Student Organization Awards

Student Programs and Involvement sponsors awards recognizing students, advisors, and organizations for their work over the past year.
Nominations for the 2024 awards are open until February 7th, 2025.

The 2024 Student Organization Awards Ceremony will be hosted on February 25, 2025 in the K-State Student Union at 3:00 PM, please register here!

Recipients of the 2023 awards were announced at the Student Organization Awards Ceremony on February 22, 2024 in the K-State Student Union Courtyard and are listed below on this page.

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Award Categories

  • Advisor of the Year

    This award honors a student organization advisor who has positively contributed to the development, management, and success of a student organization which they advise. This individual challenges, educates and encourages organization members and, through their remarkable dedication, provides a level of support that exceeds expectations.

    Eligibility: The recipient of this award must currently be listed as an Advisor in OrgCentral. The person completing the nomination must be listed as member of the student organization which the nominee advises in OrgCentral. The student organization must currently be registered with Student Programs and Involvement

  • Commitment to Inclusion and Belonging

    This award recognizes a student organization that has demonstrated a commitment to building an inclusive campus community and creating a sense of belonging for all. This organization recognizes and appreciates the unique characteristics of individuals, as well as seeks to identify and address barriers that hinder inclusion.

    Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with Student Programs and Involvement.

  • Student Leader of the Year

    This award honors a member of a student organization who has positively contributed to the development, management, and success of their organization. This individual inspires, innovates, and leverages personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. This award will be given to a student who, through their remarkable dedication, provides a level of leadership that exceeds expectations.

    Eligibility: The nominee must have been enrolled as a student at Kansas State University at some point since January 1, 2024. The nominee must be listed as a member or contact of a student organization in OrgCentral. The person completing the nomination must be listed as a member or advisor of the same student organization as the nominee in OrgCentral. The student organization must currently be registered with Student Programs and Involvement.

  • Student Organization of the Year

    This award honors a student organization that has demonstrated excellence in fulfilling their mission and purpose as an organization. The have made outstanding achievements in the areas of membership involvement, leadership development, organizational activity, and contribution to campus and community.

    Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with Student Programs and Involvement.

  • Student Organization Event of the Year

    This award honors student organizations for conceiving, planning, promoting, and executing an outstanding event that met or exceeded the intended goals and outcomes and made a significant impact on the participants and/or K-State community.

    Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with Student Programs and Involvement.

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