Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award

The Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award is awarded through a University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Endowment on behalf of Henry Albert and his wife, Edith. This prize is awarded annually at the Honor the Best Awards Ceremony to a graduating senior who has brought distinction to the University through significant community involvement and public service.

Civic engagement is defined as “working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivations to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non‐political processes.” (Ehrlich 2000).

Award criteria

This award is based on the following selection criteria of undergraduate students:

• Graduating Senior. Degree awarded in December 2023 or in May 2024. If you did not graduate in December and/or have not applied for graduation in May, your application will not be considered.
• Scholarship. Cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher as of the end of Fall 2023.
• Character. Student must be in good standing with the University.
• Service. Service completed during collegiate career in benefit of universities or communities or both.

Award submission requirements

For consideration, students must submit an essay, a resume, two letters of recommendation and GivePulse transcripts (if available). There will be no exceptions for late submissions and applications that do not meet all of the criteria listed above will not be considered.

Essay

Please share your civic engagement activities just for your time while attending college in an essay.

Essay guidelines:

• The essay must not exceed a maximum of 1,500 words
• Include your contact information (current phone and email)

Essay prompt:

Please describe what activities you were engaged in, why you chose those activities, how those activities affected you and your personal growth and development.

In the essay, please also include what the outcomes were and how they affected the organization or population, you served, as well as indicate if the services performed were paid or unpaid.

Resume

Please submit a resume using the following template: Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award submission template

Letters of recommendation

Letters of recommendation are required to be formatted on letterhead. Include the following with your submission:

• One letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with your service
• One letter of recommendation from a community member familiar with your service.

GivePulse transcripts

Include GivePulse transcripts (if available)

How to apply

Please use the ASUN online form to apply. The submission deadline is March 1, 2024 at 5 p.m. There will be no exceptions for late submissions, and applications that do not meet all of the criteria listed above will not be considered.