Each spring, IUPUC honors high-achieving students for academic excellence and other outstanding accomplishments. Awards honor achievement in the full range of academic subjects offered by IUPUC, acknowledge overall scholarship and service leadership, and support study abroad.
Faculty members in each of the academic divisions select student award winners.
The Chancellor’s Scholar Award is presented annually to the student who has the highest GPA and who demonstrates a commitment to the university and the communities it serves.
The Outstanding Graduate Award in the General Studies Degree Program from the Division of Liberal Arts recognizes the exceptional performance of students graduating from IUPUC with a degree in general studies.
2017 Recipient: Jeanette Barker
The IUPUC Undergraduate Service Leadership Award recognizes students who make substantial contributions to the growth and well-being of other students and/or the larger community. The purpose of the award is to encourage service leadership among undergraduate students by identifying and rewarding exemplary service leaders. Typically, student contributions will result from leadership in formal service-learning projects or related activities.
2017 Recipients: Jessica Caldwell, Greicy Patino, and Maryka Teltoe.
The ideal candidate will have achieved at least a junior status (minimum of 56 semester hours completed). Recipients must be juniors or seniors. No more than two IUPUC Undergraduate Service Leadership Awards will be conferred per academic year.
Consult the award protocol guidelines for more information.
Created by the IUPUC Business Advisory Council to honor Dr. Georgia Miller upon her retirement, this award recognizes one business student each year who has demonstrated commitment to community through civic engagement and strategic enterprise or systems thinking.
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Sponsored by Jerry E. and Sheila R. Wheat, this award is presented each spring to a marketing or management major who demonstrates exceptional academic performance with specific emphasis on performance in the International Business Environment course.
Sponsored by Chap and MaryAnn Blackwell, the Outstanding MBA Student Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the IUPUC MBA Program.
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Sponsored by Kemper CPA Group LLP, the Outstanding Student in Accounting Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of accounting.
Sponsored by Centra Foundation, the Outstanding Student in Finance Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of finance.
The Outstanding Student in Health Services Administration Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of health services administration.
Sponsored by Faurecia, the Outstanding Student in Management Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of management.
Sponsored by The Republic, the Outstanding Student in Marketing Award is presented each spring to one IUPUC student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of marketing.
The Outstanding Student in Business Award is presented each spring to one IUPUC student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the Division of Business.
The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K-6 Content and Pedagogy award recognizes an elementary education graduate whose approach to classroom instruction are particularly engaging and student-centered.
The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K–6 Literacy Education recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate for their success in literacy education.
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The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K-6 English Language Learner Education Award recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate for their success in English language learner education.
The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K–6 Mathematics Award recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate in mathematics education.
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The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K-6 Multicultural Education award recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate who has demonstrated a commitment to instructional approaches that are responsive to students' values and cultural norms.
The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K–6 Science Award recognizes an outstanding IUPUC elementary education graduate in science education.
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The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K–6 Social Studies Award recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate in social studies education.
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The Distinguished Teaching and Learning Performance in K-6 Special Education Award recognizes an outstanding elementary education graduate for their success in the field of special education.
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The IACTE Outstanding Future Educator Award recognizes outstanding future educators through out the state of Indiana. Faculty in the Division of Education at IUPUC select one outstanding elementary education graduate for the recognition each year. IUPUC's recipient of the award can then attend the state-wide banquet held each year to recognize outstanding future educators from across Indiana.
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The Cultural Immersion Scholarship Awards at IUPUC support student teachers in their travels abroad.
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The Outstanding Student in English Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the area of English.
The Outstanding Student in History Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of history.
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The Outstanding Student in Communication Studies Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the area of communication studies.
Sponsored by Taylor Brothers Construction Company, Inc., the Outstanding Student in Liberal Arts Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in liberal arts.
Taylor Brothers is a family firm committed to supporting educational initiatives and other charitable activities in the communities it serves.
The Outstanding Student in Sociology Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating outstanding achievement in the field of sociology.
Sponsored by Faurecia, these awards are used to recognize the most outstanding undergraduate student in mechanical engineering for that particular academic year.
All eligibility information will be reviewed by the faculty, with the items below being considered to determine the recipients:
Each spring, the Division of Nursing presents the Outstanding Student in Nursing Award to one Bachelor of Science in Nursing student who demonstrates exceptional achievement.
Sponsored by Columbus Regional Hospital, the Outstanding Bachelor of Science in Nursing Award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of nursing. The hospital selects the winner of this award.
The Vickie Johnson-Poynter Nursing Leadership award recognizes a nursing junior in the Baccalaureate Traditional or Accelerated Nursing Program who exemplifies student leadership.
Sponsored by Columbus Regional Hospital, the Outstanding Student in Science Award is presented each spring by the Division of Science to one IUPUC student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the field of science.
The Outstanding Student in Advanced Math award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in math.
Sponsored by Larry E. Nunn & Associates, the Outstanding Student in Applied Calculus award is presented each spring to one student who has demonstrated exceptional work and insightful application in the Applied Calculus sequence (221–222).
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The Outstanding Student in Calculus award is presented each spring to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in calculus.
The Outstanding Student in Psychology Award recognizes a psychology major who has demonstrated high academic performance and other accomplishments related to the study of psychology, such as research, service, and volunteer or paid work in the field.
The Jack P. Young Chemistry Award is presented to one student demonstrating exceptional achievement in the area of chemistry.
Each year, the Psychology Program at IUPUC honors an undergraduate student who plans to pursue a professional career in psychology with the Promising Future Psychologist Award.
The UCOL First Year Seminar Award is a scholarship given to a first year student who finished UCOL-U110 in the fall semester. Recognition is given to one student based on their notable academic and leadership contributions to IUPUC both in and out of the classroom, and the award is based on GPA and the instructor's recommendation.
