Honors Convocation Overview

The Annual Academic Honors Convocation is held the first Thursday in April. 

WHAT IS THE HONORS CONVOCATION?

The Honors Convocation is an opportunity for the university community to recognize the academic achievements of undergraduate students with full-time enrollment. The 2024 Convocation will present awards achieved in the Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 semesters.

WHO IS RECOGNIZED?

Students who made the Presidential Medallion Lists (Gold, Silver, or Bronze), Freshman President's Award, Dean's List, Freshman Dean's List, and Honor Roll are recognized.

Special recognition is given to Honors Program Scholars, Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) team members, and students selected as the Outstanding Scholar representing the Academic College of their major.

Presidential and Dean’s List honorees must arrive early between 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. to receive a printed name card for individual recognition. As indicated on the printed program, presidential award recipients will come forward and present the name card to the announcer. Students must be professionally dressed BEFORE a name card is distributed. Students listed on the Honor Roll will be recognized as a group.

Spring 2023/Fall 2023 Compiled Award Roster

WHO IS INVITED?

Everyone! Families and friends of recognized students are encouraged to view this year’s live stream, along with anyone from the university and Huntsville community.

WHAT DO I WEAR TO AN IN-PERSON CEREMONY?

Only those students who are professionally dressed in black and white attire will be recognized.

• For males – dress slacks, necktie, jacket or suit (no caps or hats);
• For females – nice dress (at or below the knee), skirt (at or below the knee) or pants suit.
• Stage-participants dress in full academic regalia.

Students wearing t-shirts, shorts, jeans, tennis shoes, halter tops, and/or miniskirts WILL NOT be recognized at the Honors Convocation.

For more examples please visit Career Development's Dress to Impress.

RESOURCES

See the links below for more information about the Academic Honors Convocation.

• Spring 2023/Fall 2023 Compiled Award Roster
• Instructions for Reviewing Rosters
• Convocation Certificate Correction Request
• Award Criteria
    

RULES & INSTRUCTIONS

• Students are only eligible to receive ONE medallion
• Students will receive each award that was earned, however, students will only be RECOGNIZED by their HIGHEST award at the Honors Convocation.
• All awards are based on a student’s full-time enrollment in regular academic coursework, with no grade below "C". Students enrolled in the following developmental/transitional courses are INELIGIBLE for any award category:
• Reading (EDU 010),
• Reading with Lab (EDU 010L),
• College Reading (EDU 011),
• Developmental English (ENG 010),
• Developmental Mathematics (MTH 010),
• Fundamentals of Mathematics (MTH 011),
• Intermediate Algebra (MTH 012),
• Modern Mathematics (MTH 013).
• Pass/Fail and Incomplete grades are not included.
    

CONVOCATION HONOREES 

THE DRESS CODE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THOSE STUDENTS NOT APPROPRIATELY DRESSED WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO WALK UP FRONT AND ACCEPT AN AWARD.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVIEWING ROSTERS

Look for your name on the roster(s) of the awards(s) for which you believe you qualify. (Tip: Press ‘Ctrl + F’ to find your name quickly)

Be sure your name is spelled correctly—this is how it will appear on your award certificate(s) and in the Academic Honors Day program.

If your information is not correct, please submit a Convocation Certificate Correction Request.