Each spring the University holds an Honors Convocation for students who have high academic achievements. The University’s Office of Academic Affairs and academic units honor students for the following awards and honors:

Outstanding Major: Sociology

Outstanding Major: History

President’s Award (Graduating seniors with the five highest KSU grade-point averages; minimum of 50% of courses at KSU)

Division of Literature, Languages and Philosophy Helen Holmes Award (Award given to the senior English major who has the highest overall average and who has a minimum of six semesters of full-time attendance at Kentucky State University)

President’s Transfer Award (Graduating seniors with the five highest grade-point averages; minimum of 50% of courses as KSU)

Arsenio Alfaro Award (Awarded to second semester foreign language student who attains highest score on the competitive examination)

Junior Award (Five highest academic averages, junior year; completing 60-89 hours)

Senior Journalism Award (Awarded to the senior Journalism minor who has the highest overall average)

Sophomore Award (Five highest academic averages, sophomore year; completing 30-59 hours))

Anna Margaret Garrison Riggins Award (Presented to African-American concert choir member who exemplifies academic, social and leadership skills)

Freshman Award (Highest academic average, 4.0 GPA, freshman year; completing 15-29 hours)

The College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies (CASSIS) Academic/Leadership Award (Outstanding student who has demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by activities, honors, and awards)

Florence Gazaway Memorial Scholarship (Concert choir music major who exemplifies musical, cooperation, and good academic standards)

Outstanding Art Education Major (Art Education major who demonstrates academic success and dedication to the teaching profession)

The Virginia A. Brooks College of Arts and Sciences Academic/Leadership Award (Outstanding student who has demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by ac- tivities, honors, and award)

Carl H. Smith Award of Musical Excellence: CCPOE (Music major who best represents and demonstrates the highest possible standards in the area of scholastic achievement and musical excellence)

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences A.W. Wright Award (Full-time senior concentrating in social work or sociology with a GPA that demonstrates academic success; alternates between social work and sociology)

First Christian Church Frankfort Dr. Carl H. Smith Scholarship for Excellence in Music (For full-time and outstanding Kentucky State University choral/vocal student with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better who is active the First Christian Church Frankfort choir)

H.E. Cheaney Endowed Scholarship (Full-time student at KSU, declared major in history or political science; at least a “B” academic average) Outstanding Major: Sociology

Outstanding Psychology Student (Academically distinguished graduating student majoring in Psychology) Outstanding Major: History

David Lyons and Joseph Tiggs Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gospel Choral Music (Student who best represents the highest level of achievement in the area of gospel choral music)

Outstanding Major: Political Science