Evon-Broderick Award

Deadline for Submission

5 p.m. on March 4. Any material submitted after the March 4 deadline will not be accepted. Apply Nowâ–º

The Evon-Broderick Award is one of the University's most prestigious honors and awards.

In 2011, President Emeritus John R. Broderick, Â鶹´«Ã½'s 8th President, and First Lady Emerita Kate Broderick, with the help of other family members who choose to remain anonymous, established and endowed the Evon-Broderick Award for Community Engagement and Service in honor of their mothers Joan Evon and Ellen Broderick.

This esteemed honor recognizes Â鶹´«Ã½ students, who like the award's namesakes, exemplify a commitment to service and civic engagement to the university and surrounding community through superior leadership and service. This is open to currently enrolled sophomores and juniors. Sophomores must have completed 30 semester hours and juniors must have completed 60 credit hours and no more than 89 credit hours.

The award is accompanied by a monetary gift and is given to Â鶹´«Ã½ civically engaged students who exemplify the best of Monarch citizenship.

Application Requirements

  1. All components of this application packet must arrive to the Office of Student Engagement & Enrollment Services (2008, Webb Center) by 5 p.m. on March 4 or emailed to deanofstudents@odu.edu. Any material submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
  2. All attachments must be typed.
  3. Completed application may not exceed 10 pages.
  4. Do not staple or bind supplemental/supporting documents.
  5. Three letters of recommendation written by people who know the merits of your work or can cite examples of your character, leadership, and academic ability must accompany this application. Letters should be written by faculty members, advisors, or supervisors. Each letter must contain the individuals contact information, their relationship to you, and the length of time they have known you, must be submitted to deanofstudents@odu.edu by the established deadline.
  6. All participants are encouraged to have their materials reviewed by the Center for Career & Leadership Development and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Writing Center, prior to submission. Grammar, punctuation and clarity will be evaluated.
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