21st Century Leaders Award Call for Nominations
The University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks nominations of graduating seniors for the 21st Century Leaders Award.
This award recognizes the strong academic record and exemplary achievement of undergraduate students who further distinguished their intellectual accomplishments and enhanced the reputation of the university by contributing to the campus community in one or more of the following ways:
- Demonstrating strong leadership qualities, characterized by the ability to unite and inspire others toward positive action
- Expanding the intellectual climate of their academic area through noteworthy original research, design or creativity
- Markedly improving the quality of life for others through community service, either internal to the University or beyond the borders of our campus
- Demonstrating a commitment to social justice and social progress by embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Advancing the teaching mission of the university as an exceptional undergraduate teaching assistant whose efforts continually motivate others to learn
- Exemplifying perseverance and courage by overcoming extraordinary personal obstacles through resolve and a determination to excel
- Participating in the demands of public presentations, either by exhibiting a truly inspiring caliber of artistic talent, through creation or performance, or by excelling in the competitive demands of athleticism
Successful nominees will be characterized by their determination to fulfill their academic potential and achieve personal goals. They will be exemplars within the undergraduate community, having demonstrated intelligence, integrity, discipline, courage, compassion, and a sense of humor. They will be recognized for this high academic performance, and for the prestige and honor they bring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, both as undergraduates and as alumni joining the larger community.
Up to ten graduating seniors will be awarded the 21st Century Leaders Award. Recipients will receive an award of $1,000 from the UMass Amherst Alumni Association.
The deadline for nominating students for this award is Friday, March 5, 2021. The nomination form can be found here.
Contact the Office of External Relations and University Events, which coordinates this award, with any questions at urevents@umass.edu or 413-577-1101.