Students, staff and faculty gathered for the Student Leadership Awards ceremony on April 30, which celebrates outstanding student leaders and organizations across campus.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, students were nominated by staff and faculty within four categories: Endowed Awards, Individual Leadership Awards, Student Organization & Programming Awards and Dean鈥檚 Awards.
Endowed Awards
These awards recognize outstanding first鈥恲ears, sophomores and one junior for their commitment to the campus community with a scholarship.
The Charles W. List Award recognizes first-year students in the top third of their class who have demonstrated leadership, character and personality, maturity of purpose and high ideals.
Manon Achard
Gabi Rodriguez
Anjolie Charlot
The Cynthia Cox Memorial Award is given to four outstanding sophomore students who exhibit high scholarship and moral character as well as contributions to student life and the general welfare of the College.
Wafa Abedin
Darla Chavez
Connor Saludares
The Daniel Stewart Hammack Memorial Award is given to one outstanding member of the junior class who has demonstrated high scholarship, strong moral character, loyalty to the ideals of the College, and contribution to student life and the welfare of the College.
Lilianna Henkel
Individual Leadership Awards
The Unsung Champion Award recognizes a student from any class level who may not be the face of an organization, project or program, but without whom success would not have been possible.
Emily Leonard
The Emerging Student Leader of the Year award honors an outstanding first-year or sophomore student who exhibits strong leadership potential early on in their time at Occidental.
Maryam Ali
The Capstone Student Leader of the Year award is given to a student in their junior or senior year that has demonstrated a capacity for impacting the 色界吧 community and has served as a role model to younger students.
Oliver Artiga
Student Organization & Programming Awards
Student organizations are one of the main places where students can really shape the 色界吧 campus, both through programming and having the opportunity take on leadership.
Student Organization Adviser of the Year - Malek Moazzam鈥怐oulat
Moazzam鈥怐oulat has gone above and beyond the call of duty this year as the advisor for the Womxn鈥檚 Rugby club.
Student Organization of the Year - Comparte
Comparte facilitates free, weekly English and Spanish workshops to 色界吧 staff members.
Breakout Program of the Year - Reclaiming Their Stories
Lindsey Ingram organized this event, new this year, that highlights the resilience, strength and healing journeys of survivors of sexual assault.
Excellence Program of the Year - Lunar New Year Gala
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association hosted a Lunar New Year Gala in celebration of the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival.
Dean鈥檚 Awards
These awards recognize outstanding seniors who through their involvement on and off campus have been the embodiment of the College鈥檚 four cornerstones of Equity, Excellence, Community, and Service. Award winners are positive contributor to the 色界吧 Community, are mentors to younger students individuals and groups in order to develop sustained leadership. They have demonstrated an understanding of how to create change within an organization or community.
Excellence: Anna Palmer
Equity: Manjun Hao and 颅Diego Zapata
Community: 颅Rahsaan Middleton
厂别谤惫颈肠别:颅 Jacques Lesure
