Some 139 awards were received by nearly 80 chapters and individuals at the 187th General Convention, a true testament of success across Beta’s Broad Domain this past year.
Individual Awards
Jerry M. Blesch General Secretary Leadership Award
Nicholas R. Bartlett, Texas ’27
Brother Bartlett has distinguished himself as one of Beta Omicron’s most respected and capable leaders through his service as vice president of internal programming, chapter president and vice president of brotherhood. Across each role, he has shown maturity, sound judgment, initiative and a deep commitment to strengthening the chapter while helping others grow as leaders. His leadership and character have made a lasting impact at Texas.
Jonathan J. Brant
Interfraternalism Award
Dr. Frank Cuevas
Vice Chancellor, University of Tennessee
Charles W. Warner
Fraternity/Sorority Advisor of the Year
Ashley Fitzpatrick, Delta Gamma
Dr. Edward B. Taylor
Chapter Counselor of the Year
James Karanikas, Maryland ’82
Regional Chief of the Year
Adam T. Schultz, Virginia Tech ’98
Southwest Region
District Chief of the Year
L. Paul Sommerfield, Centre ’90
District 36
Rookie District Chief of the Year
Dr. Jeremey Moore, Colorado ’21
District 35
Advisor of the Year
Alex B. Wallach, Case Western Reserve ’84
Emory University
House Corporation Volunteer of the Year
Jonathan P. Manns, Iowa State ’74
House Director of the Year
Sara Lovelace, Friend of Beta
University of Mississippi
Exemplary Campus Leadership Award
William A. Jobin Sparks, British Columbia ’27
Chapter President of the Year
Carson Katzmann, Illinois ’28
Outstanding Chapter Executive
Noah I. Levitt, Cincinnati ’24
NIC Awards of Distinction
Advisor of Distinction
Justin Rutherford, Northwestern ’00
Alumnus of Distinction
Jeff Johnson, Iowa State ’19
Chapter of Distinction
University of Arkansas
Laurel Wreath
Winter Leadership Conclave
Chapter Awards
John Holt Duncan Community Service Award
University of Mississippi
Charles Henry Hardin Leadership Development Award
Purdue University (Total Attendees – 19)
Wittenberg University (Highest Chapter Participation – 167%)
North Dakota Award for Excellence in Chapter Publications
Case Western Reserve University, Elon University, Oklahoma State University
H.H. Stephenson Jr. Award for Excellence in Historical Preservation and Research
Washington State University
Excellence in Risk Management
Wichita State University
Most Improved Chapter of the Year
University of Pennsylvania
Advisory Team of the Year
Case Western Reserve University
Outstanding Alumni Relations
Texas A&M University
Outstanding Alumni Association
Oklahoma State University Alumni Association
Outstanding Campus Involvement
The University of Texas at Austin
Outstanding New Member Education
Creighton University
Outstanding Recruitment Program
University of Mississippi
Singing Awards
Whitman Choral Cup
Oklahoma State University
Best New Song Competition
University of Utah
“Our Country Home” by Thomas I. Middleton ’25
Virginia Tech Awards for Academic Excellence
Stevens Institute of Technology
Highest GPA (3.88)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Most Improved GPA (3.67 to 3.88)
Region Leaders
University of Maryland, College Park
Mid-Atlantic Region
Texas Christian University
South Central Region
Centre College
South Region
Washington & Jefferson College
East Great Lakes Region
University of Miami
Southeast Region
Westminster College
North Central Region
University of San Diego
Southwest Region
University of Utah
Northwest Region
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
West Great Lakes Region
Stevens Institute of Technology
Northeast Region
No. 1 Fraternity on Campus
Centre College
Colgate University
Elon University
High Point University
John Carroll University
Lawrence University
Miami University
The Ohio State University
Saint Louis University
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Texas Christian University
Truman State University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Miami
University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Utah
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Washington & Jefferson College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
