The Blaine Steensland Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service was created in 2006 by members of the Student Government Association. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and service by an undergraduate student at Penn State Berks.
Award
- Framed Certificate
- Lion Statue
- Up to $1,700 cash award credited to the recipient's bursar account.
- Engraved plaques to be displayed on campus honoring these and subsequent winners
Eligibility
Consideration for this award shall be given to all undergraduate students enrolled at Penn State Berks who have achieved outstanding student leadership and service as well as maintained a minimum of 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
Criteria for Judging
- Demonstrated leadership and service to the Penn State Berks campus community
- Made significant contributions for the betterment of the campus and/or surrounding community
- Been actively involved in a wide array of co-curricular activities
- Displayed strong leadership behaviors and encouraged leadership development among others
- Nominations should include why the nominee deserves to be chosen for this award, and how their performance positively impacted students and enhanced the Penn State Berks community
Procedure
- Nominations accepted from any Berks student, faculty, or staff member. Self-nominations are also accepted.
- Nomination must include
- Nomination Rationale outlining the nominee’s qualifications for the award as they relate to established criteria (see below)
- Nomination Form (see below)
Selection Committee
- Director, Student Affairs
- Vice Chancellor/Director of Academic Affairs
- Student Government Association Representative
- Faculty Member
Nomination Deadline
5 p.m., March 22, 2024
Past Recipients
- 2024: Vidda Jiménez
- 2023: Tianna Hamilton
- 2022: Adam Brezina
- 2021: Liz Sanchez Pena
- 2020: Elizabeth McCarty
- 2019: Jasleen Bhogal
- 2018: Aymed Rodriguez Ortiz
- 2017: Jocelyn Vargas