The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Leadership Awards Winners 2017
Outstanding First Year Student Award
SEPH BROWN
Lyndhurst, Ohio · Political Science
ABU ROGERS
Freetown, Sierra Leone · Biochemistry
JEFF DONG
Plainsboro, New Jersey · Finance & Management Information Systems
MEGAN MYERS
Sandusky, Ohio · Marketing
SAM WEISS
Los Angeles, California · Pre-Law, Exploratory
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
ABD AL-RAHMAN TRABOULSI
West Chester, Ohio · Biomedical Engineering
CHELSEA EVELYN BRAY
Cincinnati, Ohio · Neuroscience & Psychology
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
ANNIE MONTALTO
Columbus, Ohio · Human Development and Family Science
Beanie Drake Award
DILLON CASTELLI
Dublin, Ohio · Finance
SARAH FISCHER
Madeira, Ohio · Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
NEIL MAKHIJANI
Centerville, Ohio · Biomedical Science
YAMILEX MOLINA
Union City, New Jersey · Special Education
MORGAN VON HOLLE
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Middletown, Ohio · Health Sciences and Public Affairs
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
VICTORIA BARON
Carmel, Indiana · Environment, Economy, Development & Sustainability
SARAH FISCHER
Cincinnati, Ohio · Environment, Economy, Development & Sustainability
CLAYTON HOULT PERRY
Washington, D.C. · Economics & Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
SAMUEL P. REED
Independence, Ohio · Environmental Science
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Organizational recipient:
ENGINEERS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Individual Recipients:
NABEEL ALAUDDIN
Hilliard, Ohio · Management Information Systems & Arabic
JASON L. CAMPBELL
Washington D.C. · Medicine
RISHONDA S. HEADEN-BROWN
Philadelphia, PA · Food Science & Technology
BRETT MITCHELL BEJCEK
Stow, Ohio · Computational Data Analytics
CHRISTOPHER EVERETT
Burlington, New Jersey · Marketing & Sport Industry
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
JOE INGRAM III
Social Change
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ALDEN ELIZABETH GARDINER
Disability Services
NICK KONTZ
Facility Services
EMILY KASPER
Recreational Sports
BRIELLE HUDSON
Student Advocacy Sexual Civility and Empowerment Program
TATYANA IMAN MASON
Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services
SAMANTHA JERUSAL
Residence Life
SARA SEXTON
Student Activities
CARRINGTON SCOTT CONERLY
Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services
Diversity Awards
Diversity Engagement Award:
YANG “VINCENT” LIU
CHELSEA EVELYN BRAY
Outstanding Diversity Program: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Student Organization Excellence Awards
Values and Purpose: BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS ASSOCATION
INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE FUTURE ORGANIZATION
STUDENTS FOR REFUGEES
Citizenship Award WISHMAKER ON CAMPUS: MAKE-A-WISH AT OHIO STATE
BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS ASSOCATION
OHIO UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD
Innovation and Change ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS – THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Excellence in Operations CAMP KESEM AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS FOR REFUGEES
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Outstanding Student Organization Awards
Outstanding New Student Organization UNCHAINED FASHION SHOW AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
REFUGE
OHIO HEALTH AID
Outstanding Overall Student Organization STUDENTS FOR REFUGEES
ENCOMPASS: EMPOWERING NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLUMBUS
NSPIRE
BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS ASSOCATION
ACM-W
Outstanding Student Organization Individual
Contribution Awards Positional Leader EMMA GRUBAUGH
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
BRIANA ZABALA
The Student Dietetic Association
DEMY FOBELLAH
Delta Gamma
MITHILA AGNIHOTRI
Sankalpa
MEGAN SIMMONS
ENCompass: Empowering Neighborhoods of Columbus
VANJA TOLJ
Refuge
New Member ABIGALE MOTTER
Ohio Staters, Inc.
NINA SHAMANSKY
ENCompass: Empowering Neighborhoods of Columbus
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
MADHURA ATHALE
Sankalpa
Advisor SHARVARI KARANDIKAR
Sankalpa
DIANE HABASH
ENCompass: Empowering Neighborhoods of Columbus
SCOTT BODEN
Ohio Staters, Inc.
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Award
SAMANTHA BATES
Ruston, Louisiana · Social Work
DADRIEN BARNES
Chattanooga, Tennessee · Leadership and Organizational Behavior
MATTHEW D. TEEGARDEN
Cincinnati, Ohio · Food Science and Technology
DAVID M. GORENZ
Lisle, Illinois · Food Science and Technology
CHAD E. IWERTZ
Henderson, Nevada · English: Rhetoric, Composition and Literacy
Outstanding Senior Award KENAN ALZOUHAYLI
Damascus, Syria · Biochemistry
JASMINE M. ASHBY
Houston, Texas · International Studies and Economics
BRETT MITCHELL BEJCEK
Stow, Ohio · Computational Data Analytics
MIKAYLA BODEY
St. Paris, Ohio · Public Management, Leadership and Policy
TORI BOGGS
Parkersburg, West Virginia · Industrial Design, Pre-Medicine
PREETHI CHIDAMBARAM
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Dublin, Ohio · Biomedical Engineering
MATT DAVIS
Chatham, New Jersey · Biomedical Science
MARIAME DIABATE
Bronx, New York · Biology
DANIELLE DI SCALA
Aliso Viejo, California · Political Science
KUSH DOSHI
San Ramon, California · Public Health
JOANIE GARCIA
Akron, Ohio · Leadership in Higher Education
ANNIE GREER
Hudson, Ohio · Industrial and Systems Engineering
JOSH HUBBARD
Defiance, Ohio · Finance
WINNIE LI
Dublin, Ohio · Computer Science and Engineering
ALISA NOLL
Columbus, Ohio · Industrial and Systems Engineering
JOSHUA ONG
Worthington, Ohio · Pharmaceutical Sciences
MARIAH STEPP REED
Jackson, Ohio · Public Health
SAMUEL P. REED
Independence, Ohio · Environmental Science
DANIEL B. RODRIGUES
North Canton, Ohio · Communication
ANTHONY STRANGES
Blacklick, Ohio · Information Systems
ABD AL-RAHMAN TRABOULSI
West Chester, Ohio · Biomedical Engineering
DANIELLA SANTOS VIEIRA
Dracut, Massachusetts · Finance
SAM WHIPPLE
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Mason, Ohio · Economics & Political Science
Unsung Hero Award
JORDAN WHEALDON
Wilmington, Ohio · Social Work
LESLIE MAMULA
Kettering, Ohio · Mechanical Engineering
ANJALI DOSHI
New Albany, Ohio · Biomedical Science
Leadership Awards Winners 2016
Outstanding First Year Student Award
BRANDON SHADLEY
Lima, Ohio · International Business
HENRY JORDAN MOSELEY
Albany, Ohio · Public Affairs Education Policy
JACK BRANDL
Vernon Hills, Illinois · Public Affairs, Economics
MARC ANDREW RICE
Westport, Massachusetts · BSBS Operations Management
CODY JAMES MCCLAIN
Vernon, Ohio · Agriscience Education
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
JOSHUA ONG
Worthington, Ohio · Biochemistry
KUSH DOSHI
San Ramon, California · Public Health
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
JARRED SHELLHOUSE
Sycamore, Ohio · Agricultural Communication and Public Affairs
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
MEGAN FUERST
Chardon, Ohio · Environment, Economy, Development & Sustainability
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Organizational recipients:
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
BUCKEYETHON
Individual Recipients:
ANDREW T. TOPINKA
Powell, Ohio · Integrated Business and Economics
RYAN FISHER
Loveland, Ohio · Public Health
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
EZRA BAKER
Off Campus and Commuter Student Services
MIRANDA J. SCHULTE
Recreational Sports
ADAM DOKLOVIC
Recreational Sports
ZOÉ COOK
Off Campus and Commuter Student Services
LISA COMBS
Student Activities
THOMAS ESTEP
Residence Life
BRITTANY SULAINIS
Student Wellness Center
ETHAN WARNER
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Residence Life
DEVON ALEXANDER
Student Life Advancement
TAYLOR STRAIN
Building and Mechanical Services
Diversity Awards
Diversity Engagement Award:
NYIALA HARRIS
Outstanding Diversity Program: FISHER INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Student Organization Excellence Awards
Values and Purpose: STUDENT-ALUMNI COUNCIL
BUCKEYETHON
FISHER CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM
Citizenship Award ENCOMPASS: EMPOWERING NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLUMBUS
BUCKEYES AGAINST HUNGER
BUCKEYETHON
Innovation and Change BIG DATA & ANALYTICS ASSOCIATION
FISHER INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Excellence in Operations STUDENT-ALUMNI COUNCIL ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC., THETA CHAPTER INSPIRE
OSU
Outstanding Student Organization Awards
Outstanding New Student Organization THE STUDENT TALENT AGENCY EXPERIENCE
FISHER INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS
STUDENTS FOR REFUGEES
Outstanding Overall Student Organization BUCKEYETHON
SANKALPA
OHIO STATE LAW JOURNAL
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. THETA CHAPTER
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Student Organization Individual
Contribution Awards Positional Leader ABBY RIEGER
BuckeyeThon
KATIE MITCHELL
Student-Athlete Advisory Board
TREVOR N. KANWAL
Ohio Staters, Inc.
LAUREN COSBY
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association
VISHANK TALESARA
Indian Students Association
New Member ALEX BOUSTANY
BuckeyeThon
MITHILA AGNIHOTRI
Sankalpa
BRIDGET COOK
BuckeyeThon
Advisor SHASHI MATTA
The Association of Marketing Professionals
BILL HAYES
ENCompass: Empowering Neighborhoods of Columbus
JILL O’NEILL
Information Systems Association
ANNE TURPIN
Hospitality Management Association
General Member ABD AL-RAHMAN
ENCompass
CHRISTINE RENEE SNOWDEN
Ohio Staters, Inc.
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Award
ADITHYA JAYAKUMAR
Columbus, Ohio · Electrical and Computer Engineering
ALEXANDRA LAWRENCE
Columbus, Ohio · Higher Education and Student Affairs
ALI A. ALHAJJI
Qatiff, Saudi Arabia · Arts and Sciences/English
AVINASH GUPTA
Columbus, Ohio · MBA, Strategy and Marketing
CARMEN MARIE MEZA
Columbus, Ohio · PhD Program, English Literature
JACQUELINE MOSTOW
Akron, Ohio · Medicine
KAUSHIK PANDA
Orissa, India · Molecular Genetics
SCOTT SUROVJAK
Port Clinton, Ohio · Law
WILLIAM EDMOND II
Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Higher Education and Student Affairs
Outstanding Senior Award DAVONTI’ D. HAYNES
Cleveland, Ohio · Public Affairs
COURTNEY CLEMINSHAW
Hudson, Ohio · Psychology
SHELBY FAULKNER
Urbana, Ohio · Agriscience Education
CHRISTOPHER (CJ) JOHN
Columbus, Ohio · Finance
MEERA NAGARAJAN
Beavercreek, Ohio · Nutrition Science
SARAH PERRY
Mentor, Ohio · Public Affairs
CONNOR C. FOSTER
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Bettendorf, Iowa · Mechanical Engineering
CAMERON CONRAD
Holland, Ohio · Economics
LISA COMBS
Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio · Political Science and English
JAVIER MALDONADO ZUNIGA
Santiago, Chile · Finance
DEVON ALEXANDER
Anna, Ohio · Agricultural Communication
DOMINIQUE GALE-MCCLEAN
Boston, Massachusetts · Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
RACHEL FLADUNG
Columbus, Ohio · Animal Sciences
CAROLINE MILLIKEN
West Alexandria, Ohio · English, Pre-Education and Strategic Communication
KATIE MITCHELL
The Woodlands, Texas · Sport Industry
AUSTIN STEWART
Bloomdale, Ohio · Finance and International Studies
JIN YAN
Shanghai, China · Accounting
PATRICK GOTH
Upper Arlington, Ohio · Finance and Economics
VICK CHHABRIA
Powell, Ohio · Electrical Engineering
ABIGAIL WAIDELICH
Zionsville, Indiana · Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering
Leadership Awards Winners 2015
Outstanding First Year Student Award
Vikas Munjal
Public Health/Pre Med – Fords, New Jersey
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Erin Halleran
Finance – Columbus, Ohio
Kaplan Humanitarian Award Mushtaq Dualeh
Public Health – Hilliard, Ohio
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Caroline Talda
English/Pre-Physical Therapy – Columbus, Ohio
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
Peter Worley
Mechanical Engineering – Columbus, Ohio
Diversity Engagement Award
Stephanie Neal
Outstanding Diversity Program
Animal Science Community Alliance
Student-Alumni Council
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Organization recipients:
BUCK-I-SERV
Individual recipients:
Mark Lampert
Microbiology – Valencia, California
Patrick Goth
Finance and Economics – Upper Arlington, Ohio
Ghofran Miari
Public Affairs – Dublin, Ohio
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
Adam Alfonso
Student Health Services
Emily Bechtol
Student Wellness Center
Anthony Chambers
Recreational Sports
Rachel DeMooy
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration
Michael Denney
Residence Life
Ross Hashbarger
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration
Nick Kobernik
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration
Ryan Murphy
Recreational Sports
Sarah Nerswick
Student Wellness Center
Rebecca Stevenson
Facility Management
Outstanding Student Organization
Programming Awards
Innovation: This award recognizes student organizations for unique, creative
programs, events, or initiatives which have led to a beneficial change and
transformation for the organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Theta Chapter
Collaboration: This award recognizes collaborations among two or more student
organizations to coordinate programs, events, or initiatives that benefit the
campus and/or local community.
This year’s recipients are…
USG Sustainability Committee
SAC/PIF/USG/Community Ambassadors
Business Builders Club
Technology: This award recognizes student organizations for their effective and
creative use of websites, social media, blogging, video/photography, and other
forms of technology to benefit their organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
Student Alumni Council
Member Recruitment: This award recognizes student organizations for programs,
events, or initiatives which have contributed to effective and/or improved
member recruitment.
This year’s recipients are…
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Member Education and Development: This award recognizes student
organizations for programs, events, or initiatives which have contributed to the
professional or personal development of individual members and/or individual
member knowledge of and commitment to the organization.
This year’s recipients are…
Panhellenic Association
Student Organization
Individual Contribution Awards
This year’s New Member recipients are…
Fa Tower Zhou
Ohio Union Activities Board
This year’s General Member recipients are…
Ghofran Miari
The Boo Radley Society
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
This year’s Positional Leader recipients are…
Chris Wallace
The Open Source Club
Andrea Patterson
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Student Organization
Bakul Sathaye
Sankalpa
Michael Gundich
Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc.
Chris Acosta
Out In Business
This year’s Faculty/Staff Advisor recipients are…
Ryan Wallace
Alpha Tau Omega
Lauren Luffy
Student-Alumni Council
Outstanding Student Organization
This year’s recipients for Outstanding New Student Organization are…
Grind
The Self Defense Club
Out In Business
This year’s recipients for Outstanding Overall Student Organization are...
Global Health Initiative
Inspire OSU
Ohio Union Activities Board
Fisher Citizenship Program
Student-Alumni Council
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award Roger Anderson
Foreign and Second Language Education – Solon, Ohio
Guyomar Pillai
French and Italian – Columbus, Ohio
Outstanding Senior Award
Ghofran Miari
Public Affairs – Dublin, Ohio
Hannah McNamara
Human Development and Family Science – Tampa, Florida
Albert (Joey) Brown
Animal Science and Nutrition – Edon, Ohio
Mushtaq Dualeh
Public Health – Hilliard, Ohio
Samuel Malloy
Biology – Findlay, Ohio
Alicia Williams
Sociology – Canton, Ohio
Evan Luse
Exercise Science – Akron, Ohio
Martin Perez
Finance and Nonprofit Management – Holland, Michigan
Stacie Seger
Agriculture Communication – Fort Loramie, Ohio
Kristin Bruggeman
Industrial and Systems Engineering – Centerville, Ohio
Heidi Liou
Fashion and Retail Studies – Phoenix, Arizona
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Maryknoll Palisoc
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics – Manila, Philippines
Caitlyn Mullins
Meat Science – Beavercreek, Ohio
James O’Brien
Biology – Columbus, Ohio
Natalia Jurcak
Animal Science – Columbus, Ohio
Katherine Smidl
Speech and Hearing Science – Cincinnati, Ohio
Jeffery Barkas
Industrial and Systems Engineering – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lisa Barrett
Pharmaceutical Sciences – New York City, New York
Sabarinath Sankaranarayanan
Architecture – Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Stephanie Poeppelman
Accounting – Westlake, Ohio
Leadership Awards Winners 2014
Outstanding First Year Student Award
Megan Holstein
Business Administration; Undecided
Aaron Dadas
Biomedical Engineering
Matt Davis
Biomedical Science
Brett Bejcek
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Actuarial Science and Marketing
Joan Garcia
Community Leadership
Michael A. Inman
Marketing
Hayley Kick
International Studies
Kaplan Humanitarian Award Heidi Liou
Fashion and Retail Studies – Phoenix, Arizona
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
William Moore
Mechanical Engineering – Cincinnati, Ohio
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
Diversity Engagement Award
Liana Martinez
Speech and Hearing Sciences, Spanish – Toledo, Ohio
Outstanding Diversity Program
Advocates for Diversity and Inclusion through Education (AIDE)
Deconstructing Disney
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Organization recipients:
Individual:
Becky Anthony
Biology and Psychology – Kettering, Ohio
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
Christian Bonner
Residence Life
Ryan Gallof
Student Wellness Center
Michael Guthrie
Residence Life
Alexis Howard
Risk and Emergency Management
Karli Kitzmiller
Recreational Sports
Heidi Liou
Multicultural Center
Laura Roccaforte
Ohio Union Events
Morgan Trussel
Neighborhood Services and Collaboration
Kristine Varkony
Sorority and Fraternity Life
Adriana Zalar
Student Health Services
Outstanding Student Organization
Programming Awards
Innovation: This award recognizes student organizations for unique, creative
programs, events, or initiatives which have led to a beneficial change and
transformation for the organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Pakistani American Students' Association
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Collegiate Young Famers
College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental
Sciences Student Council
Delta Xi Phi Mulitculrual Sorority
Collaboration: This award recognizes collaborations among two or more student
organizations to coordinate programs, events, or initiatives that benefit the
campus and/or local community.
This year’s recipients are…
Alph Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Phi Beta
Delta Gamma
Echo Studio
Inspire OSU
Technology: This award recognizes student organizations for their effective and
creative use of websites, social media, blogging, video/photography, and other
forms of technology to benefit their organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
Business Builder Club
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Student Council
Member Recruitment: This award recognizes student organizations for programs,
events, or initiatives which have contributed to effective and/or improved
member recruitment.
This year’s recipients are…
Business Builders Club
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc.
Member Education and Development: This award recognizes student
organizations for programs, events, or initiatives which have contributed to the
professional or personal development of individual members and/or individual
member knowledge of and commitment to the organization.
This year’s recipients are…
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
HESPA
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority
Student Organization
Individual Contribution Awards
This year’s New Member recipients are…
Mike Letscher – Business Builders Club
Reuben Adolf – Delta Tau Delta
Madelin Moulton - Boo Radley Society
Julie Brock – Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, INC
This year’s General Member recipients are…
Kristin Kugler - CFAES Student Council
Evan Webb – Delta Tau Delta
Amanda Prickett - CFAES Student Council
This year’s Positional Leader recipients are…
John Hardesty Delta Tau Delta
Marygrace Ashdown The Boo Radley Society
Pooja Joshi Sankalpa
Christian Bonner
Fisher Business Students w/ Disabilities
Association & National Pan-Hellenic
Council
Amanda Morel Kick-It at The Ohio State University
This year’s Faculty/Staff Advisor recipients are…
Emily Buck
Agricultural Communicators of
Tomorrow
Donald Stenta Sigma Phi Epsilon
Mariette Benage
Animal Science Community Alliance
(ASCA)
Outstanding Student Organization
This year’s recipients for Outstanding New Student Organization are…
Buckeyes Against Hunger
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Dhadkan
Inspire at the Ohio State University
This year’s recipients for Outstanding Overall Student Organization are...
Boo Radley Society
Muslim Students’ Society
Ohio Union Activities Board
Sigma Phi Epsilon
The African American Heritage Festival
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award
Mei-Yen Ireland: Higher Education and Student Affairs Chapel Hill, NC
Cecily Hill:
Kriss Petrovskis: Doctor of Pharmacy Dexter, MI
Outstanding Senior Award
Marygrace Ashdown Marketing Cincinnati
Christian Bonner Economics; Finance Cincinnati
Jacob Bradley Geography; Public Affs Columbus
Betty Cowans Human Devel Fam Sci Columbus
William Crawford Public Affs Flint
Jordan Edelheit Public Affs Cincinnati
Jonathan Elder Finance Perrysburg
Coleman Fennel Computer Sci & Eng Middletown
Kayla Francis Exercise Science Russia
Amy Jo Frost Agriscience Ed Bloomingburg
Suraj Hinduja Special Education Dublin
Ashley Johnson French; History Cleveland
Matthew Keaton Polit Sci; Psychology Columbus
Jeffrey Kessler Accounting; Finance Columbus
Katelyn Kramer Speech & Hearing Sci Madeira
Jacob Larkin Mechanical Eng Westerville
Matthew Littman Biology Cincinnati
Allison Pullin Animal Sciences Charleston
Joshua Senn Music Attica
Tyler Siekmann Biomedical Sci Mason
Taylor Stepp Public Affs Columbus
Qianqian Zhang Japanese; Finance China
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Leadership Awards Winners 2013
Outstanding First Year Student Award
Kaplan Humanitarian Award Eric Moyer
Biomedical Engineering | Kettering, OH
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Niraj Antani
Political Science | Miamisburg, OH
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
Angelica Huerta
Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering | San Antonio, TX
Eric Moyer
Biomedical Engineering | Kettering, OH
Diversity Engagement Award
Robin Baidya
Mathematics | Columbus, OH
Undergraduate Recipient
Kimberly McKee
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Penfield, NY
Graduate/Professional Recipient
Annabelle Estera
Higher Education and Student Affairs | Cincinnati, OH
Graduate/ Professional Recipient
Outstanding Diversity Program
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Jones Tower Activity Board
Diversity Seminar
Alpha Zeta Partners
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Ellen Gilliland
Sarah Graf
Eric Mayer
Marla Trinidad
Lane Washington
Solar Education & Outreach
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
Hannah Beardsley
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Student Life Marketing and Communications
Daniel Ehrman
Buckeye Leadership Fellows Program
Michelle Eckley
Ohio Union and Recreational Sports Staff Training and Development
Jordan Ellerbrock
Ohio Union Station 88
Brian Luciano
Ohio Union Event Services
Student Organization
Academic Achievement Award
Writers Guild
Social Cognition Research Group
Global Health Initiative
Association of Graduate Students in Art Education
Outstanding Student Organization
Programming Awards
Innovation: This award recognizes student organizations for unique, creative
programs, events, or initiatives which have led to a beneficial change and
transformation for the organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
Indian Students Association
“Diwali, the Festival of Lights”
Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day
“Inspiring Hunger Fighting Super Heroes”
Student-Alumni Council
“Dinner for 12 Buckeyes”
The Commuter Cyclists of The Ohio State University
“The Mobile Bike Clinic”
Collaboration: This award recognizes collaborations among two or more student
organizations to coordinate programs, events, or initiatives that benefit the
campus and/or local community.
This year’s recipients are…
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
“All Walks of Life…All Buckeyes!:
McCaslin Cultural Competency Workshop”
Agricultural Education Society, Intrafraternity Council, Multicultural
Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Association
“College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Fall Festival”
Animal Sciences Community Alliance, College of Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental Sciences Student Council
“Melodies of Hope- A concert by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia”
Association for India’s Development OSU–Columbus, Central Ohio
Flute Association at the Ohio State University, The South-Asian Student
Association
“9/11 Memorial Ceremony”
Security and Intelligence Club, Ohio Staters, Inc.
Undergraduate Student Government, Women’s Glee Club
Technology: This award recognizes student organizations for their effective and
creative use of websites, social media, blogging, video/photography, and other
forms of technology to benefit their organization and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Website and Social Media Outreach
Solar Education & Outreach
Website
Member Recruitment: This award recognizes student organizations for programs,
events, or initiatives which have contributed to effective and/or improved
member recruitment.
This year’s recipients are…
Intrafraternity Council
“IFC Potential New Member Program”
Sigma Phi Epsilon
“Balanced Man Scholarship”
Member Education and Development: This award recognizes student
organizations for programs, events, or initiatives which have contributed to the
professional or personal development of individual members and/or individual
member knowledge of and commitment to the organization.
This year’s recipients are…
National Society of Black Engineers
“Freshman Retention Program”
Sigma Phi Epsilon
“Balanced Man Member Education Program”
The Girls Circle Project at OSU
“Facilitator Training Program”
Student Organization
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Individual Contribution Awards
This year’s New Member recipients are…
Asia Bolds
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Brian Kern
Buckeye Fencing Club
Danielle Matthews
College of Food, Agricultural,
and Environmental Sciences
Student Council
Erik Leiden
Collegiate Council on World Affairs
Kelli Williams
Phi Sigma Rho Sorority
Lindsey Bement
Agricultural Education Society
Maggie McHugh
Engineers for Community Service
Nathan Miller
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Susan Dappen
Student-Alumni Council
Vanessa Serrano
Institute of Industrial Engineers
This year’s General Member recipients are…
Amit Raghuvanshi
Student Alumni Council
Angelica Huerta
Ecological Engineering Society
Erin Proctor
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Kiara Eichelberger
National Society of Black Engineers
Nate Lieberman
Engineers for Community Service
This year’s Positional Leader recipients are…
Keerthi Thirtamara Rajamani
Sankalpa
Lauren Elise Maxfield
Mosaic Magazine
Matthew Kaido
Collegiate Council on World Affairs
Meran Halaweh
Pre-Pharmacy Club
Paul Zivick
Buckeye Fencing Club
Raymond Tan
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
E-Sports Initiative
This year’s Faculty/Staff Advisor recipients are…
Don Stenta
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Jackie Elcik
Undergraduate Business Council
Kelly Newlon
College of Food, Agricultural,
and Environmental Sciences
Student Council
Natarajan Muthusamy
Association for India’s Development
Susannah Turner
College of Dentistry Student Government
Association
Outstanding Student Organization
This year’s recipients for Outstanding New Student Organization are…
Buckeye Shale Energy Organization
Specialized Healthcare Array & Doctor Observation Week
Urdu Club
This year’s recipients for Outstanding Overall Student Organization are...
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Association for India’s Development
Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Student Council
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award Holly Coats
Law | Belpre, OH
Kathryn Hogan
Public Administration | Carrollton, OH
Alex Smith
City and Regional Planning | Columbus, OH
Sabrina Smith
Medicine | Clinton Township, MI
Sophie Tullier
Higher Education and Student Affairs | Annapolis, MD
Outstanding Senior Award
Niraj Antani
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Political Science | Miamisburg, OH
Michael Barnes
Electrical and Computer Engineering | Capitol Heights, MD
Aliza Bruchs
Marketing | Brookville, OH
Yiqi Chen
Communication | Shanghai, China
Timothy Collins
Sociology | Avon, OH
Daniel Ehrman
Human Development and Family Sciences | Columbus, OH
Lauren Eisemann
Animal Sciences | Ann Arbor, MI
Matthew Fenstermaker
Art Education | Arcadia, OH
Sarah Graf
Psychology and Strategic Communication | Columbus, OH
Jordan Kelsey
Spanish/Comparative Ethnic and American Studies | Cincinnati, OH
Matt Lehrer
Exercise Science | Cincinnati, OH
Ernest Levert
Biomedical Engineering | Columbus, OH
Lanzi Li
City and Regional Planning | Qingdao, China
Monique Malone
Political Science/French | Flower Mound, TX
Kiersten McCartney
Biology | Newburgh, NY
Meghan Morris
Psychology | Columbus, OH
Eric Moyer
Biomedical Engineering | Kettering, OH
Lindsay Schwartz
Human Development and Family Sciences | Worthington, OH
Amber Seira
Public Affairs| Columbus, OH
Nicole Steinmetz
Agriscience Education | Bellevue, OH
Leadership Awards Winners 2012
Outstanding First Year Student Award
Chelsea Bruchs Exploration Brookville, OH
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Luke Cheng
Biomedical Science
Strongsville, OH
Brian Derrick
International Affairs
Leadership Studies
Loveland, OH
Jessica Haushalter
Psychology
Bellefontaine, OH
Timothy Lanzendorfer
Public Affairs
Hudson, OH
Thomas Phillips
Public Affairs
Columbus, OH
Kate Smidl
Speech and Hearing
Science
Cincinnati, OH
Peter Von Der Vellen
Business Finance and
Operations
Dayton, OH
Alison Webster
Biochemistry
Aurora, OH
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Shubham Bakshi
Biology
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Dustin Homan
Agricultural and Extension Education
Botkins, OH
Scarlet, Gray and Green Student Leadership Award
Dustin Homan
Agricultural and Extension Education
Botkins, OH
Diversity Engagement Award
Jaslyn Leech
Early Childhood Education
Columbus, Ohio
Bowen Marshall
Ph.D Programs in Counselor Education and
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Higher Education Student Affairs Kansas, Missouri
Outstanding Diversity Program
LSA Ball
The Latino Student Association
AYL Hunger Banquet
African Youth League
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Allison Cochran
Kunal Parikh
Kelly Schardt
Engineers for Community Service
Unplugging Society: Women of Color Think
Tank
Outstanding Student Life Student Employee
Allison Lawrence
Recreational Sports
Kerri Symes
University Residences and Dining Services
Tricia Von Allmen
Facility Management and Logistics
Kaila Blanchard
University Residences and Dining Services
Julie Corbett
Facility Management and Logistics
Jen Willoughby
The Ohio Union
Student Organization
Academic Achievement Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
AIGA OSU Student Group
Chi Sigma Iota
Food Science and Technology Club
Graduate Association of Chinese Linguistics
Graduate Music Students Association
Intersections: The Women's, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies Graduate Association
Writers Guild at The Ohio State University
Outstanding Student Organization
Programming Awards
Innovation: This award recognizes student organizations for unique, creative programs, events, or
initiatives which have led to a beneficial change and transformation for the organization and/or campus
community.
This year’s recipients are…
District Officer Training Program
Agricultural Education Society
Ohio State/Michigan Blood Battle
American Red Cross Club
The Nuthouse
Block "O"
Model United Nations Conference
Collegiate Council on World Affairs
Colors for Courage
Ohio Staters, Inc.
Collaboration: This award recognizes collaborations among two or more student organizations to
coordinate programs, events, or initiatives that benefit the campus and/or local community.
This year’s recipients are…
Penn Masala Concert
Indian Students Association, Sankalpa
Association for India's Development,
OSU Nashaa, and The Undergraduate
Theater Organization
Never Perfect
Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.,
Diversity and Identity Studies Collective
Graduate Caucus, and Unplugging
Society: Women of Color Think Tank
Technology: This award recognizes student organizations for their effective and creative use of websites,
social media, blogging, video/photography, and other forms of technology to benefit their organization
and/or campus community.
This year’s recipients are…
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Chapter Website
Indian Students
Association
Overall Technology
Strategy
Student-Alumni
Council
Website and Social
Media
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Member Recruitment: This award recognizes student organizations for programs, events, or initiatives
which have contributed to effective and/or improved member recruitment.
This year’s recipients are…
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Recruitment Event Series
Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Overall Member Recruitment Program
Member Education and Development: This award recognizes student organizations for programs,
events, or initiatives which have contributed to the professional or personal development of individual
members and/or individual member knowledge of and commitment to the organization.
This year’s recipients are…
Alpha Zeta Partners
New Member Education Program
Phi Gamma Delta
New Member Education Program
Sankalpa
Lecture and Retreat Series
Student-Alumni Council
Spring Training Program
Student Organization
Individual Contribution Awards
This year’s New Member recipients are…
Alec Ansusinha
Collegiate Council
on World Affairs
Kaila Blanchard
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Brianna Horn
Collegiate Council
on World Affairs
Rich Huckell
Phi Gamma Delta
Shaista Mallik
The Society of
Asian Scientists
and Engineers
This year’s General Member recipients are…
Michael Cox
Phi Gamma Delta
Jason Ezzell
Phi Gamma Delta
Kathleen
McManus
Phi Sigma Rho
This year’s Positional Leader recipients are…
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Matt Fenstermaker
Student-Alumni Council
Garren Griffith
Journey Campus Ministry
Kapil Melkote
Collegiate Council on World Affairs
Molly Miracle
Nourish International
Akshay Paropkari
Indian Students Association
Vinayak Shedekar
Sankalpa
This year’s Faculty/Staff Advisor recipients are…
Jill Pfister
Alpha Zeta Partners
Lucy Ramos
Unplugging Society: Women of
Color Think Tank
Meagan Toohey
Edward S. "Beanie" Drake Student
Leader Endowment Fund
Daniel Thomas
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Undergraduate Recruitment Society
Outstanding Student Organization
Business Strategy Society
Outstanding New Student Organization
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Epsilon
Chapter
Outstanding Overall Student Organization
Dollars 4 Change
Outstanding Overall Student Organization
Indian Students Association
Outstanding Overall Student Organization
Multicultural Understanding through Non-
Traditional Discovery Opportunities
Outstanding Overall Student Organization
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award
Kwame Christian
Psychology
Tiffin, OH
Anne Evans
Law
Westlake, OH
Jonathan Lin
Nuclear Engineering
Akron, OH
Amelia Roberts
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Social Work
Chillicothe, OH
Hsueh-Li Tan
Nutrition and Cancer
Prevention
Taipei, Taiwan
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Outstanding Senior Award
Bryan Ashton
Business Accounting and Finance
Bethel Park, PA
Krystin Bachman
Animal Science
Lancaster, OH
Krysten Bonacci
Spanish
Sociology
Akron, OH
Theresa Brenner
Political Science
Cincinnati, OH
Drew Enigk
Animal Science
Cincinnati, OH
Jonathan Fish
Business Finance
Economics
Beachwood, OH
Joseph Flarida
Political Science
Public Affairs
Lima, OH
Amanda Friesel
Human Development & Family Sciences
Las Vegas, NV
Miguel Guevara
Political Science
Philosophy
Houston, TX
Avinash Gupta
Business Finance and Marketing
New Delhi, India
Dustin Homan
Agricultural and Extension Education
Botkins, OH
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Jason Moore
Business Marketing
Cincinnati, OH
Kunal Parikh
Chemical Engineering
Columbus, OH
Howard Patton
Business Accounting
Cincinnati, OH
Spencer Schaffer
Business Marketing and Finance
Cincinnati, OH
Erica Schertz
Sport and Leisure Studies
Naperville, IL
Lindsay Seitz
Human Development and Family Science
Springfield, OH
John Tannous
Political Science
Public Affairs
Westlake, OH
Kayla Thomas
Sport and Leisure Studies
Augusta, GA
Chintan Vora
Business Operations Management and Transportation and Logistics
Mumbai, India
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 2011 Leadership Awards
Recipients! (May 12, 2011)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
Hannah Bonacci
Ariel Cohen
Matt Keaton
Joshua Kohlschmidt
David Michael Kolakowski
Justin Phillips
Madeline Stockwell
Jason Sustar
Mallory Workman
Daniel Yanes
Outstanding Senior Award
Ben Anthony
Gary Bearden
Jordan Davis
Josiah Dhaenens
Chigo Ekeke
Tejaswini Gosavi
James Greenebaum
Elaine Householder
Porsche' Lumpkins
Brett McFarland
Stephanie Neal
Viral Patel
Sean Plaskett
Zack Rubin-McCarry
Ashley Sinram
Lauren Slemenda
Brandon Smith
Alex Swain
Hans Voss
Ali Woodruff
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Robert Bennett III
Vijay Gadepally
Stephanie Seger
TJ Stewart
Blake Wilder
Outstanding Professional Student Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Sara Brummel
Andrew Pucker
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Theresa Thompson
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Zack Rubin-McCarry
STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
“That's So Ghetto”: Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
“Chili Cook-Off”: American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists
“Dump + Run”: Students For Recycling
“Lemonade Stand”: College Mentors for Kids
“McCaslin Cultural Competency Workshop”: Agricultural Education Society
“BuckeyeThon Dance Marathon”: Buckeyethon
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
Students For Recycling
Black Student Association
Association for India's Development (AID)
Ohio Staters, Incorporated
College Mentors for Kids
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Student Organization Collaboration Award
“Continue To Fight”: Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Pi Beta Phi
“Sustainable agriculture talks feat. Ms. RevathI”: Association for India's Development,
Students for Food Sovereignty, OSU EARTH Center
“5 Under 25: Agricultural Education session”: Student-Alumni Council, Agricultural
Education Society
Student Organization Innovation Award
Indian Students Association: “Garba-2010”
Agricultural Education Society: “McCaslin Culture Competency Workshop”
Phi Gamma Delta: “2010-2011 Chapter Improvement Plan”
Student-Alumni Council: “BEAT” T-Shirt Program”
Dollars 4 Change: “Local Foods Iron Chef Cook-off”
Outstanding Student Organization Contribution Award
Matt Melink
Steven Engelhaupt
Allie Feinstein
Ehsan Ghane
Avinash Gupta
Doireann Perot
Outstanding Student Organization Award
Association for India's Development
Ohio Staters, Inc.
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Unplugging Society: Women of Color Think Tank
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding New Student Organization Award
Girls Circle Project
Urban Gaming Club
NOMINATION-BASED AWARDS
Student Life Student Employee Award
Krystin Bachman
Clayton LeHotan
Justine Pardi
Amy Schwamberger
Ally Silva
Tricia Von Allmen
Spirit of Ohio State
Jordan Davis
Luc Nutter
Kunal Parikh
The Student-Alumni Council
Black Student Association
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
Shengbo Chen
Matthew Jeffries
Becky King
Leigh Pifer
Amelia Roberts
Congratulations to the 49th Annual Leadership
Award recipients!
(May 14, 2010)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Niraj Antani
Kaila Blanchard
Zack Blaner
Jake Bruner
Tim Collins
Lauren Eisemann
Kelly Lewis
Sally Patton
Adam Wagner
Darya (Dasha) Zhitenev
Outstanding Senior Award
Courtney Banks
Laura Bockbrader
Robert Bonacci
Garren Cabral
Allyn Checovich
Ryan Conklin
Andrew DeLong
Daniel Do
Kayln Eyer
Erin Ferlet
Meredith Gilbert
Thomas Hammer
Jaimie Horning
Julia Kennedy
Peter Koltak
Emily Madden
Michael Shoenfelt
Stephanie Stelmaschuk
Zachary Usmani
Anna Yonas
Anthony Zimmerman
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Benny George
Romel Somavat
Sridhar Vedachalam
Mark Williams
Outstanding Professional Student Award
Amber D'Souza
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Elaine Householder
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Zachary Usmani
STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
Alpha Women's Week
o Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Buckeye Mela
o Indian American Association, Indian Students Association, South Asian Student
Association, and Pakistani American Student Association
Hookups and Hangovers
o Unplugging Society: Women of Color Think Tank
State of the Black College Student Address
o Black Student Association
World's Longest BBQ
o Alpha Epsilon Pi and Buckeye Barbeque Qlub
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
Buckeye Barbeque Qlub
College Mentors for Kids
OSU Food Science Club
Sigma Phi Epsilon
The Ohio State Sportsmanship Council
Student Organization Innovation Award
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Student Council
o CFAES Ag-Lympic Games
Undergraduate Student Government
o new member development program
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Theta Chapter
o Think Pink, Be Green: A Cookout with a Purpose
Sigma Phi Epsilon
o The Painted Mile
The Student-Alumni Council Transfer
o student outreach program
Student Organization Collaboration Award
OSU Votes
o Undergraduate Student Government, Politics Society and Law Scholars, John
Glenn School of Public Affairs Learning Community, John Glenn Civic
Leadership Council, College Democrats, College Republicans
Dump + Run
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o Students for Recycling, Facilities Operations and Development, Student Life,
University Housing, multiple student organizations
Point of View: Mealtime Around the World
o Alpha Zeta Partners, Agricultural Education Society
Alpha Women's Week
o Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Alpha Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Epsilon
Phi
TKE Tridelta week benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
o Delta Delta Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Outstanding Student Organization Contribution Award
Ryan Conklin, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Student
Council
Neethi Johnson, Active Minds OSU
Bryant Pottmeyer, College Mentors for Kids
Adam Rapien, Delta, Upsilon
Anthony Zimmerman, Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
Outstanding Student Organization Award
Black Student Association
College Mentors for Kids
Sigma Phi Epsilon
South Asian Student Association
The Student-Alumni Council
Outstanding New Student Organization Award
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated Phi Associate Chapter
First Year Leadership Initiative
Tri Bacon
NOMINATION-BASED AWARDS
Student Life Student Employee Award
Garren Cabral, University Residences and Dining Services
Kevin Gallagher, Facility Management and Logistics
Jennifer Heney, Ohio Union
Erin Hummeldorf, Recreational Sports
Matt Jacob, Facility Management and Logistics
Nathan McCullough, Disability Services
Dan Russell, Off-Campus Student Services
Mary Secor, Student Health Services, HAS
Kanean Sweargin, Department of Recreational Sports - Adventure Recreation Center
Tricia VonAllmen, Facility Management and Logistics
Spirit of Ohio State
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Brian Bunting
Nathan McCullough
Zach Usmani
CFAES Student Council
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
Patricia Cunningham, Alpha Epsilon Pi
Natalie Dorman, Active Minds OSU
Craig Little, Ohio State Sportsmanship Council
Vanessa Van Atta, Delta Delta Delta
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 48th Annual Leadership
Award recipients!
(May 15, 2009)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
Sarah Beale
Emily Chappie
Michael Coleman
Brandon Edwards
Thomas Kaffenberger
Robert Kapaku
Alicia Smith
Outstanding Senior Award
Barbara Barash
Vicki Bouttavong
Mallory Butts
Megan Conroy
Randal "Scott" Dudis
Gregory Ebersole
Andrew Eggerding
Anne Evans
Melissa Glazer
Priyanka Joshi
James Knight
Kelly Mirgon
Eric Reynolds
Laura Rizzo
Nat Sheppard
Stephen Smith
Jessica Smith
Nicole Staples
Mark Torrez
Katie Whipkey
Kathryn Zatroch
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Patricia Frances Rene Cunningham, II
Lorraine Guzman
Kerry Hodak
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Sarah Hoffarth
Jason Marion
Julie Runner
Elizabeth Toher
Outstanding Professional Student Award
David Defay
Joseph Landry II
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Peter Koltak
STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
Best Day of Your Life - Ohio Staters, Inc.
Buckeye Kick-Off with Block "O" - Block "O"
Dump And Run - Students For Recycling
Walk A Mile In Her Shoes - Interfraternity Council
Women's Campus Safety and Self Defense - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
The Accounting Association
Block "O"
Delta Theta Sigma Fraternity
Lebanese Student Organization
Siebert Hall Activities Council
Student Organization Innovation Award
Family Matters, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
New Member Education, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Pledge Process, Delta Theta Sigma Fraternity
Online Delegate Elections, Council of Graduate Students
Big Ten Sportsmanship Conference, Ohio State Sportsmanship Council
Student Organization Collaboration Award
OSU Votes: Undergraduate Student Government, John Glenn Civic Leadership Council,
College Republicans, College Democrats, Politics Society and Law Scholars, Ohio Union
Activities Board, and the New Voter's Project
Rivalry Run: Phi Gamma Delta and Pi Kappa Alpha
Al Gore Event: Residence Halls Advisory Council and Ohio Union Activities Board
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Dump and Run: Students For Recycling, Student Life Facilities Operations and
Development, and various student organizations
Pancakes for Parkinson’s: Parkinson’s Disease Awareness and American Marketing
Association
Outstanding Student Organization Contribution Award
Vicki Bouttavong, Ohio Union Activities Board
Imran Ghazali, Pakistani American Students Association
Kerry Hodak, Council of Graduate Students
Laura Rizzo, Chi Omega Sorority
Alex Swain, Undergraduate Student Government
Outstanding Student Organization Award
College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Student Council
The John Glenn Civic Leadership Council
Theme Park Engineering Group
SERVitecture
Outstanding New Student Organization Award
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Active Minds OSU
The Professional Development Program
NOMINATION-BASED AWARDS
Student Life Student Employee Award
Ashley Black
Vicki Bouttavong
Kelsey Boyd
Jeff Brown
Octavia Mathews
Ashley Schalk
Lisa Trabold
Andrew Vieth
Katie Whipkey
Spirit of Ohio State
Patricia Cunningham
Drew Lagergren
Lea Madry
Jason Marion
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Phi Gamma Delta
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
John Bolte, Block "O"
Maureen Geraghty, Student Dietetic Association
Josh Harraman, Student-Alumni Council
Tom McGinnis, Ohio Staters, Inc
Andrea Prud'homme, Buckeye Operations Management Society
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 47th Annual Leadership
Award recipients!
(May 16, 2008)
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
Lauren Brown
Kyle Bruggeman
Laura Christobek
Ryan Connolly
Tracee Huffman
Laura Illig
Porsche' Lumpkins
Nikhil Menon
Craig Morin
Liang Xiao
Outstanding Senior Award
Paul Barash
Robert Beaulieu
Justin Berger
Anjali Chavan
Kate Christobek
Holly Coats
Kevin D'Arco
Matthew Dodovich
Daphne Everhart
James Fondriest
Katie Krajny
Pooja Lahoti
Patrick Nolan
Jody Poth
Brad Reed
Reid Rice
Luis Sanchez
Danielle Smith
Marie Strouse
Scott Surovjak
Matthew Van Jura
Patrick West
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Susan Barger
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Tim Boeder
David Boley
Kathryn Cahill
Outstanding Professional Student Award
Martha Brewer
Lisa Carvitti
Micaela Deming
Tyler Scott
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Danielle Smith
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
Robert Beaulieu
Student Affairs Student Employee Award ** New in 2008
Jillian Brown
David Bushman
Brenda Codoner
Monika Elkaylany
Lloyd Graham
Michael Kenyhercz
Aubrie Smith
Trina Weaver
Spirit of Ohio State Award
Michael Jaung
Ohio Staters, Inc.
Residence Halls Advisory Council
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
Students for Recycling, Dump & Run
Undergraduate Student Government, Buckeye Student Legislative Dinner
FisherServes, Fisher 5K
BuckeyeThon, BuckeyeThon dance marathon
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
Engineers for Community Service, http://www.ecos.osu.edu
Block "O", http://www.blocko.org
Delta Theta Sigma, http://dts.org.ohio-state.edu
Students for Recycling, http://recycling.org.ohio-state.edu
Outstanding Student Organization Collaboration Award ** New in 2008
Students for Recycling and multiple campus organization partners
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Alpha Psi Lambda, Fraternity Inc. and Ohio Union Activities Board
8th Floor Improv Comedy Group and The Ohio State Sportsmanship Council
Outstanding Student Organization Innovation Award ** New in 2008
8th Floor Improv Comedy Group
Sports F.U.S.I.O.N.
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
Laura Burchfield, Landscape and Floriculture Forum
Wendy Crosby, Chi Omega
Don Denny, Evans Scholars
Don Stenta, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Susie Whittington, Agricultural Education Society
Outstanding Student Organization Contribution Award
Marie Strouse, Collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University
Outstanding New Student Organization ** New in 2008
Serving with Honor
Outstanding Student Organization
8th Floor Improv Comedy Group
Collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University
FisherServes
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 46th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2007)
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
o Robert Bonacci
o Jordan Davis
o Andrew DeLong
o Mike Lopreste
o Brittany O'Neill
o P. Lona Sharma
o Michael Shoenfelt
o Brandon Smith
o Brittany Smith
o Vaishali Thirwani
Outstanding Senior Award
o Jeremiah Adams
o Michael Andorka
o Scott Clayton
o Laura Corry
o Andrew Cronacher
o Yoonhee Ha
o Cynthia Harris
o Christina (Shelly) Horn
o Srinivas Sai Kondapalli
o Anna Leis
o Audrey Martinko
o David Morgan
o Cullen Naumoff
o Elizabeth Pages
o Carri Pryor
o Katherine Reeves
o Ellen Regennitter
o Said Sariolghalam
o Mike Starr
o Kenton Williams
o Stephanie Wiseman
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
o Lisette Garcia
o Waverly Gordon
Outstanding Professional Student Award
o Ashley Hodge
o John Welling
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
o Anjali Chavan
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
o Stephen Knoepfler
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
o Block "O" Viewing Parties, Block “O”
o Buckeye Game Day Ambassadors Program, Sportsmanship Council
o Election Night Extravaganza, John Glenn Civic Leadership Council
o Ohio Union Deconstruction Project, Habitat for Humanity
o Scarlet and Gray Ag Day, Agricultural Education Leadership Council
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
o Come Home to Cleveland
o Ohio Staters, Inc.
o SPHINX
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
o Tom McGinnis, Ohio Staters, Inc.
o Ryan Meadows, John Glenn Civic Leadership Council
o Greg Washington, Ruby Smith, Minnie McGee, National Society of Black Engineers
Outstanding Student Organization Contribution Award
o Usiosefe Aimiuwu, African Youth League
o Tony Green, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
o Jacob McKim, Ohio Union Activities Board
o Doug Nagy, Come Home to Cleveland
o Brian Peifer, Delta Upsilon
o Michael Repasky, Sigma Phi Epsilon
o Timothy Shirmer, Evans Scholars
o Nathaniel Sheppard, Tau Kappa Epsilon
o Brandon West, Block "O"
o Dow-ann Yeh, Campus Crusade for Christ
Outstanding Student Organization Award
o Block “O”
o Habitat for Humanity
o John Glenn Civic Leadership Council
o National Society of Black Engineers
o Women in Medicine
Spirit of Ohio State
o Greg Delaney
o Engineers for Community Service
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o Indonesian Student Association
o Tyler Mason
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 45th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2006)
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
o Laura Bockbrader
o Christopher "Stewart" Kitchen
o Matt Mason
o Jonathan McCann
o Ambre Millikin
o Stephen Morrison
o Alexander Otani
o Alisha Park
o Rian Rainey
o Brent Ribble
o Laura Rizzo
o Tada Yamamoto
Outstanding Senior Award
o Lauren Bailey
o Adam Barbina
o Andrew Bramnik
o Megan Donohue
o Kyle Fogt
o Jonathan Horn
o Joseph Ielapi
o Chris Igodan, Jr.
o Andrew Kile
o Kristin Kroncke
o Kimberley Kushner
o Candace Maiden
o Adison McNeill
o Laura Pratt
o Domonic Rollins
o Eric Samuels
o Suzanne Scharer
o Adam Schwartz
o Rachel Wendel
o Jessica Whisler
o Aaron Wilcox
o Isaac Wu
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
o Cathryn Baack
o Heather Brom
o Angie Byrne
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o Corbin Campbell
o Ellen Crivella
o Margaret Mkhosi
o Ozgur Ozturk
o Tracey Papenfuss
o Yaou Wang
Outstanding Professional Student Award
o Meggie Biniker
o Amanda Graf
o Rachel Street
o David Vollman
o Corrie Ziegler
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
o Lauren Bailey
Stanley D. Gottsegen Leadership Award
o Daniel Eck
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
o Alpha Psi Lambda
o CFAES Student Council
o Collegiate Young Farmers
o Students for Recycling
Outstanding Student Organization Website Award
o Website: Student-Alumni Council
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
o Felix Alonso
o Kelly Koren
o Stacey Renker
o Don Stenta
Outstanding Student Organization Leader Award
o Abbey Cleland
o Yoonhee Ha
o Srinivas Sai Kondapalli
o Adison McNeill
o Tracey Papenfuss
o Ellen Regennitter
o Eric Samuels
o Maria Sanchez
Outstanding Student Organization Award
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o CFAES Student Council
o Ohio Staters, Inc.
o Sigma Phi Epsilon
o Student-Alumni Council
Spirit of Ohio State
o James Bennett
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 44th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2005)
Outstanding First-Year Student
o Beau Billet
o Brittany Carsey
o Marissa Koby
o Abby Menter
o Eric Reynolds
o Caitlin Sampsel
o Tanisha Strong
o James Verdi
o Matthew Wohlever
Outstanding Senior
o Ashley Allison
o Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge
o Taryn Anderson
o Adam Burden
o Deanna Cettomai
o Ryan Chanatry
o Josephine Clark
o Abbey Jo Damon
o Dennis DiTullio
o Matthew Dornauer
o Era Gupta
o Ryan Jolley
o Erica Lerma
o Marisa Lin
o Deborah Mason
o Nicole Maybin
o Guylando Moreno
o Chibundu Nnake
o Aftab Pureval
o Ben Ranz
o Molly Regennitter
o Tahira Rehmatullah
o Tanya Rutner
o Robert Sledge
o Kara Ulseth
Outstanding Graduate Student
o Gregory Butcher
o Okan Cakir
o Holly Chalk
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o Ama Codjoe
o Megan Detloff
o Ivonne Garcia
o Kelly Hill
o Margaret Mkhosi
o Robin Ng
o J. Wakefield Norris III
Outstanding Professional Student
o Kalki Bommaraju
o Stephanie Homan
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
o Ashley Allison
Outstanding Student Organization
o Alpha Phi Alpha
o College of Food, Ag and Environmental Sciences
o Indian American Association
o National Association of Black Social Workers/MWANAFUNZI
o Ohio Staters, Inc.
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
o Felix Alonso
o Don Denny
o Dan Steinberg
Outstanding Student Organization Program
o International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Alpha Psi Lambda
o Tsunami Aid Coalition – Indian American Association
o Dump and Run – Students for Recycling
o OSU Contact – Ohio Staters, Inc. and Student-Alumni Council
o African American Homecoming – Alpha Phi Alpha
Spirit of Ohio State
o Engineers for Community Service
o Michelle Robinson
o Shawn Silverman
Vice-President’s Meritorious Service Award
o Gary Dagres
o Kerry Hodak
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 43rd Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2004)
Outstanding First-Year Student Award
o Marcus Atkinson
o Ashley Burman
o Anjali Corattiyil
o Andrew Cronacher
o Valerie Eifert
o Kenneth Ferenchak
o Angela Gresser
o Robert Hall
o Tara Price
o Muniba Saleem
o Amber Simmons
o Sarah Wilkey
Outstanding Senior Award
o Christina Ayotte
o Jennifer Borowiec
o Michael Campesino
o Elliott Clemens
o Mary Eck
o Kyle Evans
o Brad Griffith
o Josh Harraman
o Christopher Hempfling
o Leanne Horst
o Angela Illing
o Kristi Martinez
o Namrata Mujumdar
o Amber Newman
o Katy Poth
o Kirk Strohman
o Rebecca Tippett
o Allison Webel
o Jarrod Weiss
o Kenneth Wilkins
o Angela Woody
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
o Shakeer Abdullah
o Ann Farrelly
o Amanda Flaute
o Heather Fry
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
o Lisette Garcia
o Kerry Hodak
o Andrew Holbrook
o Esther Jones
o Tamira Moon
o Scott Pike
Outstanding Professional Student Award
o Rashad Chambers
o Betsy Lutmerding
o Thomas Musser
o Patrick Parsons
o Novie Sroa
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
o Eric Samuels
o Jill Meinhardt
Student Affairs Outstanding Student Employee Award
o Christy Ayotte
o Shubhendu Bhuta
o Megan Hoover
o Karen Luther
o Chris Nesler
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
o Eric Busch- Ohio Staters, Inc.
o Dr. Lydia Medeiros – Habitat for Humanity
o Dr. Tom Nygren – Habitat for Humanity
Outstanding Student Organization Program Award
o Annual Minority Fitness Fair- Annual Minority Fitness Fair
o Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.- HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
o Habitat for Humanity- Buckeye Build (House on Ohio Union West Lawn)
o School of Allied Medical Professions- Student Council-Valentine's Day Tea
o Students for Recycling- Recycle Mania 2004
Spirit of Ohio State Award
o Troy Freeland
o Craig Krenzel
o Ohio Union Activities Board
Vice-President’s Meritorious Service Award
o John Rensink
o OSU Cheerleading Squad and Brutus Buckeye
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 42nd Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2003)
Outstanding Seniors
Cullen Buie, Jill Craig, Ellen Crivella, Chad Endsley, Craig Evers, Kenneth Galloway, Courtney
Howard, Brian Johnston, Nicholas Margida, Vincent Margida, Eddie Pauline, Chantelle Porter,
Joseph Shultz, Kristin Sliemers, Ebunoluwa Taiwo, Sylvia Tolliver, Sarah Topy, Lisa Torres,
Michael Valo, Peter Voderberg, Luke Whitworth, Alison Zieske
Outstanding Graduate Students
Vincent Briley, Jingpu Shi, J. Briggs Cormier
Outstanding Professional Students
Todd Armen, Karen Weise
Outstanding Student Organization
Ohio Staters
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Leadership Development
Business Builders Club
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Programming
National Society of Black Engineers
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Community Service
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
Golden Jackson-Mergler, Kathy Krajnak, David Harrison, Jeff Pelletier
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Cullen Buie, Karen Hayson, Ebunoluwa Taiwo
Emerging Leader Citation
Nancy Arnold, Curtis Boyd, Deanna Cettomai, Mary Eck, Monique Foster, Abby Francik,
LaKisha Greenwade, Leanne Horst, Daniel Jaynes, Lindsay Kenzig, Andrew Kile, Erica Lerma,
Lisa Mitchell, Aditya Mittal, Vandana Nair, Erin Nelson, Melissa Rocco, Eric Samuels, Nicole
Smolter, Rebecca Tippett, Philecia Vassell, Nicholas Weeden, Kenneth Wilkins, Monique
Wingard, Angela Woody
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 41st Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2002)
Outstanding Seniors
Lindsey Boyer, Megan Collins, Mercedes Davis, Nathan Hurd, Jeffrey Kula, Kara Marshall,
Caitlin Masini, Emily Perlow, Jonathan “JJ” Powell, Natalie Powell, Jessica Riley, Matthew
Ross, Jessica Sherrick, Sarah Tobe, Jason Weaver
Outstanding Graduate Students
Vincent Briley, Jacquelyn Kemp, Allyson Lowe, Ladeda Queen, Jeffrey Walline
Outstanding Professional Students
Michael Dingeldein, Richard Wardrop
Outstanding Student Organization
Council of Graduate Students
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Community Service
Ohio Staters
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Diversity Enhancement
Taylor Tower Hall Council
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Leadership Development
LeaderShape
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Programming
Ohio Union Activities Board
Outstanding Student Organization Award for Web Development
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
Steve Crawford, Don Denny, Dan Steinberg
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Chakka Parker, John Sikora
Emerging Leader Citation
Ida Abdalkhani, Ashley Allison, Jim Allison, Cullen Buie, Ellen Crivella, Craig Evers, Earnest
Franklin, Troy Freeland, Ben Hartsock, Rivi Hasan, Melissa Koch, Dave Lieberman, Chantelle
Porter, Rebecca Price, Melissa Rocco, Julie Saad, Frank Sasso, Joy Schwartz, Kristen Sliemers,
Ebun Taiwo, Sarah Topy, Peter Voderberg, Luke Whitworth
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 40th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2001)
Outstanding Senior
Rosa Ailabouni, Tina Diggs, Michael Fox, Elizabeth Hellickson, Eric S. Jensen, Brett Little, Erin
Macrae, Krissy Maybin, J. Seth Metcalf, Justin R. Miller, Noha Minshawi, Gilda Mossadegh,
Jaclyn Nowakowski, Apiyo Oloya, Ryan Robinson, Ming-Hao Shiao, Teniell Trolian, David
Vollman, Stacey Williams, Lisa Yonka
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Student Award
Todd Armen, April Evans, Ronald Meyers, Stephanie Turnage, Chadwick Wright
Outstanding Student Organization
Ohio Union Activities Board
Outstanding Student Organization Advisers
Robert Leone, Jack Miner
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Kristen Konkel
President's Leadership Citation
Adam Andrews, Jeremy Benner, Michael Bershadski, Robert Brooks. Terrence Brooks, Ellen
Crivella, Gerald Elliott, Sarah Feasel, Kenny Galloway, Ami Glassman, Tami Goens, Sarah
Hamad, Kate Harper, Irvandy Hendratanto, Mende Hickman, Amy Horn,
Kendra Huprich, Christine Kokoczka, Kristen Konkel, Dave Lieberman, Kara Marshall,
Steven P. Miller, Jr., Kristen Noble, Edward Pauline, Michelle Perez, Emily Perlow, Jonathan
Powell, Natalie Powell, Jennifer Quinn, Jessica Riley, Kristin Sliemers, Kimberly Smith,
Lorraine Sommers, Melissa Topper, Megan Varns, Keisha Wells, Luke Whitworth, Kenneth
Wilkins, Courtney Williams
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 39th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 2000)
Outstanding Seniors
Catherine Allendorf, Love Ali, Christine Burky, Jason Cervenec, Cheryl Collins, Kevin Cope,
Shane Hankins, Jennifer Hixon, Eric Kaufman, Thomas Koch, Abra Kravitz, Kristi Kress,
Steven Leffingwell, Lawrence Logsdon, Joshua Mandel, Brooke Robinson, Robert Siston, Abby
Suarez, John “JD” Wylie, Angela Young
Outstanding Graduate/Professional Students
Vincent Briley, Monroe France, Stacia Jones, Nathaniel Leggett, Eric Ley, Dafina Martin,
Lakshmi Vasist
Outstanding Student Organization
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
Dan Jensen, Eric Nettle
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Tracy Greenwood, Abra Kravitz, Lawrence Logsdon
Presidential Leadership Citation
Adrienne Adams, Rosa Ailabouni, Katherine Baioni, Corey Bishop, Bridget Carmichael,
Jennifer Chung, Kendra Davitt, Tina Diggs, Heather Ditty, Kacee Ferrell, Douglas Foxx, Ami
Glassman, Andrew Gons, Jill Guzdanski, Amy Horn, Katherine Kurz, Martin Lanning, Shannan
Lieb, Kristen Maybin, Tonia Meonske, Tamira Moon, Gilda Mossadegh, Terver Myadze,
Amanda Niskode, Jaclyn Nowakowski, Apiyo Oloya, Edward Pauline, Natalie Powell, Kathryn
Pugal, Marie Rhoades, Jessica Riley, Jessica Sherrick, Ming-Hao Shiao, Tatiana Suarez-Pico,
Teniell Trolian, Melissa Tyers, Stacey Williams, Lisa Yonka
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 38th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 1999)
Outstanding Seniors
Suzanne Arnold, Catherine Black, Kate Blanchard, Lisa Cavanaugh, Lauri Christopher, David
Diffendal, Christopher Elsasser, Ilissa Goldberg, Paula Gonzalez, Megan Kaszubinski, Keith
Lofton, Amy Minardo, Michael Moeddel, Manjo Oommen, Christopher Pan, Mary Paster, Sarah
Schepker, Isao Shoji, Michael Uddin, Michael Walker, Melissa Wright
Outstanding Graduate Students
Kathleen Carberry, Cheria Dial, Robin Vann Lynch, Helen Rizzo
Outstanding Professional Students
Jacqueline Nwando Onyejekwe, Thomas Lynch IV
Outstanding Student Organization
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Indian American Association
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
Daniel Jensen, Rebecca Parker
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Alberto Bolanos, Megan Kaszubinski, Martin Lanning, Gregory Lestini
President’s Leadership Citation
Rosa Ailabouni, Catherine Allendorf, Jason Cervenec, Kevin Cope, Bradley Gastwirth, Michelle
Gullett, Shane Hankins, Phillip Helon, Jennifer Hixon, Eric Kaufman, Lucas King, Thomas
Koch, Katherine Kurz, Martin Lanning, Steven Leffingwell, Mara Leventhal, Otis Lewis, Jr.,
Lisa Merz, James Seth Metcalf, Gilda Mossadegh, Jaclyn Nowakowski, Chirag Patel, Kathryn
Pugal, Eric Richer, Sabrina Sierawski, Brian Timmerman, Teniell Trolian, Jessica Weeks
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 37th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 1998)
Outstanding Seniors
Monika Bajaj, Joshua Black, Clifford Brown, Anastasia Canacci, John Carney, Sarah Cooke,
Mallory Curran, Michael Duga, Jr., Kirsten Freeman, Elana Goodale, Ryan Helon, Caroline
Hopkins, Seth Klayman, Emily Koenig, Greg Krabacher, Jennifer Nelson, Colin O’Brien,
Jennifer Peterson, Melissa Sanders, Reiko Yoshida
Kaplan Humanitarian Award
Chad McCoury, Emily Koenig
Presidential Leadership Citation
Catherine Allendorf, Michael Anders, Elizabeth Anderson, Matthew Austin, Kate Blanchard,
Sharah Boyd, Jennifer Broome, Conni Catlett, Jason Cervenec, Kevin Cope, Warren Den, Amy
Eyler, Anthonio Fiore, Obie Ford III, April Fontana, Christopher Elsasser, Shane Hankins, Kelly
Komaromy, Aaron Kimbrell, Megan Kaszubinski, Tracy Kitchel, Thomas Koch, Martin
Lanning, Scott Leppla, Joshua Mandel, Jessica Parks, Mary Paster, Guy Ram, Soraya Rofagha,
Rick Russell, Isao Shoji, Robert Siston, Tera Sproule, Stephanie Shelton, Shannon Thomann,
Teniell Trolian, Eddy Tjawinoto, Katherine Weber, Dwayne Yoder, Joanna Zitnik
The Ohio Union – Office of Student Life – The Ohio State University
Congratulations to the 36th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 1997)
Outstanding Seniors
Chip Bradford, Jeremy Buckley, Karissa Bussard, Patrica Cika, Stan Gajda, Dana Greenblatt, J.
Neal Gressock, Jennifer Kaufman, Mandy Kraus, Laurence Latimer, Eric Lenard, Mara Levine,
Meredith Lobritz, Kathryn Matheny, John G. McCandlish, Jacqueline Onyejekwe, Gina Pietras,
Luke Seidensticker, Jill Sheaffer, Holly Smith
Congratulations to the 35th Annual Leadership
Award recipients! (May 1996)
Outstanding Seniors
Melinda Bogarty, Stacey Brooks, Ashish Gandhi, Darcy Herman, Christopher Johnson, Bobbie
Jo Kennel, Rita Khourie, L. Okey Onyejekwe, Jr., Angela Ostrom, Lynette Rogers, David
Schnabel, Ala Shuman