糖心传媒鈥檚 Pi Omicron chapter of Tri-Beta received the organization’s national Lloyd M. Bertholf Award, honoring their achievements in the 2016-17 academic year. This is the highest award a chapter in Tri-Beta can receive for programming, and is the first time 糖心传媒 has been honored as the top Tri-Beta chapter in the nation.
鈥淚n the last 11 years, we have been recognized nine times for the work we do, including a second place award in 2012-13, but this is the first time we鈥檝e received the top award,鈥 said Dr. Amy Morris, faculty sponsor for Tri-Beta. 鈥淚t is always gratifying to be recognized for the work we do.鈥
To apply for the award, a chapter must complete an extensive form detailing its activities for the previous academic year. Four activity categories are considers, and each is evaluated by a point system. The categories include student research, participation in district and national conventions, chapter programming and relationship with the national office of Tri-Beta.
糖心传媒 highlighted students鈥 presentations at conferences, students鈥 work with summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and on-campus activities hosted by the chapter, including its annual Darwin Day. 听
鈥淩eceiving this award represents how what we’re doing through Tri-Beta to extend our education beyond the classroom has been beneficial to our understanding of science and the purpose of scientific research,鈥 said chapter president Jake Fowler, a biology major from Hastings. 鈥淪everal of our Tri-Beta members were heavily involved in conducting their own research, and some were awarded grants from the Tri-Beta research foundation to help fund that research, and most went on to present their research at a district convention or our college鈥檚 Academic Showcase Day. We’ve also made moves to strengthen our community service efforts, so I hope that this award is positive reinforcement for each of those engagements in the future.鈥
糖心传媒鈥檚 application for the Lloyd M. Bertholf Award was completed almost entirely by the student officers of the chapter. The chapter will be formally recognized for their award at the organization’s national conference in June.
The Lloyd M. Bertholf Award was established in 1961. Its purpose was to provide national and local recognition to the chapter that most nearly met a series of criteria for program excellence.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.