Awards & Distinctions

Sigma Nu Fraternity recognizes volunteer and professional advisors and alumni officers each year across several categories:

• Campus Advisor of the Year
• Chapter Advisor of the Year
• House Corporation Officer of the Year
• Alumni Chapter Officer of the Year
• Division Commander of the Year
• Alumni Advisory Board: Advisory Excellence
• Alumni Chapter Excellence
• Regent’s Medallion of Merit
• Alumnus of the Biennium *Grand Chapter years only*

Awards are announced each summer for the previous academic year and presented at conclaves – Grand Chapter or College of Chapters – to recognize an individual's service and dedication to The Legion of Honor.

Award descriptions, criteria, eligibility, and nomination instructions for each award category can be found in the document below.

Alumni, Advisor, and Volunteer Awards Information

All nominations for alumni, advisor, and volunteer awards should use the form below.

Alumni Awards Nomination Form

2025 Alumni, Advisor, and Volunteer Awards

Award recipient information from the past year is below.

2025 Merit Award Recipients

Chapter Advisor of the Year

This award is given to a Chapter Advisor(s) who through their years of service has been noted for their outstanding work and achievement offered to a collegiate chapter during the previous year. The Chapter Advisor of the Year is one who demonstrates a genuine commitment to the ideals of Sigma Nu and has modeled them through attendance at officer and chapter meetings, support for chapter goal setting and achievement, assistance in the development of special chapter events and programs, and support for The Ritual and its values. Note that any member of an Alumni Advisory Board is eligible for this recognition.

The Chapter Advisor of the Year is

• Br. Kevin M. Kedzior (Northern Illinois)

House Corporation Officer of the Year

This award is given to the House Corporation Officer(s) who, through years of service, has been noted for outstanding work in developing a plan for renovation, upkeep and maintenance of the chapter home and its property, and in collaboration with chapter officers, members, alumni, and university administration in maintaining chapter home and property.

The House Corporation Officer of the Year is

• Br. Paul D. Kissinger (Michigan)

Alumni Chapter Officer of the Year

This award is given to the Alumni Chapter Officer(s) who has shown through years of service a leadership contribution to the organization, development and programming by an alumni chapter, and collaboration with chapter and collegiate members.

The Alumni Chapter Officer of the Year is

• Br. George S. Kininmonth (Cal State Chico)

Division Commander of the Year

This award is given to the Division Commander(s) who have provided years of service to the organization and have had special achievements noted during the past twelve months.

The Division Commander of the Year is

• Br. John P. Kotwicki (Case Western Reserve) from the New England Division

Advisory Excellence

Created in 2024, the Advisory Excellence Award recognizes all Alumni Advisory Boards (AABs) that achieve an overall Excellence rating in the annual AAB Assessment Program.

• Beta Omicron (Sewanee)
• Epsilon Kappa (North Dakota)
• Eta Rho (Western Kentucky)
• Gamma Kappa (Colorado)
• Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
• Mu (Georgia)
• Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State)
• Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
• Rho (Missouri)
• Theta Eta (Northern Illinois)
• Theta Gamma (Southern Mississippi)
• Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern)
• Theta Nu (Ball State)
• Theta Rho (Illinois State)
• Theta Sigma (Missouri State)
• Zeta Chi (Houston)
• Zeta Iota (San Jose State)
• Zeta Omicron (North Texas)
• Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
• Zeta Xi (UC Davis)

Alumni Chapter Excellence

Created in 2024, the Alumni Chapter Excellence Award recognizes all Alumni Chapters that achieve the Excellent performance benchmark for operations, as determined through participation in the Alumni Chapter annual report.

• Epsilon Alpha (Arizona)
• Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
• Theta Sigma (Missouri State)
• Zeta Omicron (North Texas)
• Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)

Biennium Awards

The following awards are presented every two years at Grand Chapter (odd-numbered years, effective 2021).

Alumnus of the Biennium

This award is given to an alumnus, whose active participation in the affairs of the General Fraternity has been a noteworthy example, and whose personal traits, demonstrated leadership, involvement, and overall achievement, mark him as one who has contributed to the excellence of Sigma Nu.

The Alumnus of the 2023-2025 Biennium is

• Br. Mark M. Mustoe (Kansas)

Hall of Honor Inductees

To be selected to the Hall of Honor, a Brother must have distinguished himself in his field in a manner to bring great credit to the Fraternity. Also, the Brother must have rendered distinct service of vital consequences to the progress and well-being of the Fraternity.

2025 Hall of Honor Inductees

• Joseph M. Gilman (Morehead State / Georgia)
• Richard E. Tate (North Carolina State)
• Fr. Joseph A. Weber (Michigan State / Washington in St. Louis)

Full listing of Hall of Honor inductees 

Hall of Fame Inductees

A Brother selected to the Hall of Fame must have brought credit to his nation, to his profession, himself and to his Fraternity, but is not required to have served actively in the work of the Fraternity.

2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

• Lt. Nathan G. Gordon (Arkansas)
• Thomas "Tommy" F. McDonald (Oklahoma)
• William "Bill" H. Miller (Washington and Lee)

Full listing of Hall of Fame inductees