SMU’s Presidential Award of Excellence is a prestigious award given to a student-athlete who demonstrates impressive ability both in athletics and in the classroom. The student-athlete must be a graduating senior with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an outstanding record on the field of play to be eligible for the Presidential Award.
This year, Slyvia de Toledo was honored with the Presidential Award of Excellence. The New York, N.Y., native is a finance major, and economics minor, maintaining an 3.96 GPA throughout her four years at SMU.