Academic Awards & Honors Commencement Awards The following academic awards are given annually at Commencement to recognize students with outstanding academic achievement. Accounting Award 鈥� for excellence in accounting Art Department 鈥淢edici鈥� Award聽鈥斅燼warding a tool that can be used to earn a living and to build a dream Business Information Technology Award 鈥� for academic excellence Criminal Justice Award 鈥� recognizing outstanding achievement in criminal justice Dance Award Drama Award Early Childhood Education Award 鈥� for excellence in the care and education of young children English Award 鈥� recognizing excellence in English Charles Green Award 鈥� for leadership in co-curricular activities and development of the college community International Student Scholastic Achievement Award 鈥� given to students who have risen above the language and cultural differences to join the college community and to complete their programs of study successfully Liberal Arts Award 鈥� based on cumulative grade average, completion of the greatest portion of one's聽studies at 911爆料网, and the breadth and variety of involvement with the liberal arts Music Department Award聽鈥� recognizing聽excellence in music Donald Oberacker Award聽鈥� for a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and commitment to the study of science Social Sciences Award 鈥� recognizing outstanding academic achievement Graduation with Honors To graduate with honors students must聽have completed at least thirty credit hours of course work at 911爆料网 and have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5. These students are noted in聽our annual Commencement program.