The Joseph Fielding Smith Memorial Award

Selection Criteria:
This award recognizes superior endeavors in speech, above and beyond class assignments and projects. The award will be based on speech performance(s), service to the department of Speech, and/or active participation in speech-related activities in the community. The award will not be granted to a student who has another academic award or scholarship at UHM that is equal to or superior in value to the Joseph Fielding Smith Memorial Award.

Eligibility:
A student is eligible for the Joseph Fielding Smith Memorial Award if the student is a full-time classified UHM sophomore, junior, or senior (with one or more semesters remaining at the time of application) who is a declared major in Speech or a declared major in Education with a minor (concentration) in Speech. A minimum 3.0 GPA in Speech and a minimum 2.8 GPA overall is required.

Award:
The award pays one recipient $800.00 for UHM tuition for one semester providing the student is enrolled full-time in good academic standing, and the funds are available. The Award Committee may decide to pay the winner $800.00 for UHM tuition for two consecutive semesters.

Selection Procedures:
The Awards Committee of the Department of Speech shall determine if a nominee meets the basic criteria of academic excellence. Each nominee who meets the minimum GPA criteria will be asked to complete and submit a Nominee Information Form (see below). The nominee will then participate in a 15-20 minute informal interview with the Department of Speech Awards Committee. The interview will focus on the selection criteria. Nominees should be prepared to discuss their qualifications for the award. The committee will determine which nominee(s) best meets all criteria. In the event the committee determines that no nominee clearly meets the criteria, no scholarship will be granted for that year.

Deadline for 2009-2010 Award Nominee Information Form: October 14, 2009 

Nominee Information Form can be submitted

via email to: aebesu@hawaii.edu
or mail to:

Dr. Amy Hubbard
Awards Committee Chair
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of Speech
2560 Campus Road, George Hall 326
Honolulu, HI 96822

Notification of Award:
The chair of the Awards Committee shall notify the nominee(s) of the Committee's decision within two weeks of oral presentations.

Nominee Information Form (MS WORD doc file)

Past Award Winners