History

Awards

±«Óãtv President Rhea Law speaks at a podium during Commencement

Student Awards at Commencement 

King O'Neal Scholar Award

The ±«Óãtv Alumni Association awards the King O’Neal Scholars Award every semester to those students completing their undergraduate coursework with a 4.0 GPA. The award was created in honor of charter ±«Óãtv graduates Lucas King and Evelyn O’Neal. King O’Neal Scholars receive special individual recognition at Commencement by the university President and the Alumni Association Chair. Each scholar receives a certificate recognizing their accomplishment and a medallion of the University seal. Please for more details.

The Ralph C. Wilcox Outstanding Graduate Award

Each spring semester the university selects an exemplary undergraduate student to receive the . This student is one who embodies leadership, school spirit, academic excellence, community involvement and a love for ±«Óãtv.

The Outstanding Graduate is selected by the Office of the Provost and Student Success, and is honored with individual recognition by the university President at Commencement.