The OMSE Academic Excellence Society (OAES) was created to celebrate high-achieving students at the University of Maryland. To be eligible for membership, students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher, have earned at least 30 credit hours, and be full-time students in good standing enrolled at the university. Students are inducted during the fall semester and accumulate points in professional development, leadership development, community service, and service to society. The program year culminates in the annual OAES Pinning Ceremony, where members who have successfully completed their requirements receive a pin, and graduating seniors receive an honor cord to wear at Commencement.

OAES was established by Dr. Christopher Lester, the director of OMSE at the University of Maryland, in the spring of 2008. 

The purposes of the Honor Society according to the constitution are:

• To recognize, foster, and reward academic excellence.
• To promote and encourage leadership with the highest ideals of integrity, honesty, service, and exemplary ethical standards.
• To promote and encourage stellar career and professional development and opportunities among OAES members
• To promote and encourage intellectual, academic and study abroad scholar opportunities among OAES members
• To establish and maintain close relationships and mutual understanding between faculty, staff and students
• To foster an awareness of community service as a crucial resource to developing a more just, compassionate, and empowering society.
• The membership in OAES is composed of undergraduate students who have achieved a high level of academic excellence.

Contact: omse-oaes@umd.edu