The Denise M. Trauth Outstanding Leadership Award is named for its inaugural recipient, and the ninth president of Texas State University, Dr. Denise M. Trauth. The award celebrates Dr. Trauth's two decades of outstanding leadership at Texas State University and recognizes those who carry her legacy forward through integrity, compassion, resiliency, and innovation. New honorees will be selected annually and recognized at the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Gala. The Alumni Association will also contribute to the Denise M. Trauth Endowed Scholarship in the name of the award recipient.

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