2025 Student Life Awards

This award is given each year to senior-standing students who have shown dedication, passion, and immense effort in improving student life throughout their tenure on The Hill.

• Winthrop Abeles ¡®25
• Emmet Anderson ¡®25
• Julia Assis Azevedo ¡®25
• Antonio Baldovinos ¡®25
• Anne Blatt ¡®25
• Noah Chartier ¡®25
• Thomas Coffey ¡®25
• Jacob Eppley ¡®25
• Paige Feeney ¡®25
• Brin Glass ¡®25
• Maddie Goodman ¡®25
• Francesca Gunn ¡®25
• Abby Hasselbrink ¡®25
• Sophia Hwang ¡®25
• Junaid Imran ¡®25
• Jay Jackson ¡®25
• Mahek Kaur ¡®25
• Hyangyoo Kim ¡®25
• Henry Kline ¡®25
• Andonte Mays ¡®25
• Max McQuistion ¡®25
• Katherine Mims ¡®25
• Lucas Nogueira Balaniuc ¡®25
• Cassidy Orange ¡®25
• Jueun Park ¡®25
• Carolina Romero ¡®25
• Michael Spiropoulos¡¯25
• Tef Tewoldeberhan ¡®25
• Marco Vigilante ¡®25
• Hailey Westbrook ¡®25

This award goes to a student organization that has exemplified the values of Ubuntu by fostering unity, culture, and inclusion on campus. AfroSpice has gone above and beyond in creating a welcoming space where students celebrate and share the beauty of the African diaspora through dance, music, and community engagement. They showed up in a big way this year, including being the only student leaders to facilitate a workshop during the campuswide MLK Day celebration, opening for the biannual Step Afrika production here on campus, and maintaining a strong and active membership that shows up over and over again in many of our campus traditions.

• AfroSpice

This award recognizes a program that has made a significant impact in promoting cross-cultural understanding and community engagement.

• Muslim Student Association

Education is a powerful tool in building bridges and fostering change. This year, two organizations have earned this award for their impactful Day of Dead ofrendas around campus, including one in the library, one in the Gilpatrick house, one in the La Fuerza Space, and one in The Center for Belonging and Inclusion.

• La Fuerza and BLASS

Events are the heart of campus life, bringing students together around shared passions and values. This year, we are proud to recognize four outstanding organizations that collaborated for a very special event known as The Bundle-Up Initiative. This event provided clothing to students with financial restraints who were in need of basic necessities during the winter season.

• The Bundle-Up Initiative

The Ubuntu Person of the Year award honors an individual who exemplifies the values of Ubuntu in their daily life¡ªthrough leadership, service, and an unwavering commitment to the well-being of others. This year’s recipient has gone above and beyond to foster a sense of belonging, uplift their peers, and inspire change.

• Hailey Westbrook ¡®25

This award is presented to one student or campus organization who embraces the hallmarks of entrepreneurship, innovation, and creative problem-solving.

• Ricky Gutierrez

In honor of ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· #########’s commitment to promoting a culture of wellness, we recognize the student organization or individual student who has made a significant contribution to wellness on campus.

• Abby Hasselbrink

The Resident of the Year Award is given to students who are outstanding members of their residential community and embody the Residential Communities & Housing values of personal growth, diverse perspectives, and belonging.

• Ariana Gravely

This award recognizes the work of one Community Advisor who has gone above and beyond their role during the Academic Year. Community Advisors are guides, advocates, friendship builders, connectors, partners, and more. Throughout the year, we have been recognizing CAs of the Month, honoring our outstanding staff members during our regular training times. The nominees for today’s award have been pulled from these individuals.

• Oghap Kim

The Spiritual Life Center’s Bridge Builder Award recognizes a student or students that work to increase understanding between religions, spiritualities or secular value systems. Recipients are recognized for:

• Willingness to share their own beliefs, value system, religious tradition or secular worldview
• Creating opportunities for student engagement (experiences or dialogue) across traditions or belief systems
• Advocating for interfaith awareness
• Collaboration with multiple partners across campus

Recipients:

• Amelia Smith
• Habibatou Soumano

As part of the university’s continuing effort to encourage and reward exemplary student employees, we recognize and honor students who have demonstrated outstanding performance by contributing their time and/or skill to help the university achieve its goals and objectives.

We recognize student employees who represent each of these values:

• Outstanding Community Service: Gracie Cates
• Diversity and Inclusion: Yeyoung Lee
• Innovation & Technology: Ryan Dawson
• Outstanding Critical Thinking: Isabel Small
• Outstanding Leadership: Maarten Lempia
• Overall Student Employee: Jacob Eppley

This award is presented annually to honor a campus organization that builds connection and community for ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University.

• ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### International Student Association

This award is given annually to an event/program that embodies the ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### spirit through its commitment to leadership development, collaboration among groups, and efforts to enhance the quality of campus life.

• Bundle-Up: Caro Romero, Diana Avila Callejas, Francesca Gunn, Tenzin Kunga, and Leah Cashin

This award is presented annually to the ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University employee who advises/supervises a student group. 

• Outlook: Max Grogan

This award acknowledges the student, campus organization, and event/program that models an extraordinary commitment to voluntary service on campus and in the greater local and global community.

• Desiree Smith
• Hailey Westbrook
• Thomas Vodre
• Outlook
• DCSA Medical Volunteers

• Viola Day

FSL Chapter of the Year

This award recognizes one fraternal organization that exemplifies the values of the fraternal community at ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University.

• Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

FSL Member of the Year

This award recognizes one fraternity or sorority member who contributes or makes an impact to the larger fraternity and sorority community.

• Katelyn Baez, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
• Julia Assis Azvedo, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority

FSL Advisor of the Year

This award recognizes one fraternity or sorority advisor who has a strong impact on the chapter and the members they advise.

• Kristen Flox, Kappa Kappa Gamma