The Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Awards are presented annually during the Spring semester to at least seven Purdue students. The amount of each award is at least $2,000. These awards are made possible by an endowment from the late Mr. McGaughey, a 1939 graduate of Purdue University. Mr. McGaughey developed these awards to honor Purdue undergraduates who show leadership abilities and the appreciation for basic American values. Realizing students contribute a great deal to Purdue, Mr. McGaughey believed that it was appropriate to recognize individual student leaders' efforts with an honor like the McGaughey Leadership Award.

2008 McGaughey Application - PDF

2008 McGaughey Application - WORD

Basic Requirements
An applicant must:

1. be an undergraduate student at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University who will have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies as a full-fee student by the end of the Spring semester 2008;
2. have at least a 3.0 overall GPA;
3. have demonstrated an appreciation of the values of liberty and the democratic form of government and an appreciation of the importance of respect for others and for the diversity of the United States of America;
4. have evidenced no addiction to drugs or alcohol;
5. have no criminal record; and
6. submit one original and three copies (photocopies are acceptable) of the APPLICATION PACKET TBA.

Previous McGaughey Leadership Award recipients are ineligible. Click here for a list of past recipients of the McGaughey Leadership Award.

Preference will be given to applicants whose majors are in the School of Liberal Arts, School of Science, and School of Management. Presentation of materials also will be considered.

The review of application packets and the selection of recipients will be made by a committee chaired by the Dean of Students. Award recipients will be announced late in March, and awards will be presented to the recipients at a University reception in April.

Completed application packets must be turned into the Student Activities and Organizations area of the Office of the Dean of Students in room 250, Schleman Hall.

Please direct questions about the application process to the Office of the Dean of Students at 494-1232 (TTY: 494-1239) or email.