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 |
|
2007 |
Purdue-Alpha |
|
2008 |
Case Western-Omicron |
|
2010 |
Ohio Northern-Iota |
The Abby McDonald 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 Mention |
|
2005-2006 |
University of Connecticut-Theta; UCLA-Nu
and Case Western Reserve-Omicron - Honorable
Mentions |
|
2007 |
Penn State-Lambda |
|
2008 |
Penn State-Lambda |
|
2010 |
Case Western-Omicron |
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
|
|
2007 |
MST-Rho; Case Western-Omicron -
Honorable Mention |
|
2008 |
Case Western-Omicron |
|
2010 |
Ohio Northern-Iota |
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
|
|
2007 |
Amy Comstock (Ohio
Northern-Iota) |
|
2008 |
Leanne Smith (Purdue-Alpha), Marcie Aydelotte (Case Western-Omicron) |
|
2010 |
Holly Dickmeyer (Purdue-Alpha) |
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.
|
2008 |
Beth Holloway (Purdue-Alpha) |
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) |
|
2007 |
Heidi Diefes-Dux (Purdue-Alpha
Chapter Advisor) |
|
2008 |
Not Awarded |
|
2010 |
Kristin Bailey (Dayton-Gamma) |
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)
|
|
2007 |
Monique (Burton) Chinchar
(Toledo-Delta) |
|
2008 |
Uma Staehler (Purdue-Alpha)
|
|
2010 |
Not Awarded |
President's 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) |
|
2007-2008 |
Tammy Lowe (Purdue-Alpha) and
Katie Bryson (Arkansas-Kappa Supporter) |
|
2008 |
Stephanie Cappiello (UCLA-Nu) |
|
2010 |
Alyssa Dunford (UCLA-Nu), Kathy Ward (CWRU-Omicron),
Lisa Rogers (Kentucky-Epsilon), Kristin Bailey (Dayton-Gamma),
Sarah Clark (Dayton-Gamma), Michelle Slattery (Dayton-Gamma),
Wanda Gibson (Dayton-Gamma), Oregon State-Sigma |
Rising to Excellence Award
The Rising to Excellence Award shall be presented to active chapters that meet a level of excellence as defined in the "Rising to Excellence" procedures. The award will be distributed to each chapter that reaches the achievement levels of "Orchid", "Pearl" or "Silver". Award winners will be chosen based on the submitted academic year-end chapter reports. The National Council shall present the award each year.
|
2008 |
Orchid Award - Case Western-Omicron |
