The Distinguished Quill Awards is an opportunity for members of the Mason community, including students, faculty and staff, to recognize our hard working student leaders, organizations, and their advisors. This event is hosted by the Office of Student Involvement and the RSO Leadership Team.
Distinguished Quill Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Center for the Arts
4:30pm – 7:30pm
4:30pm – 5:30pm: Hors d’oeuvres and Mocktails (CFA Lobby)
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Award Ceremony (Grand Tier 3)
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Desserts (CFA Lobby)
Attire: Semi-formal
2017 Distinguished Quill Award Applications
Information: Distinguished Quill Awards applications will be on GetConnected this year.As prominent student leaders on campus who do amazing work with your respective organizations, we’d like to take this time to remind you of an amazing opportunity that the university provides. Every year we host the Distinguished Quill Awards, which is a ceremony that celebrates our students’ accomplishments over the past year. Awards are given to leaders and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional development and impact to the Mason community. This is the highest honor student organizations can receive, this includes recognition from top administrators at the university. We will be accepting self-nominations as well as nominations on behalf of other organizations and individuals. We will be recognizing all individuals and organizations who submitted applications at the ceremony.
Applications are due on Friday March 24, at 12:00pm, noon (EST). Click the following links for the applications:
Individual Awards: Click Here
Organization Advisor Awards: Click Here
Student Organization Awards: Click Here
*You must be logged into Get Connected in order to access these awards.
*Keep in mind that a separate application must be submitted for each award.
You may submit more than one award application.
Please click to download the Chart of Activities and Achievements.
Individual Awards:
- Distinguished Senior Leadership Award
- Distinguished Junior Leadership Award
- Distinguished Sophomore Leadership Award
- Distinguished Freshmen Leadership Award
- University Life Award
- Community Engagement Award (Philanthropy/Community Service)
- Inclusion and Social Justice Award
- Patriot Award
- Student Leadership Awards
- Algernon Sydney and Mildred Sullivan Awards
Organization Awards (Given to one Registered Student Organization and one Departmental Organization):
- Registered Student Organization (RSO) of the Year Award
- New Registered Student Organization (RSO) of the Year Award
- Departmental Organization of the Year Award
- University Civic Engagement Award (Philanthropy/Community Service)
- University Life Award
- Patriot Innovation Award (Innovative Programming)
- Community Enrichment Award (Educational Programming)
- Inclusion and Social Justice Award
- Patriot Pride Award
- Collaborative Spirit Award (Two or More RSOs/Departmental orgs must be involved in the program/event)
RSO Advisor Awards:
- RSO Advisor of the Year Award
- New RSO Advisor of the Year Award