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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. 




2025 Founder's Award Application: Link to apply will be available in November 2024 and due on February 15, 2025


2024 Founder's Award: Maddy Vantassel, Beta Phi Chapter, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse



2025 Gamman of the Year Award Application: Link to apply will be available in November 2024 and due on February 15, 2025


2024 Gamman of the Year: Maggie O’Connell, Beta Kappa Chapter, Minnesota State University - Mankato




2025 McGovern Award Application: Link to apply will be available in November 2024 and due on February 15, 2025






2025 ESG & NCHEC Major of the Year Award Nomination: Click here to Nominate your student(s)

* Nominations are due on February 15, 2025


2024 Undergraduate Major of the Year Recipients: 

  • Aqe'lah E. Douglas, Buffalo State University
  • Fatimah Khan, Central Michigan University
  • Madison A. Klump, Coastal Carolina University
  • Dioselin Andrade, Eastern Illinois University
  • Nour Selmane, Eastern Michigan University
  • Payton Beach, Illinois State University
  • Samyrah Soura, Kennesaw State University 
  • Lauren Coco, Liberty University
  • Kenna Markle, Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • BreGail Attaway, North Carolina Central University
  • Nada Ettayem, Otterbein University
  • Trinity Zene Pittman, Prairie View A&M University
  • Jamie Kost, Salisbury University
  • Jasmilka Pena, SUNY Cortland
  • Julian Delemos, The College of New Jersey
  • Carolyn Simplicio, The State University of New York at Oswego
  • Jason Opferman, The University of Scranton
  • Sophia Root, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse
  • Kabran Sherfield, University of Central Oklahoma
  • Dylan Turner, University of Cincinnati
  • Lucy Blake, University of Indianapolis
  • Lauren Demers, University of North Florida
  • Jessica Hubbs, University of Tampa
  • Kathryn Hintz, Western Michigan University




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