Outstanding Sophomore in Education (GPA of 3.9 or above; demonstrates leadership and commitment to teaching)

Patricia Bryant Memorial Scholarship (Given yearly to a student majoring in nursing and who graduated from a high school in Franklin County, Kentucky)

Outstanding Freshman in Education (GPA of 3.9 or above; demonstrates leadership and commitment to teaching)

Patsy O. Turner Award for Excellence in Leadership (Awarded to a graduating sophomore student who possesses characteristics of leadership, dependability, love of nursing, compassion, and caring)

Mary Levi Smith Award (Outstanding student teacher)

Veneda S. Martin Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing (Awarded to a graduating sophomore who demonstrates a genuine interest in mental health nursing through outstanding therapeutic communication skills, caring, therapeutic relationships, professionalism, dignity, showing respect and compassion)

The Mildred Jacobs Award (Leadership and dedication to the teaching profession) The Handley Award (Leadership)

Alfred D. Wiley Award (GPA of 3.0 or above; demonstrates leadership, initiative, dependability, and dedication to the profession)

Student National Education Association (SNEA) Award (Leadership, attends meetings and workshops)

Leroy Smith Award (Outstanding recreational service)

William Exum Award (Outstanding scholarship and citizenship in physical education)

Child Development Head-Start Scholar (Sophomores with a GPA of 3.1 or above)

Child Development Traditional Achiever (Juniors with a GPA of 3.1 or above)

School of Public Administration, Social Work, and Criminal Justice

Public Administration Departmental Honors (Department GPA of 3.5 or above)

Public Administration Honorable Mention (Departmental GPA of 3.0-3.44)

Outstanding Senior in Public Administration (Minimum of 15 hours of PUA coursework completed and a departmental GPA of at least 3.5)

Outstanding Junior in Public Administration (Minimum of 15 hours of PUA coursework completed and a departmental GPA of at least 3.5)

Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice (Senior majoring in criminal justice who has a GPA that demonstrates academic success and who has demonstrated commitment to the profession as both a practitioner and as a student)

Child Development Achiever (Seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or above)

Child Development High Achiever (Senior with a GPA of 3.5 or above)

School of Nursing Nursing Academic Award (Given yearly to graduating nursing students with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher)

Buchann-Nevelle Scholarship (Given every other year to a nursing student from a small town with a GPA of 2.75 or higher)

Ethel McClendon Award (Full-time graduating senior majoring in social work who has a GPA that demonstrates academic success and has demonstrated commitment to social work values)

Dr. Juanita W. Fleming Excellence Award (Awarded to a baccalaureate nursing graduate who has consistently demonstrated qualities of academic excellence, leadership and commitment to practice and who has expressed an interest in further education/teaching)

Outstanding Senior in Social Work Outstanding Junior in Social Work

Outstanding Junior in Criminal Justice Outstanding Sophomore in Criminal Justice

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