Ellsworth C. Dent "Man of the Year" Award
The Ellsworth C. Dent "Man of the Year" Award is annually given to honor the most outstanding undergraduate leaders of Sigma Tau Gamma. Named for a charter member of Delta chapter at Emporia State University, the Dent award is the highest honor the fraternity can bestow upon a student member. It was established in 1966. Selection of the winner and three runners-up candidates is based upon a number of criteria, including leadership, extracurricular activities, scholastic achievement, and service to college and chapter.
Ellsworth C. Dent "Man of the Year" Recipients | Ellsworth C. Dent "Man of the Year" Application *Nationals Link
"Prof" Grubbs Distinguished Advisor Award
Presented annually to the chapter advisor who is judged worthy by evidence of his longstanding and effective service. The award is named in honor of O.F. Grubbs, who served Epsilon Chapter as advisor for more than 40 years.
"Prof" Grubbs Distinguished Advisor Recipients | "Prof" Grubbs Distinguished Advisor Application *Nationals Link
Musial/Hillman Sportsmanship Award
The Stan Musial/Eric Hillman Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to a member of Sigma Tau Gamma who has participated in varsity or intercollegiate athletics at his college or university and who most typifies the traits of athletic performance, scholastic achievement, leadership, and service to the applicant's college and local community as demonstrated by Stan Musial and Eric Hillman.
Musial/Hillman Sportsmanship Award Recipients | Stan Musial Sportsmanship Application *Nationals Link
Michael J. Steinbeck Fellowship
The Michael J. Steinbeck Fellowship was initiated in 1987 when Marvin Millsap, Alpha offered a challenge grant to establish the program. Chapters of the Fraternity arose to the challenge and, by 1991, raised $25,000 for the endowment. A $50,000 matching grant from the Millsap estate is anticipated.
Recipients of the Michael J. Steinbeck Fellowship are selected by a committee of Society of the Seventeen inductees. Fellowship awards are presented each year at the annual awards luncheon of the Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation, held the National Summer Convention.
Recipients will demonstrate a zeal, not only for technical and vocational attainments, but also for cultural knowledge, for the humanities, and for the social graces. They will possess a high sense of civic responsibility, embrace their obligations to family and church, and display the right attitude towards life, towards right and wrong, and towards true fraternal spirit.
The purpose of the Fellowships to assist talented young Brothers, firmly committed to the ideals of Sigma Tau Gamma, with the pursuit of graduate and professional degrees. The goal is to advance the entry of ethical young men into the highest levels of leadership in our society.
The Michael J. Steinbeck Fellowship is one of the many educational programs of the Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation, Inc.
Michael J. Steinbeck Fellowship Application *Nationals Link
Marvin Millsap Medal
This award recognizes extraordinary service as an alumni leader of the Sigma Tau Gamma Foundation as exemplified by the Founder of the Wilson C. Morris Fellowship, Marvin Millsap, Alpha '26.
Marvin Millsap Recipients
Distinguished Achievement Award
Established in 1970 to honor annually an alumnus of the Fraternity who has achieved distinction in his chosen profession.
Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients *Nationals Link
Winebrenner Medal for Distinguished Fraternity Service
The Winebrenner Medal recognizes distinguished service to Sigma Tau Gamma at a national level. The award is named for D. Kenneth Winebrenner, who served the Fraternity as our 3rd National President from 1936 to 1938, and Executive Secretary from 1938 to 1953.
Winebrenner Medal Recipients *Nationals Link