Student Involvement Banquet Awards
Student leaders and faculty advisors from all corners of campus were recognized by multiple offices and organizations on Tuesday, April 15, at 6 p.m. during the Student Involvement Banquet in the Arkansas Union’s Verizon Ballroom.
Winners were announced in the following categories:
Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence
- Women’s Residence: Kappa Kappa Gamma
- Men’s Residence: Lambda Chi Alpha
- Co-ed Residence: Hotz Hall
NASPA Undergraduate Fellow Award
- Joseph Calvillo, Timothy Williams, Quiana Jenkins, Cameron Woods, Justin Bryant
Doyle Z. Williams Student Leadership Award
- Bo Renner
Arkansas Alumni Association Nontraditional Student Leadership Award
- Tina Parker and Elaine Belcher
International Students and Scholars Cross-Cultural Mentor Award
- Tariq Khalaf Aldawsari
New Student and Family Programs Student Leader of the Month Awards
- September 2013 – Juliet Bertolucci
- October 2013 – Onnissia Harries
- November 2013 – Flávia Araújo
- December 2013 – Angelica Puga
- January 2014 – Christina Crowder
- February 2014 – Wil Cheatham
- March 2014 – Cameron Caja
- April 2014 – Emily Podzielinski
Volunteer Action Center Board Member of the Year
- Cicely Shannon
President’s Volunteer Service Award
Earning the Bronze Level (100 – 174 hours)
- Ainsley Huffman
- Alissa Hadley
- Anthony Eller
- Caroline Daniel
- Carson Leavitt
- Chanelle McCaster
- Drennan Dallas
- Elizabeth Freeman
- Holly Hilliard
- Jessie Soprano
- Jillian Oswalt
- John Waddill
- Juliet Moses
- Kristen Wylie
- Kyle Guillory
- Martin Tremwel
- Megan Badillo
- Morgan Pasquale
- Nathan Falls
- Sonja Thierry
- Stephanie Sharum
- Sydney West
Earning the Silver Level (175 – 249 hours)
- Cicely Shannon
- Cortney Page
- LaChassity Phillips
- Laurie Kern
- Lily Chiang
- Maria Lopez-Solis
Earning the Gold Level (250+ hours)
- Jamie Glover
Distinguished Lectures Committee
- Student Member of the Year – Will Strickland
- Faculty Member of the Year – Carole Shook
University Programs Member of the Year
- Jian Zhang
National Residence Hall Honorary
- Shine Bright like a Diamond – Christopher Hopkins
- Nominator of the Year – Tyler Priest
- Diamond in the Rough – Nina Rivero
- Outstanding Member – Samantha Brandeberry
- Diamond Award – Shanna Darling
Residents Interhall Congress
- Student of the Year – Julia Trupp
- Continuing Outstanding Service Award – Lauren Hake
- Program of the Year – Reid Hall’s Chocolate Wasted
- Senator of the Year – Logan Mills
Associated Student Government
- Outstanding Senator – Ethan Dollar
- Senator of the Year – Joe Kieklak
- Outstanding Cabinet Member – Elizabeth Kyle
- Cabinet Member of the Year – Stewart Pence
- Outstanding Financial Affairs Board Member – Alex Chaffin
Fresh Hog of the Year
- Blaire Waddell
RSO Member of the Year
- Hua Wang
RSO Advisor of the Year
- Carole Shook
Outstanding RSO Program
- Chinese New Year
Outstanding Collaborative Program
- Holi Festival of Colors
Outstanding Service Project
- Dream B.I.G. Day
Outstanding Registered Student Organization
- Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Congratulations to each of these student leaders, organizations, and faculty advisors!
Contacts
Lyndi Mabry,
Office of Student Activities
479-575-5255,
lxm023@uark.edu
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