Each year CLAS is eligible to nominate two undergraduate students for the Hancher Finkbine Medallion. This award honors students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in learning, leadership, and loyalty. 

Nominations must be certified by Associate Dean Cornelia Lang prior to being submitted.  CLAS requests that departments interested in nominating an undergraduate student submit a short (less than one page) document that:

• provides basic information about the student (name, major, UID number)
• very briefly addresses how the student meets the medallion criteria of learning, leadership, and loyalty.  

Please send the pre-nomination document to diane-hauser@uiowa.edu  by the end of the day on Thursday, January 20, 2022.  Associate Dean Cornelia Lang will select two undergraduate students for the full nomination process and contact departments with the results on January 24, 2022. Departments will then complete and submit the nomination form online to the Division of Student Life by February 2, 2022. 

Thank you for your generous support of our students and for taking the time to complete the nomination process.

Information about the Medallion and the application:

The online nomination form including nomination criteria and signature form can be found here. You may nominate two students in each category.  Please note that nominees must sign the form to release their grade point average to the committee, provide a CV or resume, and agree to be present at the dinner on April 12, 2022, if selected.