Awards and Recognition

Dean's Dozen Award

Recognizes thirteen students for their service to programs or departments within the Office of the Dean of Students, and for positive contributions they have made to our campus community. The Dean's Dozen Award celebrates graduating seniors, master's or doctoral students who are committed to and involved in enhancing the quality of The University of Texas at Austin student experience.

The 2012 Dean's Dozen recipients are:

Ashley Baker
Natalie Butler
Heather Cole
Alexis George
Lebon James
Derin Kiukioglu
Reid Long
Meredith McGraw
Viridiana Medellin
Carisa Nietsche
Priscilla Pelli
Benjamin Suma

Swing Out Awards

Coordinated by the University of Texas Leadership and Ethics Institute to recognize outstanding student organizations. Awards are presented in nine primary categories: Academic/Departmental, Cultural, Political/Activist, Professional, Recreational, Artistic, Service, Social, and Spirit. In addition, there are three Special Categories: Best New, Most Improved and Most Outstanding.

The 2012 Swing Out Awards recipients are:

Best Academic/Departmental Organization: Undergraduate Business Council
Best Artistic Organization: Collegium Musicum
Best Cultural Organization: Indian Cultural Association
Best Political/Activist Organization: University Leadership Initiative
Best Professional Organization: Asian Business Students Association (ABSA)
Best Recreational Organization: Punjabbawockeez
Best Service Organization: Texas 4000 for Cancer
Best Social Organization: Honors Business Association
Best Spirit Organization: Orange Jackets
Best Graduate Organization: Domestic Violence Survivor Support Network
Best New Organization: GlobeMed at the University of Texas at Austin
Best Organizational Ethics: Amnesty International
Best Safety Program: Texas Lassos
Most Improved Organization: Undergraduate Business Council
Outstanding Advisor: Best Buddies
Most Outstanding Organization: Punjabbawockeez

Evening of the Stars Awards Dinner

Highlights the achievements of outstanding student organizations and honors Swing Out Awards finalists. Student organizations are an integral component of the fabric of UT Austin and support the institution's mission. These organizations enrich the lives of others by fostering a sense of community, a volunteer spirit and an activist approach. The Swing Out Awards honor student organizations that best represent these ideals.

Glenn Maloney Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Awarded in memory of Glenn W. Maloney, who served students at The University of Texas at Austin for 19 years, the last seven as Associate Dean of Students. The Glenn Maloney Memorial Scholarship was established to memorialize Glenn's countless contributions to UT Austin by recognizing excellence in student leadership. Through this scholarship, Glenn's enduring legacy will be to continue helping the students whose lives he enriched.

The 2012 Maloney Scholarship winners are:

Cecilia Lopez
Melissa Dunn
Manny Gonzalez

Maralyn S. Heimlich Scholarship

As assistant dean of New Student Services for many years, until her untimely passing from cancer in 1996, Maralyn Heimlich touched the lives of thousands of students at UT Austin. This scholarship is given in her memory and recognizes orientation advisors who best exemplify Maralyn's dedication and service to the new student orientation program, as well as her generosity of spirit and passion for student life.

The 2012 Maralyn S. Heimlich Scholarship winners are:

Caroline Calderon
Shundeez Faridifar
Alexis D. George
Angela Kemp
Nadia Khalid
Stephen Onkeo
Samantha Robles
Jorge Luis Rodriguez
Farzad Yousefi

Tejas Club Scholarship

Through the Tejas Club, members live a more complete life by sharing their personalities, abilities, and commitment to good fellowship and a high standard of conduct in order to encourage loyalty and usefulness to our school and further good scholarship. This scholarship recognizes members whose service to UT Austin, the Tejas Club and the Austin community best demonstrates the application of these ideals.

The 2012 Tejas Club Scholarship winners are:

Ivan Brave
Kevin Brooks
Jonathan Charles
Charles Covington
Yaman Desai
Christopher Fellows
Braydon Kyle Jones
Britton Blake Marlatt
Gregory Merchant
Diptoroop Mukherjee
Tien Van Nguyen
Benjamin Nia
Barron Peper
Elijah Ray Perez
Tyler Perry
Dalton Pool
Angga Adha Pratama
Taylor P Ragsdale
Steven Schultz
Sean Suputra
Robert Svoboda
William Mocon "Vining III"
Kevin Warren
Ugeo Williams
Kenton Wilson

Greek Spotlight

Twice each semester, Greek, Leadership and Intercultural Education honors outstanding students within the Sorority and Fraternity community. Recipients of this award are "spotlighted" in The Daily Texan and on the GLIE Web site for their outstanding community service, academic achievement and involvement in their community.

The 2010 Greek Spotlight winners are:

Fall 2009 recipient - Berenice Medellin - Kappa Delta Chi Sorority Inc.
Spring 2010 recipient - Libby Bostwick - Alpha Chi Omega

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/glie/greek_spotlight.php

Hyperion Dinner

This event honors the Sorority and Fraternity community's most outstanding students who work diligently to improve the community, often behind the scenes. Hyperion Dinner celebrates those sorority and fraternity members for their unselfish contributions to their chapters and councils.

The 2012 Hyperion Award recipients are:

Alexis George
Viridiana Medellin
Ruben Espinoza
Christina Woodard
Ilse Quijano
Jessica Farrar

Greek Awards

A national Greek leadership and academic honorary, Greek Awards annually recognizes outstanding sorority and fraternity members for their academic achievements and contributions to their campus communities.

The 2012 Greek Awards recipients are:

Scholastic Achievement Award
Delta Gamma Sorority
Campus Involvement Award
Delta Gamma
Community Impact Award
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.
Risk Management Programming Award
Sigma Delta Lambda
Collaboration Programming Award
Delta Gamma
Emerging Leaders Award
Smital Parikh
Outstanding Faculty/Organization Advisor Award
Philip Butler
Senior Leadership Award
Alexis George
Community Impact Award
Aditi Reddy
Campus Involvement Award
Sarah Classen
Outstanding President Award
Neelam Mistry
Outstanding Council Leadership Award
Tiffany Chen