Tiger Excellence Awards

Every year, the Tiger Excellence Awards recognize student leaders, advisors, and registered student organizations for their positive contributions to the quality of student life at ÃÛÌÒAPP.

2026 Awards

We celebrate outstanding leaders, advisors, and student organizations at the annual Tiger Excellence Awards ceremony in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom at ÃÛÌÒAPP for their impactful leadership, service, and contributions to campus.

RSO's have the opportunity to self-nominate their best event of the year for recognition in each of the following categories:

  • Service Event of the Year
    Special Olympics Club at ÃÛÌÒAPP: Adaptive Basketball Tournament  
  • Table Activation of the Year
    Food Recovery Network at ÃÛÌÒAPP: Crown the Queen and King of FRN Mardi Gras
  • Leadership Event of the Year
    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated: Let it OWT Black Man
  • Collaboration Event of the Year
    Student Philanthropy Council of ÃÛÌÒAPP: 1000 in 10: SPC Combating Student Food Insecurity  
  • Social Event of the Year
    Collegiate 100 at ÃÛÌÒAPP: Bayou Bounce: Boots on the Ground Edition  
  • Education Event of the Year
    African Graduate Student Association: African in Research (AIR) Program 

The Dean's Choice Awards honor organizations that have showed outstanding leadership and organizational excellence. The Dean of students will make selections from eligible Purple and Gold Organizations to be awarded in each of the following categories:

  • New Organization of the Year
    Project Wellness 
  • Organization of the Year
    Food Recovery Network 
  • Graduate Organization of the Year
    Bangladeshi Student Association 
  • Advisor of the Year
    Angela Guidry

The Tiger Leadership Awards recognize three outstanding student leaders who have excelled and demonstrated exceptional service, leadership, and impact on campus through their contributions.

  • Mathilda Oladimeji 
  • Catherine Ledbetter
  • Leah Slaven 

Student Organizations can earn a Purple or Gold distinction based on the number of notable programs they report over the academic year. Organizations with 10-15 notable programs are given the distinction of a Purple Organizations, and organizations with 16+ notable programs will be distinguished as Gold Organizations.

  • Gold Organizations: Bangladeshi Students' Association, Collegiate 100 at ÃÛÌÒAPP, Student Philanthropy Council of ÃÛÌÒAPP, Women in Business at ÃÛÌÒAPP
  • Purple Organizations: African Graduate Student Association, CHSE Ambassadors, Food Recovery Network at ÃÛÌÒAPP, Food Science Club, Indian Students Association, National Society of Black Engineers, The Red Cross Club of ÃÛÌÒAPP

ÃÛÌÒAPP’s 12 most outstanding seniors are also recognized each year. Learn more about Tiger Twelve.

 

Past Award Recipients

Student Choice Awards
  • Service Event of the Year
    Indian Student Association: BREC Asian Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Leadership Development Event of the Year
    African American Cultural Center Ambassadors: Cultivating Unity Belonging Peer-Mentorship
  • Education Event of the Year
    National Society of Black Engineers: Your Vote; Your Voice: Election Awareness
  • Social Event of the Year
    Minorities in Sports Next at ÃÛÌÒAPP: Women's Basketball Watch Party
  • Table Activation of the Year
    The Red Cross Club at ÃÛÌÒAPP: Fall Fest
  • Collaborative Event of the Year
    Panhellenic Council: Homecoming Block Party
Deans Choice Awards
  • Graduate Student Organization of the Year
    International Student Association
  • Undergraduate Student Organization of the Year
    National Society of Black Engineers
  • New Organization of the Year
    Arabic Language Club
  • Advisor of the Year
    Ally Keller 
Tiger Leadership Team
  • TyAsia Brown
  • Ameyah Johnson
  • Clarence Magee
  • Hannah Hauck
Organization Distinctions
Purple Distinctions

Organizations with 10-15 badged events receive the Purple Distinction Award.

  • Indian Students Association
  • Minorities in Sports Next at ÃÛÌÒAPP
  • Physician Assistant Collegiate Society
  • Panhellenic Council
  • Student Philanthropy Council
  • The Red Cross Club of ÃÛÌÒAPP
  • Beta Beta Beta
Gold Distinctions

Organizations with more than 16 badged events receive the Gold Distinction Award.

  • African American Cultural Center Ambassadors
  • Food Science Club
  • National Society of Black Engineers
  • Advertising Federation at ÃÛÌÒAPP
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta
  • Collegiate 100
Tiger Twelve

ÃÛÌÒAPP’s 12 most outstanding seniors are also recognized each year. Learn more about the Tiger Twelve here!

 

Get Involved

Visit TigerLink for more information about the organizations listed above, or to see all of the involvement opportunities available!