LA Awards
2024
Student Leaders of the Year
The CU Boulder Student Leaders of the Year awards are given to participants in campus leadership programs who have demonstrated various qualities. These include academic excellence, exceptional support for and innovation within campus leadership programs, outstanding service to the community, exceptional character and personal resilience and exemplary embodiment of the Colorado Creed.
Learn more here: https://www.colorado.edu/lead/leadership-community/student-leaders-year.
Jacob Van Ek Scholarship
The award recognizes exceptional undergraduates who excel in their academics and meaningfully contribute to the University of Colorado Boulder and the community. Faculty mentors nominate applicants on the basis of GPA and students’ depth of service.
College of Engineering and Applied Science Awards
The following College of Engineering and Applied Science awards are presented to graduating students. Some may be awarded annually, others semi-annually, and not all awards are given every year. Students may be nominated by faculty, staff or students.
Academic Engagement Award
Research Award
Leeds Undergraduate Impact Award
Outstanding Leadership and Community Engagement Graduate
MA+ Outstanding Graduate
Math and Science Teacher Outstanding Graduate
Fulbright Awards
CU Physics Award for LA Excellence
University of Colorado Honors Journal
The University of Colorado Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program under the supervision of a faculty advisor and the Director of the Honors Program. The Honors Journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence, and creativity among undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder.
2023
Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Award
This award recognizes undergraduate students who make substantive contributions to JEDI work on- or off-campus.
Academic Engagement Award
This award recognizes undergraduate students engaged with academics to an extent that elevates their own and/or others' learning experiences.
Community Impact Award
This award recognizes undergraduate students who contribute to improving their department/program, college, university and/or community.
University of Colorado Honors Journal
The University of Colorado Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program under the supervision of a faculty advisor and the Director of the Honors Program. The Honors Journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence, and creativity among undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder.
2022
Lasting Legacy Award
This award is in collaboration with the Senior Class Council, and honors a graduating senior who has left their mark at CU. This person is someone who has demonstrated outstanding leadership on campus, who has spearheaded a cause on campus, and whose impact will be seen for years to come.
Together We Succeed Award
Through its five core values, Leeds fosters integrity, inclusion, academic excellence, community and forward-looking mindsets in its students. The Together We Succeed Award recognizes one Leeds student who exemplifies Leeds' core principles and high-achieving culture.
CU Physics Award for LA Excellence
The Physics Award for LA Excellence honors a Physics LA who has had a positive impact in the classroom through creative teaching methods and a deliberate effort to improve students' academic outcomes.
Environmental Design Esteemed Graduated Award in Landscape Architecture
This honor is conferred upon graduating senior from the Program in Environmental Design who through their design work, character, contributions and efforts, embody the highest ideals celebrated within the ENVD community. Environmental Design faculty nominated and voted for the recipients of this award.
Churchill Scholarship
The Churchill Scholarship supports one year of study at Cambridge University, and it is awarded to students who have outstanding academic records, proven talent in research, originality, creativity and “outstanding personal qualities.”
University of Colorado Honors Journal
The University of Colorado Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program under the supervision of a faculty advisor and the Director of the Honors Program. The Honors Journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence, and creativity among undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder.
2021
University of Colorado Honors Journal
The University of Colorado Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program under the supervision of a faculty advisor and the Director of the Honors Program. The Honors Journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence, and creativity among undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder.