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Member Recognitions
As an
Order of Kush member, you can be nominated by your advisor for
several different types of awards.
Master
Scholar
The Master
Scholar excels in his or her chosen academic discipline, is a
highly qualified researcher with a basic knowledge of his or
her discipline, has achieved success in the field by earning
many honors locally and in district or state contests, and is
particularly active in school or community
functions.
Leadership
Members
who earn the Order of Kush Leadership Recognition are
prominent leaders in school, chapter, and community
organizations and activities. They do not have to be
award-winning scholars, but they must be great
leaders.
Outstanding Service
Recognition
To receive
the Order of Kush Outstanding Service Recognition, you must
demonstrate exceptional examples of service, working with or
on behalf of others, without being paid or materially
rewarded. Those receiving this award are particularly active
in school chapter, and community organizations and
activities.
Honor Writing Achievement
Certificate
The Honor
Writing Achievement Certificate recognizes Order of Kush
members selected to represent their schools in an honor
writing contest during a state, division, or national
conference.
Alumni Achievement
Recognition
The Alumni
Achievement Recognition is an official recognition of the
career successes and life accomplishments of former Order of
Kush chapter members.
Chapter of the Year Summer Scholarship
Program
The
Chapter of the Year Summer Scholarship program offers
scholarship money for summer study programs to chapters that
win one of three recognitions at the national level in each
division. Scholarship money is awarded by the advisors of the
winning chapters to deserving students.
To get
these scholarships, chapters must send in a scrapbook or other
collection of pictures and articles covering their activities
for the year and submit it, together with the current Chapter
of the Year point evaluation form, to the Order of
Kushnational office postmarked no later than March 27.
Here is a
list of the scholarship money awarded through the
program:
| Chapter Winner |
Graduate Division |
Undergraduate Division |
| Chapter of the Year |
$1500.00 |
$1000.00 |
| 1st
runner-up |
$800.00 |
$700.00 |
| 2nd
runner-up |
$500.00 |
$400.00 |
The
National Chapter of the Year (Junior and Senior) also receives
an engraved permanent service plaque.
The
chapter with the highest point totals in each state is named
chapter of the year for that state and receives a State
Chapter of the Year certificate.
View more
information on the Chapter
of the Year winners and their projects.
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