Awards and Recognition

Awards - Students
Senior Awards :: Centennial Awards

Senior Awards
Criterion for all Nominees :: Freeman Medals ::
Robie Medals :: Nugent Awards ::
Senior Awards Nomination Form

Criterion for all Nominees
Eligible undergraduate students are those who have demonstrated above-average scholastic ability, citizenship, leadership, and promise for the future. Students are not considered based only on cumulative grade point average. These awards are for well-rounded individuals whose contributions through co-corricular and community activities and leadership are evident. You need not specify the award for which a student is being nominated; the committee considers all eligible nominees for each award.

Freeman Medals (one male student, one female student)
In his will Dr. Merrill Freeman, who died in 1919, provided for two medals to be awarded annually to students selected by the administration of The University of Arizona. Born in 1844 in Ohio, Dr. Freeman moved west, was a Wells Fargo agent and worked in mining and banking. He served The University of Arizona as a regent and as a chancellor and received an honorary doctorate in law from the University.

Qualifications include outstanding qualities of manhood or womanhood and moral force of character. Additional factors which may be considered are: popularity, receipt of athletic awards, membership in organizations, service on committees and as officers. 2008 Freeman Medals

Robie Medals (one male student, one female student)
These medals and cash awards were given by the late Wendell T. Robie of the class of 1917 and Inez Benzie Robie of the class of 1916 of The University of Arizona. Robie was president of Heart Federal Savings and Loan Association in Auburn, California.

Qualifications for this award include personal integrity, initiative, cooperativeness, enthusiasm, humility, well-rounded interests, active participation in student affairs, service to the University, willingness to give more than required, love of God and country. 2008 Robie Medals

Nugent Awards (one male student, one female student)
These were established by the Alumni Association in 1964 and are named in memory of Robert Logan Nugent who was the Executive Vice President of The University of Arizona when he died in June of 1963. Dr. Nugent served Tucson and the University for more than thirty years and was particularly devoted to guiding and helping Arizona's young men and women. He earned his M.S. in 1925 at The University of Arizona, was a professor of chemistry, dean of the graduate and liberal arts colleges and vice president before being named to the second highest post at the University.

Candidates should have a record of accomplishments which exemplify the high ideals of Dr. Nugent, i.e., active and enthusiastic participation and service in community and University endeavors. 2008 Nugent Awards

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