Honors Given
The Thomas Jefferson Awards
The Thomas Jefferson Awards are the highest honors given to members of the University community who have exemplified in character, work and influence the principles and ideals of Jefferson, and thus advanced the objectives for which he founded the University.
Visit the Thomas Jefferson Awards Committee web site for details related to each award and the committee.
Intermediate Honors
Certificates are presented to the top 20 percent of those students who have earned at least 60 credits of course work at the University by the end of their first two years of study. The University's undergraduate schools with first- and second- year students - the School of Architecture, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Nursing - bestow these awards.