The Union Advisory Board is seeking nominations to acknowledge a senior who has demonstrated student leadership through participation in co-curricular activities at Eastern or in the Charleston community.

Each year the board selects one qualified recipient for its Outstanding Senior Award.

Student nominations can be made by an organization, administration, faculty or staff member, a press release said.

The Board expects 10 to 15 nominations, which has been the average number they have received in previous years, said Cathy Engelkes, assistant director of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Criteria for the nominees are evaluated on significant contributions or projects which the nominee either was responsible for or participated in, a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and participation in extra-curricular programs, the press release said.

Requirements also must include an officer or leadership position held in Student Government, Residence Hall Government, Recognized Student Organizations, Fraternity/Sorority Government, Honorary or Professional Societies and/or Student-fee-funded programs, Engelkes said.

Also considered are honors for participation in extra-curricular activities, participation in community-related events and employment experience with jobs held on campus, she said.

A student may receive the award only once and must have obtained senior status (90 or more hours) before Jan. 8, 2001, the press release said. Even though past recipients are ineligible for nominations, past runner-ups may be nominated. The recipient will be honored with a personal plaque at a luncheon, Engelkes said. In addition to the plaque, the recipient’s name will be added to a permanent plaque in the Bridge Lounge of the union.

Nominations must be received before 4:30 p.m. March 2 in the union business operations office.

For further information, contact Engelkes, Room 200 of the union or call 581-3616.