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Mikayla Anderson Wild Leadership Award

The Mikayla Anderson Wild Leadership award will be given annually to the Washington Wild graduating senior player who exemplifies Mikayla’s character and leadership on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community.

The award is named after Mikayla Anderson, Washington Wild member for 5 years and Alumna (2016) who captained the 19U Rep AA team.

Award Recipients

2022 - Emma Wallace (19UA)

2021 - Isabel 'Izzy' Palmer (19UA)

2020 - Chantal Carlson (19UA)

2019 - Alex Gardner (19UA)

2018 - Bonnie Paulson (19UA)

2017 - Kaitie Lindsey (19UA)

2016 - Mikayla Anderson (19UAA) Inaugural

More About Mikayla Anderson

In March 2016, WWFHA proudly established the Wild Leadership award in the name of graduating player and 19U Rep AA team captain, Mikayla Anderson.

The Mikayla Anderson Wild Leadership award will be given annually to the Washington Wild player who exemplifies Mikayla’s character and leadership on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community.

Read More About Mikayla as the inaugural winner in 2016.

Read the original article about the award and Mikayla

Application Guidelines

GENERAL

1. The WWFHA awards the Mikayla Anderson Leadership Award each year to a player who applies, and who best combines the qualifications below.

2. Eligibility - To be eligible, players must be: (1) currently registered in WWFHA; and (2) a senior in high school.

3. Application - to be eligible, the player must fill out an application by the deadline, even if they are nominated by another party.

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND CORE AREAS OF SUCCESS

(1) Academic achievement.

(2) Good school participation and service.

(3) Good community participation and service.

(4) Hockey participation and leadership.

 

SELECTION PROCESS

An independent awards adjudication committee reviews the applications.  Selections will be approved by the WWFHA’s Executive Board.

  1. An independent committee of 5 members will review the applications without names attached to each application.
  2. The committee will then vote. If there is a tie, the President of WWFHA will serve as a tie breaker.

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

Applications must be submitted online no later than Monday April 15th.

All applications become the property of the Mikayla Anderson Leadership Award Program.

HOW TO APPLY AND/OR NOMINATE

There are 2 way to begin the process:

          1. Nominate a Player for the Leadership Award

If you would like to nominate a graduating player for this award, please click the Leadership Nomination 'register' link below. You will need to log-in to complete the form. (Suggestion: you will be asked to enter in why you would like to nominate the player. It is easiest to write in Word and then cut and paste into the blank field, as the field is small and hard to review text).

- NOTE: Please inform the student-athlete that you are nominating her, as she will need to fill out an application so the Committee can review the details in the core areas of academic achievements, community/school participation and service, hockey participation and leadership. 

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      2. Apply for the Leadership Award

If you would like to apply for this award, please click the Application 'register' link below. You will need to log-in to complete the form. Nominated players must apply as well.

Please be prepared to submit an outline of your academic achievements, community/school participation and service, hockey participation and leadership, and other information such as GPA, test scores, and a personal statement. (Suggestion: It is easiest to write in Word and then cut and paste into the blank field, as the field is small and hard to review text ).

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