Dr. Bunn was one of five recipients of the award during the fraternity’s Carlson Leadership Academy awards dinner this month.

The Exemplary Service Award is one of the highest honors that can be given by Sigma Phi Epsilon, with only five recipients annually.

“I can think of so many other volunteers across the nation who inspire me and whose work might better qualify for ‘exemplary service,’ and I struggle to put myself among their ranks,” Bunn said. “I was truly humbled by this recognition and very grateful for those who deemed that I am worthy of such an honor. I will certainly strive to live up to this recognition.”

The Exemplary Service Award recognizes devoted and productive service at the chapter, district, regional and/or national level for a minimum of 20 years. Recipients will have made significant and lasting impact for the betterment of the fraternity.

The announcement of Dr. Bunn’s award was made public to SigEp members in January describing him in these words, “He has impacted SigEp far beyond his chapter as a lieutenant district governor, Carlson Leadership Academy facilitator and active member of the national leadership committee, which for many years guided our award-winning leadership programs. This award comes after Gary was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2008.”

Bunn was a founding member of the Arkansas Zeta Chapter of SigEp at UCA and entered the fraternity in 1988. He currently serves as adviser to the chapter.

Awards were announced at Alpha Sigma Tau’s 41st National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, June 23, 2016 through June 26, 2016.

The Upsilon Chapter was recognized with the Membership Excellence Award, which is presented to a collegiate chapter that has exhibited a culture of excellence in membership recruitment and retention. Over the last five years, the Upsilon Chapter has boasted more than a 95% priority and acceptance rate in their first rounds of recruitment. Over the same period, UCA’s campus total has increased from 85 members to over 160; and, even with this rapid growth, the chapter is consistently at or above total. Beyond recruitment, the chapter has retained a remarkable 98% of all new members in the last two years.

Additionally, two alumnae were honored with national awards as well:

Brandy Glover Pate was awarded the Carrie W. Staehle Award for her exceptional service to both the Sorority and to her fellow Bears as Upsilon’s Chapter Advisor. Cited as the chapter’s “biggest cheerleader and fan,” Brandy has, in the words of one nominator, “an infectious level of spirit and joy, which makes every encounter with her a positive one, even in the most challenging situations.”

Haley Crafton Fowler was recognized with The Order of the Yellow Rose for her long, faithful service to the Sorority. Cited as the “epitome of class and hard work,” Haley’s dedication to Alpha Sigma Tau began as a collegiate member, when she served in five different chapter officer positions. Her dedication only increased as an alumna, serving as the Faculty Advisor with Upsilon for almost a decade. She was also recognized for her committed leadership of a large-scale fundraising project, which raised over $150,000 to help the Upsilon Chapter build, upgrade, and furnish their chapter house – which opened this year.

Pate was present to accept her award, along with Chapter President Lauren Morris and Vice President of Member Development Abigail Strickland. Fowler was unable to attend, and Pate was honored to accept the award on her Sister’s behalf.

“As these national awards demonstrate, Upsilon stands out as a model chapter in Alpha Sigma Tau,” said Tiffany Street, National President. “I was pleased to present these awards to these outstanding women. I think I speak for Alpha Sigma Taus everywhere when I congratulate the women and alumnae of the Upsilon Chapter on their accomplishments.”

“I was overwhelmed with gratitude for this award,” said Pate. “To serve collegiate women as their Chapter Advisor for past 18 years is truly my blessing and honor. Equally exciting was Haley Fowler’s award. To work alongside Haley with the building of our Chapter house was mesmerizing.”

At every National Convention, Alpha Sigma Tau honors outstanding individual and chapter accomplishments in a variety of areas. For more information on the awards, including a full list of all recipients, please visit alphasigmatau.org/news-events/ award-winners/convention.

Logan was selected as the 51��¥ department of nursing undergraduate outstanding student, recipient of the Dr. Lauretta Koenigseder nursing scholarship award, Outstanding Greek Man, and graduated summa cum laude in April 2016.

Hirsh has donated countless hours of community service supporting a variety of causes including Top Soccer, Bear Essentials Food Pantry, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Special Olympics, Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure, Walk-A-Mile In Her Shoes, and the American Red Cross.

Hirsch was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Order of Omega Honor Society, Alpha Chi National Collegiate Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta National Academic Honor Society. Additionally, he was selected for the department of nursing honors program at UCA. In 2016, he was recognized as a “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” He was named a Central Arkansas Presidential Scholar seven semesters for achieving a 4.0 GPA.

Fraternally, Hirsch served Epsilon Phi Chapter in numerous leadership positions, including president, internal vice president, and new member educator. He also served on the University’s Interfraternity Council. The chapter recognized him twice with the Distinguished PIKE Award for his service and achievements. Internationally, Logan is PIKE University Certified at the Gold Level.

Logan is currently working as a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, with future plans to pursue a doctorate of nurse anesthesia practice degree and a certified registered nurse anesthetist accreditation.

The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity is proud to honor Logan Hirsch with the 2016 Robertson Most Outstanding Undergraduate Award.

For more information about the Robertson Most Outstanding Undergraduate Award visit the Pi Kappa Alpha .