The Rashmi Khanna Award
The Rashmi Khanna Scholarship Award is presented to the chapter
that shows the greatest overall improvement in grade point
average for the year. This annual award is named for Founder
Rashmi (Khanna) Drummond, Purdue-1984 and was established in
1992. The previous winners of the Rashmi Khanna Award are listed
below:
1993 Ohio State -Beta; Toledo-Delta
Honorable Mention
1994 Dayton-Gamma; Toledo-Delta Honorable Mention
1995 Ohio State-Beta
1996 Not Awarded
1997 Dayton-Gamma
1998 Dayton-Gamma
1999 Not Awarded
2000 Dayton-Gamma
2001 Dayton-Gamma
2002 Purdue-Alpha
2003 Not Awarded
2003-2004 Connecticut-Theta
2004-2005 Ohio State-Beta
2005-2006 Not Awarded
The Abby MacDonald Award
The Abby McDonald Spirit Award is presented to the chapter that
participates in the most significant university social
activities throughout the school year. These social activities
include all-Greek activities, Greek social functions,
intramurals, campus-wide activities or any other activity in
which the chapter participates as a group or the name of Phi
Sigma Rho is promoted. This annual award, established in 1992,
is named for Founder Abby (McDonald) Schwartz, Purdue-1984. The
previous winners of the Abby McDonald Award are listed below:
1993 Ohio State-Beta; Toledo-Delta
Honorable Mention
1994 Ohio State-Beta; Toledo-Delta Honorable Mention
1995 Dayton-Gamma
1996 Dayton-Gamma
1997 Dayton-Gamma
1998 Purdue-Alpha; Dayton-Gamma Honorable Mention
1999 Ohio State-Beta
2000 Ohio State-Beta; Dayton-Gamma Honorable Mention
2001 Dayton-Gamma
2002 Purdue-Alpha
2003 Penn State-Lambda
2003-2004 Ohio Northern-Iota
2004-2005 Case Western-Omicron; Toledo-Delta and Michigan-Eta
Honorable Mentions
2005-2006 University of Connecticut-Theta; UCLA-Nu and Case
Western Reserve-Omicron Honorable Mentions
The Service Award
The National Service Award is presented each year to the chapter
that has the highest number of service hours per person. The
number of service hours shall include only service events
sponsored by the individual Phi Sigma Rho chapters or by the Phi
Sigma Rho National Council. This annual award was established in
1996. The previous winners of the Service Award are listed
below:
1996 Purdue-Alpha
1997 Purdue-Alpha
1998 Dayton-Gamma Honorable Mention
1999 Ohio State-Beta
2000 Dayton-Gamma; Toledo-Delta Honorable Mention
2001 Ohio State-Beta
2002 Ohio State-Beta
2003 Penn State-Lambda
2003-2004 Ohio Northern-Iota
2004-2005 Kentucky-Epsilon
2005-2006 Toledo-Delta; Dayton-Gamma Honorable Mention
The Senior Award
The National Senior Award is presented each year to the senior
who has best exemplified good character, given distinguished
service to Phi Sigma Rho and whose achievements in varied fields
of student activity have brought honor and prestige to the name
of Phi Sigma Rho. This annual award was established in 2000. The
previous winners of the Senior Award are listed below:
2001 Heather Speight (Dayton-Gamma)
2002 Amanda Kowalski (Ohio Northern-Iota)
2003 Sarah Harding (Penn State-Lambda)
2003-2004 Colleen Matthews (Penn State-Lambda)
2004-2005 Angela Sparks (Ohio State-Beta)
2005-2006 Minna Krejci (Case Western Reserve-Omicron);
Pamela Chan (UCLA-Nu) Honorable Mention
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to alumnae and
honorary members of the Sorority whose achievements in their
field of endeavor have brought honor and prestige to the name of
Phi Sigma Rho.
This has not yet been awarded.
Chapter
Advisor Award
The Chapter Advisor Award may be presented annually to recognize
an outstanding alumnae advisor, faculty advisor or any other
person serving in an advisor capacity of an active chapter. The
previous winners of the Chapter Advisor Award are listed below:
2001 Heidi Diefes-Dux (Purdue-Alpha
Chapter Advisor)
2002 Wanda Gibson (Dayton-Gamma Chapter Advisor)
2003 Not awarded
2003-2004 Christina Dudley (Toledo-Delta Alumnae Advisor)
2004-2005 Wanda Gibson (Dayton-Gamma Chapter Advisor)
2005-2006 Alexis Wheeler (OSU-Beta Chapter Advisor)
Alumna
Officer Award
The Alumna Officer Award may be presented annually to recognize
an outstanding alumnae member serving as an officer of an
alumnae organization. The previous winners of the Alumna Officer
Award are listed below:
2002 Chrysa (Gaydos) Theodore
(Dayton-Gamma Alumnae Association; Cincinnati-Dayton Alumnae
Organization)
2003 Jennifer (McCord) Hunt (Penn State-Lambda Alumnae
Association)
2003-2004 Alexis Wheeler (Ohio State-Beta Alumnae
Association; Regional Field Director Midwest Region 2)
2004-2005 Karen Salisbury (Ohio Northern-Iota Alumnae
Association); Elizabeth Young (Ohio Northern-Iota Alumnae
Association)
2005-2006 Katherine Beck (Case Western Reserve-Omicron)
Presidents Commendation
These Commendations, in the form of certificates, are presented
to active, alumnae or honorary members who perform outstanding
service to the Sorority or active chapter or to non-members in
special circumstances.
2003 Sarah Johnson (Connecticut-Theta),
Sarah McFann (Dayton-Gamma), and Amy Henne
(Connecticut-Theta)
2003-2004 Vivian Ku (Colony Educator, UCI-Pi) and Kristin
Mosher Brown (Colony Educator, UMR-Rho)
2004-2005 Lee Dries (Purdue-Alpha, 20th Anniversary Gala
Coordinator) and Kristine Henning (Colony Educator, Oregon
State-Sigma)
