Brian's Thunderbird Award

Brian and I had a fun date last night.  We went to the Thunderbird Awards 2012 Ceremony.  We'd never even heard about them until Brian was nominated for an award.  SUU holds this "Oscar Night" each year, recognizing students, professors, and staff who have excelled in things like campus involvment and academic achievement.  We don't know who nominated Brian, he just got an email asking him to fill out some paperwork, and was later asked to come in for an interview.  He was chosen as a finalist, so we got an invitation to the awards night.

We got a babysitter, dressed up, went to the reception beforehand, and then to the Awards ceremony.   John Schmidt and Steve Nelson (New Age pianist and cellist) performed in between several of the awards.  They were amazing!  To top our evening off, Brian won the R. Kenneth Benson Award! It was fun to see him recognized for some of his hard work.

Here's what the award is all about:
"Recipients of the R. Kenneth Benson award have excelled academically, maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.60.  They have also shown outstanding leadership ability and dedicated themselves to serving the university and the community.  This is the most prestigious and distinguished award given to a male student at Southern Utah University."

I'm so proud of you, Brian!