Best University or Collegiate Chapter Award

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Closing on: Jan 16, 2026

Best University or Collegiate Chapter

The Best Collegiate or University Chapter Award recognizes a student-led NAYGN chapter that exemplifies excellence in advancing the mission and pillars of the organization within an academic setting. This award celebrates student chapters that demonstrate outstanding networking, industry engagement, member growth, professional development, public information, and knowledge transfer to the next generation of the nuclear industry. 

This award is only for chapters serving a student population.

Note to nominees: This is a new award for 2025. Rubrics are provided to help with creating your award nominations.  

Instructions:

Describe the nominee chapter’s activities in 2025. The submission should include several events or ongoing initiatives conducted in 2025 that demonstrate the success of the chapter and are described in enough detail to satisfy the voting rubric.  Recurring annual events may be included (e.g. an annual charity 5k run) but the submission should focus on the impact the chapter had in 2025. Events mentioned in the submission may include activities that have been submitted for other awards.

The four pillars of NAYGN are Professional Development, Public Information, Networking, and Knowledge Transfer & Retention.

Top Scoring Criteria:

  • Chapter held events in support of all pillars of NAYGN
  • Chapter held events that had a positive impact on their school community
  • Chapter engaged industry experts to interact with their members

Best University or Collegiate Chapter Grading Rubric

Evaluation Process:

Each criterion is scored independently by reviewers. Final scores are averaged across reviewers to ensure fairness and consistency. In the event of a tie, a democratic vote will take place within the Awards Committee. 

NAYGN Award Nomination

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DEI Commitment

This award nomination abides by the NAYGN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment:
Diversity and inclusion are at the core of NAYGN’s mission and values. As an organization, we are committed to ensuring an equitable, authentic, and inclusive culture for our members and the nuclear industry. We will focus on growing our relationships with diverse groups while simultaneously building trust, growth, and creativity across all chapters. NAYGN will continue to learn about and celebrate our members’ differences to foster a positive environment. NAYGN actively seeks and welcomes the participation of underrepresented or marginalized groups including but not limited to: women, persons of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, persons of all ages, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and other communities.

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