The United States Achievement Academy, located in Lexington, Ky, was founded in 1978 to recognize America's outstanding students to provide scholarship opportunities for all participants.
The USAA distinguished faculty members representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are dedicated to the belief in recognizing excellence in America's outstanding students.
- In 2010-2011, nominations were received from more than 30,000 junior and senior high schools in America.
- USAA has awarded over $1,400,000 in educational cash grants.
- More than 1 million educators from the United States and its territories have nominated students for the Academy's honor programs.
- The average GPA of all USAA members is a 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.
Students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, marked improvement or a commitment to academic success are nominated by the educator. Students become members of the Academy through teacher nominations or through the school's honor roll. All nominations are honored by USAA with the belief that educators know their students best.
The United States Achievement Academy offers awards in the following categories:
NATIONAL AWARDS
- Athletics
- Advanced Placement
- Business Education
- Computer Science
- Fine Arts
- Honor Roll
- Language Arts
- Leadership
- Mathematics
- Minority Leadership
- Physical Education
- ROTC Award
- Student Council
- Science
- Social Studies
- Vocational
- World Languages
Message from the Founder
 I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank the hundreds of thousands of educators who have participated in the United States Achievement Academy's national recognition program for exceptional students.
The Academy has been honoring exceptional students through educators and the results of scholastic scores for two decades. The tradition of recognizing outstanding students has become a reality because of the over 1 million dedicated teachers and professors nationwide who have nominated students into the USAA program.
The Academy salutes the concerned, interested teachers who create pride and a feeling of accomplishment in the students they honor.
The exclusive members of the Academy have an average overall grade point average of a 3.8 on a 4.0 scale. The Academy membership represents the elite among today's students. Incredibly, many of our members have achieved perfect ACT and SAT scores, and excellent grade point averages. Among our athletic divisions, our members hold prestigious titles such as All-State, All-Region and All-Conference. Whether a teacher nominates a student for exceptional citizenship and leadership qualities or for outstanding academics, students truly benefit when being honored by their educator or coach.
Each year, the Academy receives letters of appreciation from educators and students nationwide who have been inspired by the Academy's program. We thank you for taking the time to write us and share your thoughts about the program.
It has been an honor working with such talented and exceptional students and educators through the USAA. I look forward to the next decade with great expectations and to serving the nation's next generation of exceptional students.
Sincerely,
Dr. George Stevens
AB, MA, DDS
Founder
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