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Nominate students and programs for the Student Leadership Awards

The Office of Student Activities & Leadership is accepting nominations for the annual Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to complete the nomination form recognizing outstanding students, programs, organizations and advisors.

Complete the nomination form. To make a nomination, select an award, name a person, program or organization that should be considered for the selected award, write a short paragraph stating why the nominee is deserving of the award, and answer one or two questions supporting your stance. The entire nomination process should only take about 10 minutes. The nomination deadline is March 4. See the list of awards for more information about the nomination process. 

More than 20 different student leadership awards will be presented during the Student Leadership Awards Ceremony April 27. All nominees are invited to attend.

Contact Samantha Hunt at sxh1231@case.edu with any questions.

About the awards

The Student Leadership Awards were created by Dorothy Pijan in 1986 to recognize and honor Case Western Reserve University’s outstanding undergraduate student leaders. Pijan worked at CWRU as the director of Thwing Center and Student Activities from 1982 to 2003. Pijan was a well-respected and nationally known student union professional. She had incredible passion, drive and dedication to student leadership. After her death in 2003, the awards were named in her honor to recognize her many contributions to student life at Case Western Reserve University.