The Presidential Award recognizes graduates who exemplify the leadership ideals of scholarship and service as expressed in the mission  of St. Mary’s University. To qualify for this award, recipients must:

• Be graduating in 2014-15
• Have earned a GPA of at least 3.0
• Have completed at least four semesters at St. Mary’s
• Have demonstrated an active leadership role in student life and activities at St. Mary’s and in the greater community
• Be a positive influence in promoting the spirit and charism of St. Mary’s and the Marianist tradition
• Have demonstrated servant leadership as an outstanding representative of St. Mary’s University and higher education

Candidates were nominated by faculty and staff, and were selected by a committee of faculty, staff and administration.