Cane Award Nomination Form General Nomination Form
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 31st Annual Sammys
Cane Award nominations are DUE Friday, January 24, 2025. These nominees can include university-funded entities, university departments, or other on-campus initiatives that contribute back to the university.
Nominations for all other categories must be submitted by Friday, January 31, 2025.
As a reminder, only ONE (1) nomination is needed for each category.
31st Annual Sammys Date Set
The Sammys will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Orange Ballroom.
"Sam Houston Cane Award"
The Sam Houston Cane Award recognizes entities of the university that do not fall within the parameters of the current student leaders and organization categories. These groups may be university funded entities, university departments, or other on-campus initiatives that contribute back to the university in the areas of spirit, tradition, and service. Cane award applications are submitted to the Vice President for Student Affairs. Nominations are then shared with the SHSU President’s Cabinet who make the final selection.
Gaertner-Performing Arts Center Plays Home for Ceremony for Last Time in 2023
Since 2011 ‘The Sammys’ home site has been the James & Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center-Payne Concert Hall. The ceremony was previously held in the Lowman Student Center (LSC) Ballroom, but due to needing a larger capacity facility moved to the new state of the art GPAC. Now, with the newly renovated LSC, The Sammys can once again be hosted in the student programming center!