February 18, 2021

The 2019–2020 Sigma Xi Chapter Award winners were announced at the 2020 virtual Assembly of Delegates on November 5. Finalists are chosen by regional and constituency directors based on information in the chapters’ Annual Reports, and winners are selected by the Committee on Qualifications and Membership.

Chapter of Excellence Award Winners

The Chapter of Excellence Awards are bestowed on chapters for exceptional chapter activity, innovative programming, and true community leadership.

First Place
Boise State University

Second Place
Greenbrier Valley

Third Place (Tie)
University of Cincinnati
Woods Hole
Calgary

Chapter Program of Excellence Award Winners

The Chapter Program of Excellence Awards are bestowed on chapters that organized or hosted a single outstanding program.

First Place
Northeastern University for Think Like a Scientist, a science outreach program for students in grades 4–8

Second Place
Kansas City for Rendering the Invisible Visible: Student Success in Exclusive Excellence STEM Environments, a Distinguished Lectureship event with Dr. Robbin Chapman

Third Place
Eckerd College for Psychedelics: Out of the Ancient and into 2020, a lecture by Dr. David Nichols

Honorable Mentions
University of Alabama at Birmingham for Alabama’s Worst Natural Disaster, Wetumpka Impact Crater
University of New Mexico for Science & Society Distinguished Public Talks Series
Vassar College for Science in Your Life Lectures

Fiscal Year 2020 Top-Electing Chapters

The 2019–2020 Sigma Xi Chapter Award winners were announced at the 2020 virtual Assembly of Delegates on November 5. Finalists are chosen by regional and constituency directors based on information in the chapters’ Annual Reports, and winners are selected by the Committee on Qualifications and Membership.

Overall Top-Electing Chapters

Brown University
Fordham University
Princeton

Top-Electing Chapters by Constituency

Area Groups, Industries, State & Federal Laboratories Constituency Group
Delta Vermont

Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Group
Swarthmore College Carleton College

Comprehensive Colleges & Universities Constituency Group
Saint Joseph’s University Fairfield University

Research & Doctoral Universities Constituency Group
Brown University Fordham University

Canadian/International Constituency Group
Calgary University of Alberta and Avalon (Tie)