Frances D. DiGeso Leadership Award in the College of Health and Human Development

The College of Health and Human Development offers funds for undergraduates who exhibit outstanding student leadership through participation in the college , Women's Leadership Initiative or successor program, student club leadership positions, department- or university-based mentoring/leadership programs (such as BluePrint or FastStart), and/or peer mentoring.  Preference will be given to eligible students who contribute to the diversity of the student body.

Deadline

Nominations are due every year by the middle of April.

Criteria

This award recognizes outstanding student leadership through participation in a College of Health and Human Development sponsored leadership program.  Recommendations (faculty or staff) must include reference to student's involvement in leadership roles, which may include, but are not limited to: the Women’s Leadership Initiative, or successor program; student club leadership positions; participation in department-based mentoring and/or leadership programs; participation as a peer mentor; or participation in a University sponsored leadership and mentoring program (such as BluePrint and FastStart, or successor programs). Preference will be given to eligible students who contribute to the diversity of the student body.

Amount of Award

Each department will have $400 to award, departments may nominate 1 to 3 students to forward to the College for recognition. Departments may have their awardees selected by their scholarship or awards committee, their undergraduate program committee, or by separate committee for the DiGeso Award. Departments should notify Heather Zimmerman (hdh3@psu.edu) or Amy Joyce (alw173@psu.edu) of their award decisions the end April.

Application Process

Nominations should be submitted to the individuals indicated below for each department:

• Department of Biobehavioral Health, Marc Dingman (mad193@psu.edu) ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Navin Viswanathan (nxv175@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Health Policy and Administration, Amy Thal (ast144@psu.edu, ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• The School of Hospitality Management, Amit Sharma (aus22@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Shannon Corkery (sac301@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Kinesiology, Melissa Bopp (mjb73@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Nutritional Sciences, Mary Dean Coleman Kelly (mdc15@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination
• Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Burch Wilkes (gbw104@psu.edu), ATTN: DiGeso Award Nomination

Questions

Questions can be directed to Heather Zimmerman (hdh3@psu.edu) or Amy Joyce (alw173@psu.edu).