Call for Nominations
Chris Hilbert Outstanding Chico State Friend Award 2019
Christopher Edward Hilbert was a well-loved, down-to-earth young man who lived a very full 19 years. The
last few months before he died in 1994 were strongly associated with CSU, Chico. His time here was short,
but he quickly appreciated and personified the best aspects of the Chico Experience. He did this through
genuine love for the many new friends he made, the faculty who taught him and aided his learning, and
the total experience of the University and the community. He expressed this joy to his family by saying,
"I'm so happy here that I just smile all the time." His family generously endowed this award to honor Chris'
memory by acknowledging a student who exemplifies the qualities of a true friend to fellow students and
the entire University.
$4,500 and a commemorative plaque.
Nominations must originate from a current CSU, Chico faculty or staff member.
Supporting documentation from faculty, staff, and students is encouraged. Students
currently enrolled and in good academic standing at CSU, Chico at the freshman,
sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate level are
eligible for consideration. Former
recipients of this award are not eligible. Nominations must address how the nominee has
demonstrated the qualities of friendship to fellow students and the University as a whole.
Recipient will be selected based on the following criteria:
• Being consistently reliable for support, understanding, and leadership in a
student organization or living group.
• Exhibiting determination in learning and mastering a skill or body of knowledg
e
w
hile overcoming personal obstacles.
• Befriending fellow students and instructors alike, or assisting others to do so in a
creative, courageous manner.
• D
isplaying other behaviors and characteristics which combine to make a
n
i
ndividual an Outstanding Chico State Friend.
Nominations will be reviewed by a committee composed of one appointee each of the
Provost, Vice President for University Advancement, the Vice President for Student
Affairs, and the Associated Students President. This committee will make
recommendations
to the President of the University, who will then select the recipients.
inators will be notified by March 20, 2019.
The Chris Hilbert Outstanding Chico State Friend Award will be presented at the
Student Leadership Awards on April, 11, 2019.
Nominations must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 to:
Scholarship & Donor Relations Coordinator, University Advancement
Campus Zip 155, Sapp Hall.
questions please contact:
Flynn Hoffman at fhoffman@csuchico.edu or by phone at 530-898-4796.
(See nomination form attached)