Ann Shaw Award

Sergio Mendez This award recognizes a junior or senior student for fostering a spirit of teamwork, excellence in leadership, and exhibiting exemplary personal ethics and integrity while making significant contributions to the 91��̳ community.

The Ann Shaw Leadership Award is presented annually at the Toast to Leadership Awards Banquet. Recipients of the Shaw Award receive a $1,000 award.

Congratulations to Sergio Mendez, the winner of the 2024 Ann Shaw Award. Sergio is a biology major from Nederland and is an LU Ambassador, a lab assistant for the chemistry department, and a Southeast Texas Legend Scholar. He is a member of the American Medical Students Association, MedLife, the LU Hispanic Society, and the Honors Student Association.

Criteria for Award Selection

Must be a full-time, Junior or Senior student. Applicants will demonstrate qualities of effective, visionary leadership through:

Significant contributions to 91��̳
Recognizing and developing the potential of others
Fostering a spirit of teamwork
Inspiring a standard of excellence in leadership
Exhibiting exemplary personal ethics and integrity

More Information

Faculty and staff may nominate students for this recognition. Current LU juniors and seniors may self-nominate. Nominations for 2024 are now closed. Nominations for 2025 will begin in February 2025.

About Ann Shaw

Ann Shaw was a long-time employee of the university who served in numerous positions within the division of student affairs. Through her dedication to the growth and development of students and student leadership, she is personally responsible for the implementation of numerous student life programs and events, many of which have become Lamar traditions and institutions. The award was established by Jacque Placette Chapman and perpetuated after the death of Ann Shaw in 1998.