Welcome to the 2009 NAAC

General Award Information

Congratulations to the 2009 NAAC Award Winners: Excellence in Leadership- The University of Georgia; Athens Campus Excellence in Recruitment and Retention- Purdue University Excellence in Recruitment and Retention- Texas Tech University Excellence in Service- The Ohio State University

Ambassador programs throughout the nation excel in a variety of areas and services.  We would like to continue the tradition started at the University of Florida and recognize ambassador programs that excel in the following areas:

• Leadership
• Service
• Recruitment and/or Retention
• Agricultural Literacy and/or Communications

Ambassador programs excelling in one of the four areas will receive the distinction of this award, a plaque, a $500.00 cash prize for their program, and the opportunity to present a workshop on their program's area of excellence on Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

There will be one award-wining program for each area of excellence chosen by a non-biased committee.  Ambassador programs may apply for more than one area of excellence, but a program is only eligible to win one award area.

We encourage you to highlight the programs and projects, which have allowed your ambassador program to excel.  The award categories are grouped into broad categories, so please feel free to use your creativity and demonstrate the broad scope of your program.

The application deadline is Friday, November 14, 2008.

Return completed applications to:

NAAC 2009, ATTN: Dr. Stanley Kelley

Ag Ambassadors, Sam Houston State University

Campus Box 2088

Huntsville, Texas 77341

Electronic versions of the application will also be accepted in a PDF format.  Please send electronic applications to sfkelley@shsu.edu 

Award Categories & Applications

Excellence in Leadership:

Ambassador programs often attract and develop quality student leadership.  There are several ambassador teams that coordinate leadership programs- internally and externally- to assist i the continual development of their student leaders.  The "Excellence in Leadership" award recognizes outstanding, unique, or interesting ways programs have educated and motivated their ambassadors to excel in the discipline of leadership.  Click for application: PDF or Word Versions.

Excellence in Service:

This award recognizes a program with exceptional university, community, college-wide and/or state-wide service projects that have contributed to the enhancement of life and positive change.  For example, programs might have organized canned food drives for the homeless, collected school supplies for local school teachers, helped with medical or food supplies after a natural disaster, adopted a local highway, etc.  Click for application: PDF or Word Versions.

Excellence in Recruitment and Retention:

Colleges throughout the nation develop organized programs to recruit and retain exceptional students into their academic programs. The "Excellence in Recruitment and Retention" award is intended to highlight an ambassador program that has taken a vested interest in bringing and maintaining quality students in any faction of their university, college, or ambassador program.  Click for application: PDF or Word Versions.

Excellence in Agricultural Literacy and/or Communications:

Creating awareness and garnering support for all areas of agriculture, natural resources, and life sciences is crucial to the survival of our communities, and nation as a whole.  The "Excellence in Agricultural Literacy and/or Communications" award serves to distinguish outstanding programs that have developed resources to further agricultural awareness.  Developing awareness can take place among other students, teachers, civic and community leaders, or the general public as a whole.  Click for application: PDF or Word Versions.