THE FOUNDERS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | The “Malcolm Award”

Instituted in 1956, the Founders Achievement Award (commonly referred to as the “Malcolm Award”) has been given biennially to the chapter that best meets an exhaustive list of criteria, including scholarship, activities, programs and exemplification of the traditions established by Acacia’s Founding Fathers. The recipient of the Malcolm Award is considered to be the preeminent chapter of Acacia Fraternity during the preceding biennium.

1958 Oklahoma State
1960 Indiana
1962 Purdue
1964 Iowa State
1966 Purdue
1968 Oregon State
1970 Penn State
1972 Penn State
1974 Purdue
1976 Louisiana State
1978 Penn State
1980 Penn State
1982 Purdue
1984 Nebraska
1986 Penn State
1988 Purdue
1990 Oregon State

1992 Indiana
1994 Indiana
1996 Miami (Ohio)
1998 Indiana & California (tie)
2000 Indiana
2002 Penn State
2004 Indiana & Central Oklahoma (tie)
2006 Penn State
2008 Illinois
2010 Iowa State
2012 Kansas State
2014 Iowa State
2016 Kansas State
2018 Penn State
2020 Wisconsin
2022 Purdue
2024 Kansas State