Students and Faculty Honored at President Celebration of University Leadership
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The division of student services, in collaboration with the president’s office, at the University of South Dakota recently honored campus leaders with awards from both academic and non-academic departments.
Students and faculty were recognized for their outstanding devotion to leadership and inclusive excellence in the USD community. The 31 awards, sponsoring departments and winners:
- “Best in Show” Stilwell Art Competition; College of Fine Arts; Jacob Dugas
- School of Education Outstanding Leadership; School of Education; Khorey Kilgore, Paige Wright, Matthew Beeler
- Dean Joseph H. Cash Award for Excellence in Writing; College of Arts & Sciences; Thorn Dramstad, Nicco LaMattina, Bailey Quanbeck
- John W. Carlson Research Grant; College of Arts & Sciences; Gretchen Newberry, Thorn Dramstad, Bailey Quanbeck
- Gary and Judy Marx Servant Leadership; College of Arts & Sciences; Jessica Romero
- School of Health Sciences Student Leader; School of Health Sciences; Tyler Hemmingson, Charles Wade Johnson
- Student Ambassador of the Year; Admissions; Morgan Hartenstein, Kelsey Johnson
- New Student Leader of the Year; Student Life/Awards Committee; Lucas Lund
- Dave Lorenz Senior Leadership; Student Life; Sarah Kuegle
- Unsung Leader; Student Life/Awards Committee; Kyle Minske
- Outstanding Diversity and Leadership; Student Life/Awards Committee; Naveen Rokkam
- Outstanding Leadership and Service; Student Life/Awards Committee; Joshua Arens
- Service Learning Advocate; Student Life/Awards Committee; Shane Hansen
- Community Spirit; Student Life/Awards Committee; Mackenzie Huber
- Graduate Student Leadership; Student Life/Awards Committee; Sunav Shrestha
- Fraternity President of the Year; Student Life/Sorority & Fraternity Life; Nathan Christensen
- Sorority President of the Year; Student Life/Sorority & Fraternity Life; Sarah Barthel
- Resident Assistant of the Year; Student Life/Housing; Toni Kafton
- University Housing Leadership Award; Student Life/Housing; Ben Deverman
- Hall of the Year; Student Life/Housing; Beede/Mickelson
- Champions of Inclusiveness Excellence; President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusiveness; Sara Lampert, Lena Tran, Dana Vandenberg
- Outstanding Advisor of the Year; Student Life (nominated by students); Leslie Pusey
- South Dakota Board of Regents Award for Organizational Leadership; Student Life/BOR; AWOL
- South Dakota Board of Regents Award for Academic Excellence; Student Life/BOR; Kappa Alpha Theta
- South Dakota Board of Regents Award for Community Service; Student Life/BOR; Colleges Against Cancer
- Fraternity of the Year; Student Life/Sorority & Fraternity Life; PIKE
- Sorority of the Year; Student Life/Sorority & Fraternity Life; Kappa Alpha Theta
- Outstanding Intramural Participants of the Year; Student Services/Wellness Center; Matt Buescher, Alyssa Krug
- Spirit of Charlie; Marketing Communications & University Relations; Diane Wirth, Mackenzie Huber
- Mosaic Award for Inclusive Excellence; Center for Diversity and Community; Prakriti Rajbhandari, Laura Vidler
- Leadership Seminar Series Participants; Student Life; Alise Wagner, Amirah Michaeli, Caitlyn Deignan, Caleb Wenz, Falmata Gishe, Jon Gray, Kailash Koruprolu, Kevin Nam, Shiva Gaddameedi, Sudarshan Paul Rayapalli, Nicole Warns, Katelyn Troastle
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