What Are STAR Awards

STAR Awards (Student Talent and Recognition) is an award ceremony that honors outstanding students and student organizations. STAR Awards 2008 will take place on Monday, April 28, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Ceremony

STAR Awards is a business formal/cocktail event with a red-carpet, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and candlelit tables.  The ceremony is an invitation only event. It is designed to give outstanding students a formal recognition in front of the peers and organizations they have influenced.

About the Awards

STAR Awards 2008 will present over twenty-five awards. Awards nominated by student organizations are broken into two divisions: group and individual. Other awards are nominated by faculty, staff, and students, including self-nominations. Nomination criteria is listed at the top of every award application. Best of luck to this year's nominees! Please take a moment to browse the awards and nominate deserving students and organizations. 

Application Process

All award applications are due by 5 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008. 
The top three finalists for each award will be notified by Friday, April 11.

We encourage you to make nominations for every award possible.  Furthermore, we encourage you to nominate other groups, advisors, and individuals whom you feel worthy of such honors.  Everyone must submit four (4) complete stapled copies of each award nomination. However, the sponsoring group need only submit one application cover sheet along with all collated nominations.  No applications will be accepted via binders, books or email, and all applications must be typed.  Please limit your nomination letters for each award to a maximum of three typed pages.

The PowerPoint

There will be a PowerPoint slideshow during the awards banquet, so each organization should submit at least five photos on a CD to the Office of Student Activities to be included in this year’s presentation.  The deadline for photos to be included in this year’s slideshow is Monday, March 3 by 5 p.m.

Questions?

For more information, please contact the Office of Student Activities at 417.836.4386, or email douglas1@MissouriState.edu (Amy Douglas) or kontoh1@missouristate.edu (James Kontoh).