Today, Nov. 13, is the DEADLINE to submit nominations to Jacki.
The Smilodon Outstanding Underclassman in Integrative Biology (freshman or sophomore) and the Smilodon Outstanding Upperclassman (junior or senior) awards are administered twice annually during the Fall and Spring semesters. Recipients each receive a prize of $250 administered by CLAS that may be used to defray expenses related to enrollment at CU Denver.
Smilodon Nominations are solicited from all Teaching Faculty, Staff and Grad Students. A strong nomination consists of 250 words that clearly specifies why the student should be considered; this may include a variety of indicators, such as motivation, perseverance, enthusiasm, depth and breadth of interest in biology, academic performance, outreach, and extenuating circumstances.
Nominations are submitted electronically by Nov. 13th to Jacki Craig, who will compile them for the Awards, Scholarship and Outreach (ASO) Committee. The Committee will review the applications and the awardees will be announced by Dec. 10th.
Although preference will be given to awarding an underclassman and an upperclassman in a semester, the ultimate goal of the Committee is to administer two awards each semester. As such, it is possible that two upperclassmen will receive Smilodons in any given semester if there are no meritorious underclassmen nominated.