Award Descriptions

Community Service Awards - Nominate Here

The Bridge Builder Award
The Bridge Builder Award is given in recognition of exemplary service and engagement within and beyond the campus community. Ohio Wesleyan Bridge Builders create and maximize connections with individual community members and/or the nonprofit sector.

The Sara Paullin Casto Student Humanitarian Award
The Sara Paullin Casto Student Humanitarian Award is given in recognition of consistent outstanding leadership in public service - especially as it relates to humanitarian causes - on campus, in the community, and beyond. This award is named in memory of a 1996 Ohio Wesleyan alumna, a past recipient of the Student Humanitarian Award, who co-founded the House of H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Pursue Education) SLU and conducted extensive community research that led to the founding of the Literacy Coalition of Delaware County. 

Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards - Nominate Here

Academic Excellence Award 

• Sorority with the highest GPA average for spring 2023 and fall 2023
• Fraternity with the highest GPA for spring 2023 and fall 2023

Fraternity & Sorority Community Impact Recognition 

This award recognizes excellence in programming among fraternities and sororities. Program, event, or initiative must demonstrate ingenuity, creativity, and provide a significant contribution to the Ohio Wesleyan community. This can include an innovative approach to programming, educating students, addressing a problem on campus, or otherwise improving the campus community. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Program must have occurred within the 2023-2024 academic year

• Students were not paid to host or facilitate program

• Multiple organizations can be recognized for this

Outstanding Fraternity Member of the Year (Graduating Seniors)

Outstanding Sorority Member of the Year (Graduating Seniors)

• This award recognizes one (1) fraternity and one (1) sorority member who have shown participation, dedication, and a genuine commitment to the improvement of the OWU fraternity and sorority community. Award winners should be involved in their organization and the community as a whole and actively participate in initiatives, programs, and opportunities to make the community better. These individuals also work to inspire and motivate those around them to better live the values of fraternities and sororities, in part through role modeling the values themselves.
• In order to be eligible for this award:
  • Must be a graduating senior of the class of 2024
  • 3.0 or above cumulative GPA (will be verified by the SIO)
  • Involved in clubs, sports, or organizations outside of Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • Have held a leadership position within the FSL community 

Outstanding Residential Assistant / Moderator Award
This award recognizes an RA/Moderator who has worked to create an inclusive and engaged community within their hall or house. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate a well-rounded approach to the position, academics, their personal life, and have contributed to the success of their residents. The award also recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to their residential community through program development, addressing student needs, supporting peer and senior staff, and leadership within the community. The award winner will have gone above and beyond the duties as outlined in their job description to support residents in the communities in which they work as well as residence life organizations, and/or made outstanding contributions to the hall/house in which they work. 

Student Involvement Awards - Nominate Here

Student Organization Community Impact Recognition
This award recognizes excellence in programming among recognized student organizations and club sports. Program, event, or initiative must demonstrate ingenuity, creativity, and provide a significant contribution to the Ohio Wesleyan community. This can include an innovative approach to programming, educating students, addressing a problem on campus, or otherwise improving the campus community.

Student Organization Advisor Recognition
This award recognizes club advisors who provide significant contributions in the positive development of the club or organization they serve. They assist as well as encourage the group to think about its role in the larger OWU community. 

WCSA Awards

Best New Member
Best New Member is awarded by the Executive Committee of WCSA to a member who has begun his or her first term in the previous year and who has made the greatest overall contribution to the mission and goals of WCSA.

Best Overall Member
Best Overall Member is awarded by the Executive Committee of WCSA to the member the council determines to have made the greatest overall contribution to the mission and goals of WCSA.

Donald G. Chenoweth Friend of WCSA Award
Donald G. Chenoweth Friend of WCSA is awarded by the Executive Committee of WCSA to a non-member to WCSA deemed by the committee to have the greatest contribution to the mission and goals of WCSA.

Social Justice Steward Award
The Social Justice Steward is awarded by the Executive Committee of WCSA to a member who has served as the greatest advocate for social justice issues and is often outspoken when they feel that an act of injustice has been committed.