Student Life Committee Awards Nomination
SLC Fall Awards Nomination Form
The Student Life Committee is accepting nominees for the following awards to be presented at Fall Honors Day. Nominations will be accepted from any student, administrator, faculty, or staff member starting during the first week of classes. Please note: select no more than 2 awards for each student; self-nominations are not permitted. The deadline for Fall submissions has passed.
Nominations can be submitted by signing in here using Gettysburg College credentials:
Student Life Committee - Fall Awards Nominations Form
Student Life Committee Fall Awards 2026
John Alfred Hamme Award
Established by John Alfred Hamme (1918), are given to the two juniors who have demonstrated in the highest degree the qualities of loyalty, kindness, courtesy, true democracy and leadership.
Dr. Carl Arnold Hanson, President Emeritus, Leadership Award
The income from a fund contributed by his wife, Anne Keet Hanson, friends and alumni, in honor of Dr. Carl Arnold Hanson, President of Gettysburg College from 1961-1977, is awarded to a student who has achieved at least a 3.0 average in their major through the middle of the junior year and who has demonstrated significant leadership abilities in one or more areas of college life as determined by the faculty.
Rev. George N. Lauffer and M. Naomi Lauffer Scholarship Award
The income from a fund is given each year to a junior who has maintained high scholarship and who evidences outstanding ability and character. It is understood that the recipient will complete the senior year at Gettysburg College.
J. Andrew Marsh Memorial Awards
The income from the fund is presented each year to the sophomore and junior students of Gettysburg College who best exemplify the "whole person" concept through positive attitude, exceptional spirit, high standards, and notable achievement, both curricular and extracurricular.
William F. Muhlenberg Awards
The income from a fund is awarded to two juniors on the basis of character, scholarship and proficiency in campus activities.
Student Life Committee Award – certificate (Student Senate nominates)
A citation is awarded in recognition of a student who has exerted quiet influence for the improvement of the campus community.
Keith Pappas Memorial Award
This award is to be given to a current student, chosen by representatives of the organizations of which Keith Pappas was a member, who most significantly affects the College community through the quality of their participation in its functions and whose divergent contributions give form to what is called Gettysburg College.
Dean Frank B. Williams Memorial Prize
Presented annually to a junior or senior, selected by a representative of the College Life Division. The student must have exceptional leadership in student affairs, strength of character, integrity, be compassionate to other students, and have made positive contributions to the college community and/or the Gettysburg community.
Ronald Couchman Endowed Diversity Award
Awarded annually to three students whose actions best celebrate diversity at the College and the integration of that diversity within the campus community. Diversity will be defined as diversity in race or ethnicity, intercultural diversity and diversity in sexual orientation. Students will have demonstrated their support of diversity through their character, leadership, volunteerism and participation in student activities.
SLC Spring Awards Nomination Form
The Student Life Committee is accepting nominees for the following awards to be presented at Spring Honors Day on Friday, May 15, 2026. Nominations will be accepted from any student, administrator, faculty, or staff member. Please note: select no more than 2 awards for each student; self-nominations are not permitted.
Nominations can be submitted by signing in here using Gettysburg College credentials:
Student Life Committee – Spring Awards Nominations Form
Students who receive nominations will be notified directly via email with further information and instructions.
Student Life Committee Spring Awards 2027
Gettysburg College Student Leadership Award
An award is given by the President of the College to the senior student whose enthusiasm, energy, and contributions in student affairs demonstrate outstanding leadership.
Muhlenberg Goodwill Prize
A certificate is awarded to a senior student "for growth during formative years at Gettysburg College in awareness of personal responsibility for the welfare of all peoples; for a degree of achievement in same during college years; and in the hope of future accomplishment for betterment of community, state, and nation."
Edwin and Leander M. Zimmerman Senior Prize
The income from a fund is given to the senior whose character, influence on students, and scholarship have contributed most to the welfare of the College.
Franklin Moore Award (Student Senate Nominates)
Given to a senior who, during his/her undergraduate years, has shown the highest degree of good citizenship and, by character, industry, enterprise, initiative, and activities, has contributed the most toward campus morale and the prestige of the College.
Henry W. A. Hanson Scholarship Award
Given to a senior who plans to enter graduate school in preparation for college teaching. The award is in recognition of a student's leadership of and distinguished service to Gettysburg College and to the cause of education in the Lutheran Church and the nation. The recipient must have taken the Graduate Record Examination.
Senior Scholarship Prize
Established by the Class of 1996 and Mr. Robert Stockberger, Class of 1933, this award is presented annually to two juniors advancing to their senior year who best exemplify Gettysburg College through academics (minimum 3.3 GPA) and service to the campus community. In addition, the Senior Scholarship Prize fund shall be augmented with future senior class gifts. Nominated students are invited to attend Fall Honors Day where they will be recognized.