanding involvement with the Greek Community at Furman University and who, through their service, have exemplified a continuous, commitment to the positive enhancement of the Greek Community on the Furman campus.

 Harry B. Shucker Outstanding Student Leader Award

The Harry B. Shucker Outstanding Student Leader Award was established in 1999 and is named for Furman’s Vice President for Student Services.  Dr. Shucker is well known among Furman students as a man of great compassion.  He often goes above and beyond to help a student in need.  He makes every effort to know students individually and he has a sincere desire to see each student succeed.  This award is presented to one senior student who has exemplified a four-year commitment to effecting positive change on the Furman campus. The recipient of this award will be a person with compassion for others who, through their role as a student leader, has embodied the spirit of leadership as action not just position.  Nominees must be seniors who have been involved in multiple dimensions of Furman student life. 

Marguerite Chiles Scholarship Award

This award is given to a rising female sophomore with a love of nature and a concern for the human condition.  The recipient is a student who has demonstrated academic achievement and involvement in campus life.

 
Outstanding Athletic Leader

This award is presented annually to the senior student athlete who has positively impacted their sports team as a role model, a resource, a motivator and an encourager.  The recipient will be a person who is respected by athletic teammates and someone who has demonstrated effective leadership of the team.

 
Student Organization of the Year

This award is presented to the recognized student organization, which, through its activities and projects, has had the most significant positive influence on Furman and the surrounding community.  This award is based on the number and quality of campus events held, amount of community service performed, involvement with campus events, and initiative to further advance the education of Furman students beyond the classroom.

 
Student Organization Advisor of the Year

This award is presented to the Student Organization Advisor who has committed exceptional time and energy to supporting the efforts of a campus student organization.

 

The President’s Award

The President’s Award is presented to a senior man and woman who by general conduct and relationships with others has exhibited high aspirations and noble humanitarian qualities of character in all areas of campus life: academic, social, religious and athletic.

 

The Rosa Mary Bodkin Award

This award is presented to a student for leadership and activities which promote understanding, awareness, and appreciation of persons of diverse backgrounds.

 

Unsung Hero Award

This award is presented annually to students who, through their behind the scenes involvement with student life, have exemplified a commitment to enhancing Furman campus life.

 

Willard A. Metcalf Personal Character Achievement Award

This award, established in 2002, is named in honor of Willard A. Metcalf.  Mr. Metcalf is known for his unique contributions to the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Greenville community.  His life has inspired many students to strive passionately toward the ideals to which he himself is committed.  This award is presented to the student who exemplifies personal character through high ambitions and a congenial disposition, as well as a selfless commitment to the betterment of others in the community.

 

Winston Babb Memorial Award

This award is named in memory of Winston Babb who was a History professor at Furman. The award is given by the Furman Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa to the woman in each class who has demonstrated the most outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and service to the university.