{"id":236,"date":"2025-08-01T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:12:28","slug":"outstanding-seniors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/cas-awards\/outstanding-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To recognize and honor outstanding undergraduate senior students who have excelled in academic performance and service to the department\/school\/program, the university and\/or community during their academic career at Washington State University. One student from each academic degree in the College of Arts and Sciences will be recognized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-list--columns-2\">\n<li>Anthropology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative Ethnic Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criminal Justice and Criminology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Technology and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earth and Environmental Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foreign Languages and Cultures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Humanities &amp; Social Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathematics and Statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics and Astronomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sociology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zoology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students who will graduate in spring\/summer\/fall of 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently enrolled on the WSU Pullman campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documented record of outstanding academic performance and valuable contributions or service to the department\/school\/program, Washington State University and\/or the community during their undergraduate studies at WSU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Nomination Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual nominations must be submitted to the nominee\u2019s chair or director (or their designee) for consideration and endorsement. Nominators should check with the appropriate chair or director for the department\u2019s nomination procedure, documents, and deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Submission Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each undergraduate degree program selects its Outstanding Senior from the nominations received by the unit&#8217;s chair or director. Academic unit chairs and directors are responsible for completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0HtxWpJgg67HULX\">Outstanding Seniors submission form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Additional honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All Outstanding Senior finalists will be reviewed by the College of Arts and Sciences for consideration of special recognition at the spring and fall commencement ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-background--gray-5\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">2026 Outstanding Seniors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Awardees will be recognized on Friday, May 8, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Final Submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the 2026 Outstanding Senior has been determined, please use <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0HtxWpJgg67HULX\">this form<\/a> to submit your final choice by Monday, February 23, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be completed by academic chairs and directors or their designees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:parkaya@wsu.edu\">Arlene Parkay<\/a> via email or at 509-335-6708.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/recognizing-excellence\/outstanding-seniors\/\">CAS Outstanding Seniors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View all <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/welcome\/cas-awards-and-honors\/previous-outstanding-seniors\/\">previous Outstanding Seniors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"parent":223,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions\/821"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}