果冻传媒

April 13, 2023
On Campus

Annual Leadership Awards Announced

果冻传媒鈥檚 Office of Student Involvement Recognizes Students, Faculty, and Staff

Celebrating the value of learning outside of the classroom, 果冻传媒 hosted the 11th annual Student Leadership Awards on Wednesday, April 12, in historic Weaver Chapel.

From honoring student organizations and advisors, celebrating diversity, health, and wellness, highlighting contributions to spiritual life, and recognizing the University鈥檚 unsung heroes, the Office of Student Involvement emboldened the campus community to nominate students and student organizations for one or more of the awards.

鈥淭his event is to honor our students, staff, and faculty for all of their great achievements over the past year,鈥 said Katie Simms, director of student programming and organizations. 鈥淭he variety of awards being presented bring recognition for the work that individuals and student organizations are doing on campus and out in the greater Springfield community. We want to continue fostering the building of a more inclusive place to live, work, and study at 果冻传媒 University, as our mission promotes."

Committee members received numerous nominations for this year鈥檚 awards as 果冻传媒 continues to rebuild organizations, leadership development opportunities, and social change efforts back up to where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.

鈥淲e have doubled our nominations from last year for these awards,鈥 said Jade Jones, director of student involvement. 鈥淥ur students and student organizations continue to exemplify the motto of the institution. I am very proud to see our students continuing to elevate their experience for themselves and their peers."

The event is sponsored by Student Involvement, the Interfraternity Council, and the Panhellenic Council. Nominations are gathered from across campus and winner are determined through an outsourced selection committee of judges elected by Student Involvement staff to ensure impartial results.

The following is a list of this year鈥檚 2023 Student Leadership Award Winners:

  • Contributions to Health and Wellness: NAMI QPR Training 
  • Contributions to Religious and Spiritual Life: Joseph Kuzilwa 鈥24, from Canal Winchester, Ohio
  • Contributions to Community Living: Facilities Management 
  • Contributions to Community Involvement: Brown Girls Club 
  • Emerging Leader of the Year: Ashton Newton 鈥26, from Chippewa Lake, Ohio
  • Most Improved Greek Chapter: Sigma Kappa 
  • Fraternity Member of the Year: Cole Lewis 鈥24, from Lewis Center, Ohio
  • Sorority Member of the Year: Taylor Easlick 鈥23, from Scio, Ohio
  • Greek Chapter of Excellence: Alpha Xi Delta 
  • New Organization of the Year: Get Witt Crew 
  • Organization of the Year: NAMI 
  • Program of the Year: Carmel Carnival 
  • Richard R. Scott Faculty/Staff Supporter: Tracy Paschke-Johannes 
  • Social Justice Leader of the Year: Danny Bean 鈥24, from Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Student Leader of the Year: Azad Robinson 鈥23, from Cleveland, Ohio

Diversity Program of the Year: Take Back The Night 

This year鈥檚 judges have a variety of backgrounds and experiences and volunteered to read more than 50 student leadership award nominations, all while managing full-time jobs as higher education professionals. Judges include Keenan Hamilton, academic advisor at The Ohio State University; Kerry Brown, talent acquisition specialist at Ascena Retail; Andrew Sells, school counseling graduate student at The Ohio State University; Stacy Rowan, assistant director of fraternity & sorority life, University of Alabama Birmingham; Caitlyn Westfall, director of membership education at Zeta Psi Fraternity; and Armando Rijo De La Hoz, assistant director fraternity and sorority life and student government at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Cindy Holbrook
Cindy Holbrook
Senior Communications Assistant

About 果冻传媒

果冻传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 果冻传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 果冻传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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