The J. Dean Stephans Memorial Award for Student Leadership was created with the intention of honoring a student who will graduate from Penn State Berks while maintaining active involvement in co-curricular activities.  

Award

  • Framed Certificate 
  • Lion Statue
  • Up to $800 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 full-time undergraduate students with a 5th semester standing or above, having completed at least 4 continuous semesters at Penn State Berks, maintaining a grade point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), who demonstrate outstanding leadership in student government and/or other campus clubs, organizations, or para-professional roles in either a campus office or a department and who have worked to recruit fellow undergraduate students to join campus activities or take a para-professional role.

Criteria for Judging

  • The purpose of this award shall be to honor and recognize an undergraduate student who is enrolled at Penn State Berks for outstanding leadership in student government and/or other campus clubs, organizations, or para-professional roles in either a campus office or a department and who have worked to recruit fellow undergraduate students to join campus activities or take on a para-professional role. 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
  • 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
  • Director, Campus Life
  • Assistant Director, Campus Programming 
  • Assistant Director, Student Leadership
  • Faculty Member

Nomination Deadline

5 p.m., March 22, 2024

Past Recipients

  • 2024: Daniel George

  • 2023: Heather Alexander

  • 2022: Kaitlyn Anders
  • 2021: Derek DeTommaso
  • 2020: Juan Hingada
  • 2019: Kelsey Conn
  • 2018: Kailah Ortiz
  • 2017: Niahz Wince

Nomination Form

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