Circle Leader of the Year

Circle Leader of the Year nominations close on May 31, 2026

The Circle Leader of the Year allows active circles to recognize one member of the circle as its outstanding leader. The 2025-26 submission process is now open.

• Omicron Delta Kappa would like to see 100% participation in this program, but our goal is at least 100 leaders recognized each year.
• There is no cost to a circle, and the Society firmly believes that each circle has at least one member who is a leader among leaders.
• The Circle Leader of the Year is a student member of a circle that best represents the ideals and aspirations of Omicron Delta Kappa. The recipient of this honor must already be initiated before they are named the CLOY.
• This individual does not have to be a circle officer but must have demonstrated leadership in numerous ways throughout their collegiate career.
• Every Circle Leader of the Year nominee receives a certificate suitable for framing and a letter from the OΔK President and CEO.
• Only one (1) CLOY recipient may be selected by a circle each academic year. Other circle leaders can be recognized with official OΔK Recognition Certificates.

2025 Circle Leader of the Year Recipients

Circle Leader of the Year Submission Process

1. Each OΔK circle selects an outstanding student to be named its Circle Leader of the Year.
2. A Circle Advisor must submit the Circle Leader of the Year form. This form is the only manner in which Circle Leader of the Year submissions may be received.
3. The Circle Leader of the Year certificates are mailed 7 – 14 days after receipt of the form.
4. The Circle Leader of the Year certificate and letter are sent to the circle advisor for presentation at a meeting or initiation ceremony, or can be sent directly to the individual. Advisors should verify the recipient’s correct mailing address if they opt to send it directly to them. We encourage circles to present the award at an initiation ceremony or another public event. Please ensure that you submit your nominee early enough to allow us to deliver the certificate to the circle before the ceremony.

Circle Leader of the Year Submission Form

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Certificate Mailing *

• Mail to Advisor listed here
• Mail to Student directly

Please tell us whether you want the certificate and letter mailed to you for presentation at a meeting or initiation or mailed to the individual directly.

Is there a specific date the certificate is needed by? *

• Yes
• No

If you are planning to present the CLOY certificate at a ceremony or event, you must submit your request at least 10 business days in advance. Otherwise, we will invoice the circle for expedited shipping.

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Nominee Name *

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Nominee's Institution of Initiation *Select OneAdelphi UniversityAgnes Scott CollegeAlbion CollegeAlfred UniversityArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityAuburn University at MontgomeryAugustana CollegeAurora UniversityAustin Peay State UniversityBaylor UniversityBellarmine UniversityBelmont UniversityBerry CollegeBethany CollegeBowling Green State UniversityBrenau UniversityBrevard CollegeBridgewater CollegeBryant UniversityCampbell UniversityCampbellsville UniversityCanisius UniversityCarson-Newman UniversityCentenary College of LouisianaCentral Methodist UniversityCentre CollegeChatham UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityClemson UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of CharlestonColorado Christian UniversityConcordia CollegeConcordia University IrvineConverse UniversityCreighton UniversityCumberland UniversityDallas Baptist UniversityDalton State CollegeDavidson CollegeDelta State UniversityDenison UniversityDickinson CollegeDickinson State UniversityDillard UniversityDoane UniversityDuquesne UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEast Tennessee State UniversityEast Texas A&M UniversityEastern Connecticut State UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEckerd CollegeElmhurst UniversityElmira CollegeElon UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEmory UniversityErskine CollegeFerris State UniversityFlagler CollegeFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida International UniversityFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State UniversityFlorida State University Panama CityFontbonne UniversityFrancis Marion UniversityFranklin CollegeFurman UniversityGeorgetown CollegeGeorgia CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Southern UniversityGeorgia Southern University, Armstrong CampusGeorgian Court UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityGrove City CollegeGuilford CollegeHamline UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeHarding UniversityHastings CollegeHigh Point UniversityHillsdale CollegeHiram CollegeHollins UniversityHouston Christian UniversityHuntingdon CollegeIndiana State UniversityJacksonville UniversityJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityJuniata CollegeKeiser UniversityKentucky State UniversityLaGrange CollegeLake Forest CollegeLamar UniversityLees-McRae CollegeLincoln Memorial UniversityLong Island University PostLouisiana Christian UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLouisiana Tech UniversityLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLycoming CollegeMarietta CollegeMarshall UniversityMary Baldwin UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeMcDaniel CollegeMercer UniversityMerrimack CollegeMethodist UniversityMiami UniversityMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMillersville UniversityMillsaps CollegeMississippi CollegeMississippi State UniversityMissouri Southern State UniversityMonmouth UniversityMoravian UniversityMorehouse CollegeMorningside UniversityMurray State UniversityMuskingum UniversityNational CircleNew England CollegeNewberry CollegeNorth Carolina Central UniversityNorth Carolina Wesleyan UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityOglethorpe UniversityOhio Northern UniversityOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityOklahoma Baptist UniversityOld Dominion UniversityPace University PleasantvillePittsburg State UniversityPresbyterian CollegePurdue UniversityPurdue University NorthwestRadford UniversityRamapo College of New JerseyRandolph CollegeRandolph-Macon CollegeRhodes CollegeRider UniversityRoanoke CollegeRollins CollegeRutgers University - CamdenSaint Leo UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySalem CollegeSalisbury UniversitySamford UniversitySewanee - The University of the SouthShenandoah UniversitySimpson CollegeSouthern Connecticut State UniversitySouthern Utah UniversitySouthern Virginia UniversitySouthwestern UniversitySt. John's University Queen's CampusSt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Norbert CollegeStephen F. Austin State UniversityStetson UniversityStockton UniversitySUNY BrockportSUNY FredoniaSUNY Old WestburySUNY OneontaSUNY OswegoSUNY PlattsburghSUNY PotsdamSweet Briar CollegeTalladega CollegeTennessee Technological UniversityTexas Technological UniversityTexas Woman's UniversityThe Citadel – The Military College of South CarolinaThe College of IdahoThe College of New JerseyTowson UniversityTransylvania UniversityTrinity UniversityTroy UniversityTruman State UniversityTulane UniversityUnion Adventist UniversityUnion CollegeUnited States Military AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity at AlbanyUniversity of AkronUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of BaltimoreUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Holy CrossUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Houston-Clear LakeUniversity of JamestownUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of LouisvilleUniversity of LynchburgUniversity of MaryUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Massachusetts - LowellUniversity of MemphisUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Minnesota DuluthUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaUniversity of MontevalloUniversity of Nebraska - LincolnUniversity of Nebraska - OmahaUniversity of New OrleansUniversity of North Carolina AshevilleUniversity of North Carolina at PembrokeUniversity of North Carolina CharlotteUniversity of North Carolina GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina WilmingtonUniversity of North GeorgiaUniversity of Northern IowaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South AlabamaUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina AikenUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of Southern MississippiUniversity of St. ThomasUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleUniversity of Tennessee SouthernUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity of Texas at San AntonioUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of West AlabamaUniversity of West FloridaValparaiso UniversityVanderbilt UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Military InstituteVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginia Wesleyan UniversityWagner CollegeWake Forest UniversityWashington Adventist UniversityWashington and Lee UniversityWashington CollegeWeber State UniversityWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Virginia Wesleyan CollegeWestern Colorado UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityWestern New England UniversityWestminster College (Missouri)Widener UniversityWilliam & MaryWilliam Carey UniversityWilliam Peace UniversityWilliam Woods UniversityWilmington CollegeWilson CollegeWinthrop UniversityWittenberg UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester State UniversityWright State UniversityXavier University of LouisianaYoung Harris College

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Statement of Nomination *

Please provide a statement explaining why the circle chose the individual listed. Please note that all or part of this statement may be used for publication on the website, The Circle or social media. (250 word maximum)

Circle Advisor (Nominator) Name *

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Circle Advisor Position *Select OneCircle CoordinatorFaculty AdvisorAlumni AdvisorCircle Assistant

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How is the Circle Leader of the Year Selected? *Select OneChosen by advisors(s)Chosen by executive board (without advisors)Chosen by membership (nomination and selection vote)Chosen by exec board and advisors

This item is purely for informational purposes. There is no correct way to select a Circle Leader of the Year. We would like to know how circles choose so that we can be better informed about circle practices.

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