The awards honor the best SNR students and recognize their academic achievements, research, teaching contributions, leadership accomplishments, service and personal qualifications.

The Award: Recipients will receive $500 each (one MS and one PhD) and a certificate.

Eligibility: Candidates must have completed at least one academic year of graduate work (two semesters) leading to an MS or PhD degree in Natural Resource Sciences and must be current student at the time of the award. Graduate students can receive this award only once for each degree. Students cannot self-nominate themselves.

Selection Process and Criteria: The Graduate Committee will select the recipients based on:

Academic achievements, honors, and awards, GPA of at least 3.5.
Research/teaching contributions.
Leadership accomplishments (academic and professional).
Service activities (community and professional organizations).
Personal qualities (leadership, commitment to excellence, and communication skills).