Students nominated for "Man of the Year Award"
Sam Marhulik REPORTER
Issue date: 6/25/09 Section: News
For members of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, the Ellsworth C. Dent "Man of the Year" award is the most prestigious individual honor they can earn.
Every year the Fraternity Awards Committee selects five finalists nationally from various chapters of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. The Society of Seventeen at the fraternity's annual meeting interviews the five finalists individually and the society then chooses the "Man of the Year."
In order to win the award, the finalists are judged on a number of criteria.
They are judged on their academic achievement, chapter leadership, campus leadership, service to campus or community, honors and citations, scholarships, personal character and an essay on career objectives.
This year, among the five finalists for the award are two Youngstown State University students Nick Durse and Andrew Emig.
Durse and Emig join many other YSU students who have been nominated for the award. If either Durse or Emig wins the award, they will join YSU student Thomas Krupko, who was last year's winner.
Krupko was a four-year member of the YSU football team and also a past Sigma Tau Gamma president.
Greg Gulas, the Assistant Director of Student Programming, wrote the letter of recommendation for Durse and said he hopes that even though a YSU student won the award last year, that there will still be an even playing field.
"Just because we had a student win last year, it shouldn't mean that Nick or Andrew don't have a chance. Both of them go beyond for the fraternity and have had a great deal of involvement with the campus," Gulas said.
Emig is also a University Scholar and has organized several fundraising events. Last year, he helped organize Skollapalooza, a fundraiser for scholars where several bands played at the B&O Station.
Amy Cossentino, Assistant Director at the University Scholars & Honors Programs wrote Andrew's letter of recommendation.
Cossentino said having two students nominated for this award from the same school says a lot about YSU.
"It speaks volumes about the quality of students we have at YSU. It's good to know we can go out a compete with the best of the best.
I know both Nick and Andrew, and it really is an honor for this school, especially since one of our own won this award last year," Cossentino said.
Every year the Fraternity Awards Committee selects five finalists nationally from various chapters of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. The Society of Seventeen at the fraternity's annual meeting interviews the five finalists individually and the society then chooses the "Man of the Year."
In order to win the award, the finalists are judged on a number of criteria.
They are judged on their academic achievement, chapter leadership, campus leadership, service to campus or community, honors and citations, scholarships, personal character and an essay on career objectives.
This year, among the five finalists for the award are two Youngstown State University students Nick Durse and Andrew Emig.
Durse and Emig join many other YSU students who have been nominated for the award. If either Durse or Emig wins the award, they will join YSU student Thomas Krupko, who was last year's winner.
Krupko was a four-year member of the YSU football team and also a past Sigma Tau Gamma president.
Greg Gulas, the Assistant Director of Student Programming, wrote the letter of recommendation for Durse and said he hopes that even though a YSU student won the award last year, that there will still be an even playing field.
"Just because we had a student win last year, it shouldn't mean that Nick or Andrew don't have a chance. Both of them go beyond for the fraternity and have had a great deal of involvement with the campus," Gulas said.
Emig is also a University Scholar and has organized several fundraising events. Last year, he helped organize Skollapalooza, a fundraiser for scholars where several bands played at the B&O Station.
Amy Cossentino, Assistant Director at the University Scholars & Honors Programs wrote Andrew's letter of recommendation.
Cossentino said having two students nominated for this award from the same school says a lot about YSU.
"It speaks volumes about the quality of students we have at YSU. It's good to know we can go out a compete with the best of the best.
I know both Nick and Andrew, and it really is an honor for this school, especially since one of our own won this award last year," Cossentino said.
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