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:
President’s Award (Graduating seniors with the five highest KSU grade-point averages; minimum of 50% of courses at KSU)
President’s Transfer Award (Graduating seniors with the five highest grade-point averages; minimum of 50% of courses as KSU)
Junior Award (Five highest academic averages, junior year; completing 60-89 hours)
Sophomore Award (Five highest academic averages, sophomore year; completing 30-59 hours)
Freshman Award (Highest academic average, 4.0 GPA, freshman year; completing 15-29 hours)
College of Agriculture, Food Science, and Sustainable Systems
Outstanding Graduate Student (Academic achievement and leadership qualities)
Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences Program of Distinction Minority Scholarship (major within the College of Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Health; ethnic minority and/or female; minimum 3.0 GPA in science courses; junior or senior standing)
The College of Arts and Sciences Academic/Leadership Award (Outstanding student who has demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by activities, honors, and awards)
The Virginia A. Brooks College of Arts and Sciences Academic/Leadership Award (Outstanding student who has demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by activities, honors, and award)
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) H.E. Cheaney Endowed Scholarship (Full-time student at KSU, declared major in history or political science; at least a “B” academic average)
H.E. Cheaney Endowed Scholarship (Full-time student at KSU, declared major in history or political science; at least a “B” academic average)
Outstanding Psychology Student (Academically distinguished graduating student majoring in Psychology)
Outstanding Major: Political Science Outstanding Major: Sociology Outstanding Major: History
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)
Arsenio Alfaro Award (Awarded to second semester foreign language student who attains highest score on the competitive examination)
Senior Journalism Award (Awarded to the senior Journalism minor who has the highest overall average)
Anna Margaret Garrison Riggins Award (Presented to African-American concert choir member who exemplifies academic, social and leadership skills)
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)
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)
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)