University Recreation & Wellness Awards & Scholarships
We are excited to continue honoring the student leaders who demonstrate leadership in support of our RecWell mission through RecWell scholarships and our Kehoe-Kesler Award! Information about applying can be found below.
Congratulations to the 2024 Kehoe-Kesler Award Winner, Nealofar Madani! Nealofar is a graduate student in the School of Public Health. As stated by her recommender, "[Nealofar's] proven commitment to promoting personal growth and an increased sense of well being among the University community is evidenced in her many leadership and volunteer roles here on campus [...] She consistently nurtures positive communities on campus based on meaningful connections, trust, and respect to support healthy lifestyles"
About the Kehoe-Kesler Award
The Kehoe-Kesler Award is the most prestigious award given by University Recreation & Wellness. This award is given annually to an individual who demonstrates leadership and commitment to inspiring university community members to be active and live well! Nominees should immediately come to mind as respected by their peers and dedicated to the RecWell mission. These are Active Terps who go out of their way to encourage wellness in others.
Applicants must:
- Be enrolled as a full-time (12 or more credits) UMD student
- Be pursuing an undergraduate, or graduate, degree at UMD, College Park
What criteria will be considered for awarding the Kehoe Kesler Award?
- Full and accurate completion of this application
- Demonstration of encouraging and inspiring the university community to be active and live well (including an upload with examples of work)
- Respected by peers for leadership qualities
- Endorsement from a full-time UMD staff member (professional staff, faculty, etc.) via a Google Form that will be shared once the application has been submitted
- Endorsements are due no later than Wednesday, April 10 by 5:00PM.
- Minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.75
Congratulations to our RecWell Student Employee Scholarship Winners, Andrea Morales and Nobukazu Sawai! Andrea works in the Adventure Program and Operations unit, and is a member of the Student Employee Advisory Board. Nobukazu is a student employee with the Esports program as well as Head Coach of the Valorant team!
About the RecWell Student Employee Scholarship
The RecWell Student Employee Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance in the amount of $500 for tuition and books to two (2) of our student employees!
Applicants must:
- Be enrolled as a full-time (12 or more credits) UMD student
- Be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at UMD, College Park
- Be a current employee of RecWell
- Have been employed by RecWell for two or more semesters (began working for RecWell in October 2023 or earlier)
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 at the time of application
- Will be returning to the University as a full-time student in the Summer or Fall 2024 semester
What criteria will be considered for awarding the RecWell Student Employee Scholarship?
- Accurate completion of this application with the applicant's own work
- Compelling, thoughtful, genuine, and thorough responses
- Endorsement from RecWell supervisor(s) [to confirm good standing on staff]
The application for the 2024 RecWell Scholarship has closed.