- Current freshmen or sophomores in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental and the School of Environment and Natural Resources
- Minimum of 15 hours at the end of Autumn Quarter 2008 with a 3.25 GPA and scheduled for 15 hours Winter Quarter 2007; OR minimum of 30 hours and maximum of 80 hours of earned credit at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Leadership potential/ accomplishments
- Good character
- Community Service
- Diversity
- Maximum of 20 students to be selected