The Best of SFA Awards annually recognize three students who excel in the areas of scholarship; participation and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities; and service and loyalty to the university. These exemplary students are honored during the Lumberjack Achievement Awards Banquet each spring semester and represent SFA throughout the following academic year.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must have completed 90 earned credit hours by the end of the previous fall semester At least 48 of those hours must have been completed at SFA.
- Must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade-point average.
- Must be within 12 months of graduating from SFA.
- Must be enrolled for the current spring semester.
- Must not have received a similar award from SFA or any other college or university.
Application Requirements
- Online application accessible via the Campus Life tab on mySFA
- Two letters of support (one must be from a faculty or staff member at SFA)
- Ability to represent SFA well during the following academic year
Selection Criteria
- Scholarship, participation, and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities
- Service and loyalty to the university
- Ability to represent SFA well during the following academic year
- In-person interview
2024:
Launa Castaneda
Callie Lynn
Julia Hobson
Brennen Leidy
Past Recipients
Prior to 2022, The Best of SFA Awards were known as the Mr. and Miss SFA Awards. Past recipients of those awards are listed below.
2023: Michalla Byrd, Heath Sharr, Jay Teamer and Curtis Tran
2022: Kelly Follie, Samuel Hackett, Connor Temple and Chinye Nwaobi
2021: Larrian Menifee and Callie Menard
2020: Logan Ray and Rachel Ballback
2019: Jacob Spies and Kristine Cross
2018: Mac Crawford and Stephanie Gray
2017: Zach McSwain and Morgan Pulliam
2016: Collin Rutherford and Olivia Miller
2015: Chad Huckaby and Sabrina Wallace
2014: Blake Taylor and Carla Oliver
2013: Craig Wright and Chrystina Wyatt
2012: Laterrious Starks and Molly Russell
2011: Jamal Smith and Jessica Patterson
2010: Saville Harris and Casey Furche
2009: Kevin Arnold and Lacey Claver
For more information on The Best of SFA Awards, contact the Office of Student Engagement at studentengagement@sfasu.edu or 936.468.1367.