2017 Awards Winners
Scholarship Awards
These awards recognize the chapters with the highest GPA over the course of the 2016 calendar year nationwide in ranking order.
Gallaher Cup
Duke (3.65)
Bronze Cup
Stevens (3.60)
Certificate of Commendation
Northwestern (3.59)
Certificate of Merit
Vanderbilt (3.52)
Regents Award for Academic Excellence – which recognizes chapters for having the top IFC GPA in one or more semesters during the 2017 calendar year.
Alabama in Huntsville
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Cal State San Bernardino
Central Oklahoma
East Carolina
Huntingdon
Jacksonville State
Kentucky Wesleyan
Louisiana Tech
Lynchburg
Presbyterian
Rhodes
Southern California
Stevens
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Wesleyan
West Texas A&M
Scholarship Improvement Award
Central Arkansas (+0.48 from 2.59 to 3.07)
LEAD Awards
LEAD Chairman of the Year
Aaron Wald (Minnesota)
LEAD Chapter of the Year
Minnesota
LEAD Committee of the Year
Minnesota
Innovation in LEAD
Colorado State
Minnesota
Washington
Excellence in LEAD Phase I
Alabama
Appalachian State
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Birmingham-Southern
Butler
Case Western Reserve
Colorado State
Depauw
Drury
Duquesne
East Carolina
Eastern Michigan
Georgia Southern
High Point
Huntingdon
Kentucky Wesleyan
Lamar
Louisiana Tech
Minnesota
Minnesota State
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Carolina State
Northern Illinois
Northwestern State
Oklahoma State
Old Dominion
RIT
Rochester
Rose-Hulman
Southeast Missouri State
Southern Mississippi
UC Davis
UNC Asheville
Utah
Virginia Wesleyan
Excellence in LEAD Phase II
Alabama
Appalachian State
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Ball State
Case Western Reserve
Duquesne
Huntingdon
Jacksonville
Minnesota
RIT
Rose-Hulman
Southern Mississippi
Utah
West Texas A&M
Excellence in LEAD Phase III
Appalachian State
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Case Western Reserve
Huntingdon
Jacksonville
Louisiana Tech
North Carolina State
Oregon State
Rose-Hulman
Southern Mississippi
UNC Asheville
Utah
West Texas A&M
Excellence in LEAD Phase IV
Appalachian State
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Depauw
East Carolina
Huntingdon
Minnesota
North Carolina State
Southern Mississippi
West Texas A&M
Excellence in All Chapter LEAD
Alabama
Appalachian State
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Ball State
Georgia Southern
Huntingdon
Jacksonville
Kennesaw State
Lamar
Louisiana Tech
Lynchburg
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri State
Northern Illinois
Northwestern State
Southeast Missouri State
UC Davis
UNC Asheville
Villanova
Washington and Lee
West Texas A&M
Manpower Awards
100+ Members
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Butler
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Colorado
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Illinois State
James Madison
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Michigan State
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina State
Oklahoma State
Oregon
South Carolina
Southern California
Tennessee
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
UCLA
Washington State
80+ Members
Clemson
Colorado State
Delaware
Duke
East Carolina
Georgia Tech
High Point
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana Tech
Minnesota
Missouri State
North Carolina
Northwestern
Oklahoma
San Jose State
UC Davis
Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky
25% Increase in Manpower
Alabama
Cal State Los Angeles
Colorado State
Columbus State
Duquesne
East Carolina
Eastern Washington
Furman
Georgia Southern
Illinois State
Kentucky
Kentucky Wesleyan
Louisiana at Lafayette
Lynchburg
Missouri State
Mount Union
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Southeast Missouri State
Southern California
Southern Mississippi
Texas Christian
UNC Asheville
Utah
Virginia Tech
Wyoming
Yale
Pursuit of Excellence Program Awards – recognize chapters who have achieved excellence in the following operational areas.
Values-Based Leadership (Service & Philanthropy, Campus Leadership, and Values Congruent Environments)
Alabama
Butler
Cal State San Bernardino
Carnegie Mellon
Duquesne
Georgia Southern
Hartford
Lamar
Louisiana Tech
Minnesota
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
RIT
Texas Christian
UC Davis
Personal Development and Membership Value (Intellectual, Candidate, Brother, and Alumni Development)
Alabama
Butler
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
DePauw
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Hartford
Kennesaw State
Mississippi
Texas Christian
UC Davis
Operational Excellence (Recruitment and Manpower, Chapter Operations, and Governance & Accountability)
Auburn
Case Western Reserve
Idaho
Butler
Mississippi
Western Kentucky
Washington
Illinois
Minnesota
Oregon
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cal State San Bernardino
Rochester
Georgia
Huntingdon
North Carolina
UC Davis
Community Service & Philanthropic Achievement
The Community Service and Philanthropy Awards recognize chapters for their significant contributions to community service and philanthropic organizations and for having the highest per member average contributions in either service hours or philanthropic dollars.
2018 Community Service Contribution Award
Lynchburg (39 hours per man)
2018 Philanthropy Contribution Award
Columbus State ($827 per man)