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Student Awards
Founder's Award The Eta Sigma Gamma Founder’s Award recognizes individuals who have significantly contributed to the growth and development of the honorary, through exemplary participation and commitment to ESG. The award is named in honor of the vision and efforts that the three founders, Drs. Schaller, Synovitz, and Bock put forth in creating and guiding ESG. This award recognizes an undergraduate student who has displayed academic excellence, has actively participated in ESG, and has demonstrated the ability to advance the health education profession. This recipient receives a $750 scholarship and presented a certificate at the Annual Meeting. Loren B. Bensley Jr. Gamman of the Year Award The Eta Sigma Gamma Loren B. Bensley Jr. Gamman of the Year Award is named after the efforts of Dr. Bensley, the founding Eta chapter advisor at Central Michigan University, in relation to championing ESG as a professional home for all students pursuing health education careers. This award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students with a proven track record of excellence in leadership, teaching, service, education and research in ESG and has demonstrated the ability to advance the health education profession. One member from each chapter is eligible to apply, and is to be nominated by the chapter advisor. This recipient receives a $750 scholarship and presented a certificate at the Annual Meeting. John P. McGovern, M.D. National Scholarship Award The John P. McGovern, M.D. National Scholarship Award is named after Dr. McGovern, the noted allergist and philanthropist who significantly contributed to the growth of the health education profession, including being a previous president of the American School Health Association. This award recognizes a graduate student who has displayed academic excellence, has actively participated in ESG and has demonstrated the ability to advance the health education profession. This recipient receives a $750 scholarship and presented a certificate at the Annual Meeting. ESG & NCHEC Outstanding Undergraduate & Graduate Major of the Year Award This award will be presented by ESG and National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to one undergraduate and one graduate student from each institution offering a degree in Health Education. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding students majoring in health education from colleges or universities that have professional preparation programs. Recognition will be in the form of a certificate which will be presented during an awards ceremony at the ESG Annual Meeting held at the SOPHE national conference. In the event the student is unable to attend the conference the certificate will be emailed to the student. This award may be presented to any deserving undergraduate and graduate student; it is not a requirement to be a member of ESG.
Pictured: ESG Board Members and Outstanding Major of the Year Recipients attending the 2024 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO. | The 2026 Founder's Award application will be available at end of Fall 2025 semester and due February 14, 2026 2025 Founder's Award: Quinn Murphy, Western Michigan, Gamma Mu Chapter The 2026 Gamman of the Year Award application will be available at end of fall 2025 semester and due February 14, 2026 2025 Gamman of the Year: Glory Omole, SIU Edwardsville, Gamma Delta Chapter The 2026 McGovern Award application will be available at end of Fall 2025 semester and due February 14, 2026. 2025 McGovern Award: Anamaria Penagos, University of South Florida, Delta Kappa Chapter The 2026 ESG & NCHEC Major of the Year Award nomination will be available at end of Fall 2025 semester and due February 14, 2026. 2025 Undergraduate Major of the Year Recipients: Salah Tawane, Buffalo State University
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