Each year, the Lehigh community is encouraged to honor the outstanding Lehigh graduate students who help make this community great.  Help us identify those who have made a positive impact on your academic journey! Award winners will be honored at the Graduate Students Luncheon in Wood Dining Room on April 17th, 2024.
Deadline to vote: March 27th

Graduate Leadership Award
Nominate a graduate student in good standing who has shown exemplary commitment, leadership and service to the Lehigh graduate student community and whose efforts have made significant contribution to graduate student life. Carries a $200 cash prize. Faculty, staff, and students (both undergrad and graduate) are invited to nominate.

Graduate Student Commencement Speaker
The Graduate Commencement Speaker should be a doctoral student expecting to graduate in May ’24, or who has graduated in September ’23 or January ’24.  The speaker should be someone who has produced excellent and interesting research and would be an exemplar of the graduate experience. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate.  

Graduate Student Champion Award
This award is to recognize those individuals who on a regular basis serve as champions for graduate students. Some perform deeds that are simple, some extraordinary, but every recipient practices a care and concern for the well-being of graduate students that deserves a public thank-you.  Graduate students are invited to nominate faculty, staff, students and past students