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Honors Day Program Booklet
Purpose of the program booklet

For the University, on Honors Day in May each year, to recognize students and faculty who have received awards for academic excellence. The program is handed out at the Honors Day ceremonies conducted by each College.

Criteria for New Awards

Academic units may submit new awards for inclusion in the University Honors Day program. New awards currently must meet all the following criteria:

  1. The award, if for students, must specify that all awardees have a grade point average of at least 3.0.
  2. The award is meant, at least in part, to honor academic achievement while enrolled at the University of Delaware.
  3. If funded by the University, the award may not be restricted to members of particular races or ethnicities.
  4. The award must be a minimum of $1,000 per year, per recipient, with a commitment to give the award for at least 5 years.
  5. Or, the award is an endowed award for at least $25,000
  6. Or, the award has historically been listed in the Honors Day Booklet
  7. With the exception of the Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Advising and Mentoring Awards, recipients of the awards included in the booklet will be students.

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Criteria for Awardees

Student awardees must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 to be listed in the Honors Day program.

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Procedure for Submitting New Awards for Approval
  1. Units should submit an application to the Chair of the Student and Faculty Honors Committee before March 1 or the date specified by the Publications Office in its February memo to all units, whichever is later.
  2. Please use this form: Application for New Award
  3. The Committee will review the application at its first opportunity and notify the contact person of its decision.
  4. The units in question are responsible for submitting all necessary information to the Publications Office per the instructions it disseminates to all units in early February. The information on award descriptions and awardee names is due to your College contact by mid-March for an Honors Day in early May.

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Criteria for Awards

Criteria for Awardees

Submitting New Awards

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