135 graduating students set to receive Gawad Tsanselor awards; 1 summa cum laude leads this year as Class Marshal

This year's batch records 135 academic awardees with 1 summa cum laude, 21 magna cum laude, and 113 cum laude, a commendable feat for students who experienced varying modes of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018, there were 43 awardees (7 magna cum laude, 36 cum laude); 2019 with 56 awardees (1 magna cum laude, 55 cum laude); 2020 with 7 awardees (all cum laude); 2021 with 4 awardees (all cum laude); and 2022 with 137 awardees (1 summa cum laude, 23 magna cum laude, 113 cum laude). The awardees are expected to receive a medal, certificate and cash incentive, as follows: Summa cum laude - P 30,000.00 Magna cum laude – P 20,000.00 Cum laude – P 10,000.00 This giving of incentives was approved by the Board of Regents during its 240th Meeting through Board Resolution No. 286, series of 2017 which was championed by the present chancellor, Dr. Mary Joyce Z. Guinto-Sali, exclusively for MSU Tawi-Tawi graduates. A total of 382 awardees from Class 2018 to 2023 have been honored with the Gawad Tsanselor for Academic Excellence Award since its implementation.

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