Awards

• The American Society of Civil Engineers Awards is given to the graduating senior with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Technology program.
• The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Award, sponsored by the Champlain Valley Chapter, is given to a deserving senior who is graduating from a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology program. Award is based on factors such as participation in student and parent chapter activities and interest and excellence in building mechanical engineering systems. This award is given most years, but not every year.
• The Angus A. Murray Athletic Award is given to an individual who demonstrates selfless dedication to the college’s athletic program.
• The Angus A. Murray Award for Excellence in Writing is given to a returning student who demonstrates the greatest overall excellence in writing in Vermont Tech’s two required English courses.
• The Business Technology & Management Faculty Awards are given to graduating seniors for the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in this program.
• The Computer Engineering Technology Awards are given to graduating seniors with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in this program
• The Dental Hygiene Peer Recognition Award is given to a second-year dental hygiene student who, in the opinion of his/her fellow classmates, exhibits the interest, attitude, and cooperative spirit desirable in a dental hygienist. This award will be given out at the pinning ceremony on graduation day.
• The Dorothy Wootton Outstanding Clinician Award is given to the graduating student who best demonstrates outstanding clinical performance from the faculty of the Department of Dental Hygiene.
• The Edward F. Kibby Memorial Award is given to the athlete who has displayed the most outstanding sportsmanship throughout the year from the Vermont Tech Alumni Association.
• The Edward H. Jones Testimonial Fund Award is given to the graduating senior who has shown the greatest all-around academic development in an agricultural technology program.
• The Faculty Award is given to the graduating student who has made the greatest contribution to student activities while attending Vermont Tech.
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Awards are given to graduating seniors with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in the Electrical Engineering Technology program.
• The Lambda Beta Society is a national honor society for the profession of respiratory care and students are proposed for membership if they are in the final semester of the Respiratory Therapy program and rank in the top 25% of the graduating class.
• The Landscape Development & Ornamental Horticulture Faculty Awards are given to the graduating seniors with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in this program.
• The Practical Nursing program recognizes clinical excellence through academic awards that are specific to the individual PN nursing campuses. Graduation awards are given at the Putnam Campus, Thompson Campus, Williston Campus and at the Randolph Center Campus. Additional awards are also awarded under the college’s extended campus designation.
• The Nursing Program Awards are given to graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing program from the Vermont State Nurses Association, for clinical excellence, and from the VTC Nursing program, for academic excellence.
• The Paul Calter Scholarship Award is given to the student who, in the opinion of the mathematics faculty, has shown the best performance in the regular mathematics sequence (MAT 1420 and MAT 1520) for the last year.
• The Respiratory Therapy Program Award is given to a graduate of the associate of science degree, for academic excellence.
• The Robert S. Brady Memorial Award is given to the graduating senior who has shown the greatest all-around academic development in the Architectural and Building Engineering Technology program from the Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• The Ruth Freeman Memorial Award is given to the graduating senior with the highest academic average in the Architectural and Building Engineering TEchnology program from the Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• The Rutland County Alumni Award is given to the graduating senior who is a Rutland County resident with the highest academic average.
• Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society was organized to recognize, promote, and honor outstanding scholarship, service, and character among students or graduates of dental hygiene schools in the US and Canada. Second-year dental hygiene students who rank highest in scholarship and character and who exhibit potential qualities for future growth are, upon recommendation of the full time dental hygiene faculty, elected to this prestigious group. Membership is limited to ten percent of the graduating class.
• The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Twin States Chapter 40, Award is given to graduating seniors with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
• The Stanley G. Judd Memorial Fund Award is given to the graduating senior with the highest academic average in an agricultural technology program from the Vermont Tech Alumni Association.
• The Student Engineering Technician of the Year Award is given to a senior who is selected from nominations by the engineering technology departments for outstanding scholarship, character, and leadership.
• The Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists Student Award is given to a second-year student in the Landscape Development and Ornamental Horticulture Program who exemplifies the qualities of a professional in their field: motivation, direction, leadership, and respect for both humans and the natural environment. The recipient must have earned at least 30 credits and hold a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
• The Vermont Automobile Dealers Association Awards are given to graduating seniors with the highest academic average and greatest all-around academic development in the Automotive Technology program.
• The Vermont Dental Hygienists Association Membership Spirit Award is given to the graduating Dental Hygiene student who exhibits a high level of professional pride and enthusiasm for the profession of dental hygiene.
• The Vermont Tech Faculty Memorial Fund Scholarship is given to a student who has completed the freshman year and whose outstanding scholarship exemplifies excellence in technology. This award was created by the faculty as a memorial to the men and women who served on the faculty and have passed away.
• The W. Newton Ryerson Award for Excellence in Freshman Mathematics and Physics is given to a returning student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher in freshman mathematics and physics courses who demonstrates excellence in laboratory performance and a positive general attitude as shown by class and/or laboratory participation and/or assisting other students.
• Who’s Who Among Students at American Junior Colleges: each department nominates students for this honor given for academic achievement, community service, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for success.