Award Winners Announced for 2008-09

July 30, 2009
Oxford, Ohio

The Phi Kappa Tau Awards Committee announced the recipients of the 2008-09 awards during Leadership Academy 2009 in Oxford, Ohio. Chairman Cliff Unger, Arizona ’98, oversaw the presentation ceremonies, which were held during the Hole in the Wall Luncheon, Recognition Banquet and Brotherhood Banquet on July 16, 17 and 18, respectively.

The awards are listed in alphabetic order, with the exception of the recruitment awards which are grouped together.

Academic Excellence—Presented to those chapters and colonies that exhibit an outstanding record of academic achievement. The chapter or colony must be .1 above the all men's average GPA.

Delta, Centre; Epsilon, Mount Union; Lambda, Purdue; Alpha Delta, Case Western; Alpha Tau, Cornell; Beta Theta, Kansas; Beta Iota, Florida State; Gamma Alpha, Michigan Tech;  Gamma Mu, Bradley Gamma Tau, Old Dominion; Delta Theta, Georgetown; Epsilon Nu, Clemson

Administrative Excellence—Presented to those chapters and colonies that exhibit an outstanding record of compliance with administrative reporting. The chapter or colony must file 100 percent of required reports, 90 percent on time.

Delta, Centre; Kappa, Kentucky; Alpha Delta, Case Western; Beta Theta, Kansas; Beta Iota, Florida State; Beta Kappa, Oklahoma State; Gamma Alpha, Michigan Tech; Gamma Nu, RIT; Delta Kappa, Tennessee; Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Pomona; Epsilon Beta, West Virginia Tech; Epsilon Gamma, College of New Jersey; Epsilon Lambda, Longwood; Zeta Alpha, Belmont

Borradaile Alumnus Award—Presented to up to three alumni for outstanding achievement in their field of endeavor.

Reza Hashampour, Georgetown ’82

Borradaile Undergraduate Award—Presented to the undergraduate who, by his actions, has shown leadership and a true understanding of brotherhood.

Alex Koehler, Mount Union ’07

Community Service Award—Presented to the chapters that accumulate the most hours per man, as well as the most cumulative chapter hours. There are scrolls for the two runners up for each category. All chapters that average 20 or more hours per man are awarded Maxwell status and a scroll. All chapters that average between 10 and 20 hours per man are awarded Order of the Start status and a scroll.

Hours per Man
Delta, Centre – 79.5 hours
Kappa, Kentucky – 63.5 hours
Beta Kappa, Oklahoma State – 51.5 hours

Total Hours
Delta, Centre – 5,010.5 hours
Kappa, Kentucky – 4,054.5 hours
Beta Kappa, Oklahoma State – 2,833 hours

Clinton D. Boyd Vice President of Alumni Relations Award—Presented to the undergraduate who implements the best alumni relations program.

Mark Arranz, Cal Poly-Pomona ’07

Dr. Edgar Ewing Brandon Award—Presented to a chapter advisor who has shown outstanding service to the fraternity.

Brian Smith, Cal Poly-Pomona ’91

Dwight I. Douglass President's Award—Presented to the chapter president who demonstrates general administrative excellence.

Jeremy Botica, Cal Poly-Pomona ’06

Golden Dipstick—Presented to the chapter that travels the most miles per man to attend Leadership Academy.

Gamma Omicron, Cal State-Fullerton: 17,320 miles total; 2,160 miles per man

Golden Star—Presented to the chapter that has the most men in attendance at Leadership Academy.

Gamma Omicron, Cal State-Fullerton: 8 members

Greek Advisor Award—Presented to a Greek advisor in recognition of their tremendous contribution to our Fraternity and their respective Greek community.

Jennifer Adams, advisor to Delta Tau chapter at Cal Poly-Pomona

Harold E. Angelo Award—Presented to the chapter that has shown the greatest improvement compared to its record the previous year.

Gamma Nu, Rochester

Hollen Colony President Award—Presented to the colony president who demonstrates general administrative excellence.

Shane Williamson, Saginaw Valley State ’09

Jack L. Anson Undergraduate Award—Presented to an undergraduate for outstanding interfraternal service.

Matt Albrizio, Florida State ’07

John Cosgrove Spirit and Leadership Award—Presented to the student who exemplifies the spirit of Leadership Academy and Phi Kappa Tau.

Kevin Weingarten, Kansas ’08

Monroe Moosnick Scholarship Trophy—Presented to the chapter that has the highest cumulative GPA.

Alpha Tau, Cornell – 3.59 GPA
Alpha Delta, Case Western – 3.247 GPA
Delta, Centre – 3.23 GPA

Order of the Star—Presented to those chapters that meet Order of the Star expectations within the Borradaile Challenge.

Epsilon, Mount Union; Alpha Eta, Florida; Alpha Lambda, Auburn; Alpha Omega (Baldwin-Wallace); Beta Beta, Louisville; Beta Kappa, Oklahoma State; Beta Phi, Westminster; Beta Chi, Southern Illinois; Gamma Nu, RIT; Gamma Tau, Old Dominion; Delta Epsilon, St. Cloud; Delta Rho, Eastern Kentucky; Epsilon Gamma, College of New Jersey

Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award—Presented to the most outstanding chapter advisor who has served in the role for a minimum of two years.

Patrick Noltemeyer, Centre ’98

Outstanding Colony Advisor Award—Presented to the most outstanding colony advisor.

Sean Hopkins, William Patterson ’99

Paul Newman Award—Presented to the chapter that raises the highest dollar amount to benefit the Hole in the Wall Camps.

Alpha Phi, Akron – $31,139.43

Philanthropy/Hole in the Wall Camp Certificates—Presented to those chapters that raise funds to assist both local philanthropic causes and the Hole in the Wall Camps, Phi Kappa Tau's national philanthropy. The following list is in order of amount donated ($2,000 minimum).

Alpha Phi ($31,139.43); Omicron ($26,347); Delta ($24,671); Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Pomona ($8,098); Alpha Eta ($7.272.01); Gamma Pi ($6,500); Beta Iota ($6,039.95); Zeta Alpha (5610.01); Epsilon ($5,230); Alpha Delta ($ 5,196.46); Delta Rho ($5,055.48); Beta Chi ($4,999,78); Delta Gamma ($3,950); Alpha ($3,130); Kappa ($3,042.36); Alpha Pi ($2,950.46); Delta Epsilon ($2,904); Alpha Tau ($2,869.94); Delta Beta ($2,850); Beta Phi ($2,752.96); Gamma Alpha ($2,501); Epsilon Lambda ($2,370); Beta Psi ($2,350); Zeta Beta ($2,020)

Recruitment Pacesetter Award—Presented to those chapters that set the pace for the largest recruitment classes in the country.

Eta, Muhlenberg; Kappa, Kentucky; Alpha Lambda, Auburn; Beta Beta, Louisville; Beta Iota, Florida State; Beta Kappa, Oklahoma State; Gamma Omicron, Cal State-Fullerton; Zeta Alpha, Belmont

Sonny Strange Recruitment Award—Presented to the chapter with the highest recruitment and retention rate.

Alpha, Miami

Richard Massock Award—presented to the chapter with the most outstanding chapter-produced newsletters and alumni programming.

Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Pomona

Roland Maxwell Scroll—Presented to those chapters that meet Maxwell expectations within the Borradaile Challenge.

Delta, Centre; Kappa, Kentucky; Alpha Delta, Case Western; Beta Iota, Florida State; Gamma Alpha, Michigan Tech; Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Pomona; Zeta Alpha, Belmont

Roland Maxwell Trophy—Presented to the most outstanding chapter in the Fraternity.

Delta, Centre

Shideler Award—Presented to the most outstanding graduating senior in Phi Kappa Tau, this is the Fraternity's highest undergraduate honor.

Jeff Stellar, Kentucky ’06

Stennis Award—Presented to the domain director with the most outstanding domain program.

Scott Brown, Tennessee ’88, Mid-Atlantic Domain Director