Academic Awards & Honors Commencement Awards The following academic awards are given annually at Commencement to recognize students with outstanding academic achievement. Accounting Award — for excellence in accounting Art Department “Medici” Award — awarding a tool that can be used to earn a living and to build a dream Business Information Technology Award — for academic excellence Criminal Justice Award — recognizing outstanding achievement in criminal justice Dance Award Drama Award Early Childhood Education Award — for excellence in the care and education of young children English Award — recognizing excellence in English Charles Green Award — for leadership in co-curricular activities and development of the College community International Student Scholastic Achievement Award — given to students who have risen above the language and cultural differences to join the College community and to complete their programs of study successfully Liberal Arts Award — based on cumulative grade average, completion of the greatest portion of one's studies at GCC, and the breadth and variety of involvement with the liberal arts Music Department Award — recognizing excellence in music Donald Oberacker Award — for a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and commitment to the study of science Social Sciences Award — recognizing outstanding academic achievement Graduation with Honors To graduate with honors students must have completed at least thirty credit hours of course work at Greenfield Community College and have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5. These students are noted in our annual Commencement program.