Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Awards

Nomination Instructions

Any Duke undergraduate, graduate, or professional student (graduating September 2008, December 2008, or May 2009) is eligible for the Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Awards. When completing the nomination form, please specify for which of the five award categories the student is being nominated.  You may nominate a student for more than one award category; however, a separate letter is required for each nomination.

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To nominate a student for any of the Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Awards, click here to access the form.  Nomination letters should not exceed 600 words. The nomination deadline has been extended to Wednesday, March 11 at noon.

Description of Award

The Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Awards honor graduating students whose collective contributions to the Duke and larger communities are grounded in values that support the University’s mission as found in the Duke Community Standard. Students who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and service to others in their curricular and co-curricular endeavors are eligible for these awards. Student Affairs Distinguished Leadership and Service Awards are given in EACH of the following five categories:

Promotion of the Ideals of Community
The recipient will be a student whose influence and achievement in curricular and co-curricular endeavors have demonstrated respect for the individual as well as promoted the ideals of an inclusive community.

Commitment to Diversity
The recipient will be a student who has committed his or her University experience to bringing recognition and appreciation of the myriad of distinct and extraordinary perspectives of Duke community members.

Demonstration of Integrity
The recipient will be a student whose influence and achievements have embodied the highest ideals of character, honor and integrity.

Expanding the Boundaries of Learning
The recipient will be a student who has taken full advantage of his or her collegiate experience by engaging fully inside and outside of the classroom and has created learning opportunities for his or her peers.

Building Alliances through Collective Engagement
The recipient(s) will be a student or a group of students whose work and collaboration on- or off-campus as a team have brought positive results for a community.