Collegiate & Chapter Awards
Each year, Sigma Nu Fraternity recognizes chapter and individual achievements across a number of categories – merit awards, Alpha Alumni Chapter Affiliate recognition, LEAD, Pursuit of Excellence, Rock Chapter (only at Grand Chapters), academics, manpower, and community service & philanthropy. Awards recognize an individual's or chapter's accomplishments for the previous academic year, or, in some cases an individual's collegiate career.
Application Materials
Collegiate Awards Descriptions – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
Individual collegiate awards include: Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man of the Year, Scholar of the Year, Talent of the Year and Athlete of the Year. Criteria and application instructions for these awards are provided in this packet.
Collegiate Awards Application – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
All applicants for an individual collegiate awards – Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man of the Year, Scholar of the Year, Talent of the Year or Athlete of the Year – should complete and submit this form by April 30.
Collegiate Awards Recommendation Form – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
All applicants for individual collegiate awards – Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man of the Year, Scholar of the Year, Talent of the Year or Athlete of the Year – require three (3) letters of recommendation.
Collegiate Awards Chapter Endorsement Form - Merit and Alpha Affiliate
All applicants for individual collegiate awards – Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man of the Year, Scholar of the Year, Talent of the Year or Athlete of the Year – require completion of the chapter endorsement form by the current Commander of Lt. Commander.
Collegiate Awards Transcript Request
Official transcripts are required for all Scholar of the Year award applicants.
2025 Merit Awards
2025 Merit Award Recipients
Alpha Chapter Affiliates
The Fraternity salutes those Knights, who demonstrate a genuine commitment to the ideals of the Legion of Honor and whose pattern of performance is a worthy example for others to follow.
- Alpha #710 – Brendan I. Ball (UC Davis)
- Alpha #711 – Tyler A. Bartman (Jefferson)
- Alpha #712 – Stegner E. Bell (Arizona State)
- Alpha #713 – Lawson T. Ewing (Texas Christian)
- Alpha #714 – Preston R. Ewing (Alabama)
- Alpha #715 – Jackson M. A. Gordon (Southern Methodist)
- Alpha #716 – James W. Moon, V. (Wofford)
- Alpha #717 – Aidan P. O'Brien (Northern Illinois)
- Alpha #718 – Jake P. Wagner (Illinois State)
- Alpha #719 – Jacob C. Zink (Montana State)
Athlete of the Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Athletics.
- Marshall L. H. Koch (Rose-Hulman)
Talent of the Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Talent.
- George Louis Waddell (Arkansas)
Scholar of the Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Scholarship.
- Jaxon P. Naviaux (Rose-Hulman)
Man of the Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated all-around excellence in the areas of Leadership, Chapter and Campus Involvement, and Scholarship.
- Jacob C. Zink (Montana State)