Awards

The Presidential Pin of Recognition, established in 2004, is the highest honor one may receive and is given at the Executive President’s discretion. Pins shall be awarded to individuals who have provided leadership and direction in their roles and who have actively participated within RHA or who have assisted the Executive President throughout their term. The Executive President may give out a maximum of five pins per year.

This award recognizes an outstanding Community Council that has demonstrated dedication to quality programming, leadership development, and representation of their resident body over the course of a year.

Each year, RHA recognizes one person per Community Council Officer role who exemplifies what it means to serve as an CCO in that specific role. As the composition of Community Councils has changed over the years, the “CCOs of the Year” differ from year to year with the changing positions in Community Councils.

Established in 1985, this award, named after Gary Schwarzmueller, past Georgia Tech Department of Housing Director, recognizes distinguished service and dedication to the Residence Hall Association, with a focus on campus-wide RHA involvement over the course of a year.

Established in 2004, this award, named after Seth M. Grue, past Georgia Tech Residence Hall Association Advisor, recognizes distinguished service and dedication to the Residence Hall Association over the course of a year by a Georgia Tech Administrator, Faculty, or Staff Member.

This award, named after Alexander C. Becking, former RHA advisor, recognizes an outstanding advisor that demonstrated exceptional mentorship, leadership development, and advisement to their residents and Community Council.

Established in 2004, this award recognizes distinguished service and dedication to the Residence Hall Association over the course of a year by a Georgia Tech Department of Housing and Residence Life Resident Assistant.

This award recognizes an outstanding program that demonstrated exceptional benefit to residents. Programs directly created, passed, and executed by the residents and Coordinating Officers of the Community Council will be taken into account with more weight than programs organized by the Department of Housing and Residence Life Staff and/or outside organizations.

Bronze Pins are awarded for exceptional contribution to the organization and its objectives. They may be distributed by the following positions: Executive President, Director of Development, Director of Administration, Director of Communication, Director of Finance, Director of Programming, RHA Advisor.

The Larry T. Brown RHA Leadership Track, named after RHA’s current Advisor, is a comprehensive leadership development program for residents, RAs, Community Council Officers, and RHA Executive Branch members. Below is a list of everybody who has completed the program in its entirety.