A-Pins Awarded For Academic Excellence

Noelle Cockett, interim provost, and the academic deans at Utah State University honored students' academic success at the "A" Pin award ceremony Sept. 21. The ceremony, held at the Haight Alumni Center, honored 115 students.

 

The A-Pin is one of the oldest awards at USU, initiated in 1910.  It acknowledges and rewards students who achieve a straight A grade point average for two consecutive semesters while taking 15 graded credits. The pin features the primary icon of Utah State University — the Old Main Tower — and reads "USU Scholarship," denoting the highest in scholarly achievement.

 

"These students have truly demonstrated work of superior quality," said Joyce Kinkead, vice provost for undergraduate research and studies.

 

In an undergraduate student body of more than 17,000 students, only 75 are so honored in a typical semester, she said. Rarely, students earn the A-Pin multiple times. Scott Davis of Logan is one example. He was presented a third A-pin at the ceremony. Davis recently returned from a study abroad in Europe and is pursuing majors in history and minors in Greek and Latin.

 

A number of family members and friends joined in the celebration at the Alumni Center.