Tony Diggs Excellence Awards

In honor of Tony Diggs, former Director of the Student Activities Office, the Tony Diggs Excellence Awards are intended to recognize annual student group achievements. The awards, which take place every March or April, are open to all Campus Life Programs and Registered Student Organizations.

Student groups may be nominated in the following categories:

• Excellence in Academics
• Excellence in Career Readiness
• Excellence in Civic Engagement
• Excellence in Community Building
• Excellence is Cultural Celebration and Recognition
• Excellence in Health and Wellness
• Excellence in Leadership Education
• Excellence in Recreation and Entertainment
• Excellent Student Group Advisor

More information will be sent to student group officers at the beginning of the nomination window.

Congratulations to all Excellence Awards winners and nominees on your achievements in 2020!

In total, 64 nominations were submitted for the 2020 calendar year. Winners were chosen by students in an open vote available to all currently registered students at the University of Minnesota. View the list of all of 2020’s nominated student groups at sua.umn.edu (opens in a new tab).

Excellence in Academics

• Undergraduate - Engineers Without Borders USA University of Minnesota (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Career Readiness

• Undergraduate - Business Association of Multicultural Students (opens in a new tab)
• Graduate/ Professional - Minnesota VBMA (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Civic Engagement

• Undergraduate - Engineers Without Borders USA University of Minnesota (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Community Building

• Undergraduate - Engineers Without Borders USA University of Minnesota (opens in a new tab)
• Graduate/ Professional - Maternal and Child Health Interest Group (opens in a new tab)

Excellence is Cultural Celebration and Recognition

• Undergraduate - Indian Student Association (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Health and Wellness

• Undergraduate - Health Advocates (opens in a new tab)
• Graduate/ Professional - Phillips Neighborhood Clinic (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Leadership Education

• Undergraduate - Engineers Without Borders USA University of Minnesota (opens in a new tab)
• Graduate/ Professional - Business Law Association (opens in a new tab)

Excellence in Recreation and Entertainment

• Undergraduate - Wellness and Culture Club (opens in a new tab)
• Graduate/ Professional - Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (opens in a new tab)

Excellent Student Group Advisor

• Dr. Brian Sick - Phillips Neighborhood Clinic (opens in a new tab)