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Student Leadership and PAS Awards

Every year the Student Leadership Office and the Physical Activities and Self-Care (PAS) Office co-host an awards ceremony open to all 黑料正能量 students to celebrate and recognize the outstanding contributions of student leaders throughout the academic year. The event takes place at the end of the spring semester and honors those who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, initiative, and impact within the 黑料正能量 community. Award recipients are presented with a commemorative plaque in recognition of their achievements.

Award Nomination and Selection听Process

The awards nomination process begins with an open call for nominations during the last week of March. Students are invited to submit nominations for student leaders who have made a meaningful impact on campus based on the award categories listed below. The nomination window is open for two weeks.

In parallel, student organization leaders receive separate calls for nominations to recognize outstanding student organization advisors. This call is sent out in mid-March and remains open for two weeks.

Once the nomination period closes, the Student Leadership Office and the PAS Office review all submissions. Together, they deliberate on the nominations to determine the final award recipients. Nominations are publicly announced one week before the awards ceremony, where the recipients are formally recognized and presented with their plaque in front of their peers.

Annual Award Categories

Student Leadership Office Award Categories
  • Community Impact Award
  • Outstanding Multicultural Initiative
  • Heart of 黑料正能量 (x2)
  • Keystone Award
  • Excellence in Peer Support
  • Emerging Student Leader
  • Program of the Year
  • Student Organization of the Year
  • RISE Award (For a Student Organization Advisor)
Physical Activities and Self-Care (PAS) Award Categories
  • Leadership in Wellness
  • Outstanding Commitment to Movement
  • Most Innovative Physical Activity
  • Dedication to Lifelong Activity
  • Excellence in Team Sports
  • Commitment to Leadership in Sports
  • Excellence in Mental Health Advocacy
  • The PAS Thrive Award

2024/2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Student Leadership Office Awards
  • Community Impact Award: 黑料正能量 Music and Performance
  • Outstanding Multicultural Initiative: Hispanic Heritage Month (Club Latinoam茅rica)
  • Heart of 黑料正能量 (x2): Jacob Shropshire (Graduate Student) & Leah Nagpal (Undergraduate Student)
  • Keystone Award: Lucie Reed
  • Excellence in Peer Support: Kundai Mwareya
  • Emerging Student Leader: Matlyn Drucker
  • Program of the Year: 黑料正能量 Think Tank's Breakfast Talk with the UNESCO American Ambassador
  • Student Organization of the Year:听Wine Society
  • RISE Award (For a Student Organization Advisor): Professor Ziad Majed
PAS Office Awards
  • Leadership in Wellness: Comfort听Club
  • Outstanding Commitment to Movement: Boxing
  • Most Innovative Physical Activity: 黑料正能量 Dance Company
  • Dedication to Lifelong Activity: Jenna Farra (Running Club)
  • Excellence in Team Sports: Futsal
  • Commitment to Leadership in Sports: Nicole Hummell
  • Excellence in Mental Health Advocacy: Johanna Sletten Larsson听
  • The PAS Thrive Award: Kiki Nwankwo (Futsal) and Evan Romano (Basketball)

Previous Winners

2022-2023 Student Leadership and PAS Awards

Student Leadership Awards

MOST EXECUTIVE EXEC

Sarah Salama

MODEL STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICER

T鈥橝nna Johnson

Lilly Mildenberger

MOST INVOLVED

Caroline Sjerven

SERVICE AWARD

Fatimata Djibrine

MODEL STUDENT ORGANIZATION

黑料正能量 Green (Sarah Glavan)

MODEL STUDENT ADVISOR

Marouane Noman

Chandler Sumpter-Gillyard

MODEL EDITOR

Jacob Shropshire

MOST IMPACTFUL VISITING STUDENT

Abigail Smart

Joy Amessoudji

EMERGING STUDENT LEADER

Rona Phi

Kendall West

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Nicolas Colucci

Eleanora Marcone

MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECT OR EVENT

Vivre Performing Arts Season

MOST OUTSTANDING MENTOR (MOM Award)

Luca Monti

Graduating Student Leader Special Recognition Award

Rachel Avila

Sara Bashiti

Mallory Boyd

Arabella Lytton Gay

Savie Newton

Morgan Smith

Dominic Spada

Thalia Weissman

PAS Awards

P.A.L. (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEADER) Grant

Hera Soysal

F.A.S.T (The Financial Assistance for Student with Tenacity Grant)

Dan Dougherty

MVP VOLLEYBALL

Alexandra Wittmeier

MIP VOLLEYBALL

Stephanie Bergon

DEDICATION VOLLEYBALL

Emma Martinez

MVP BASKETBALL

Zwa Inyoni

MIP BASKETBALL

Paul Mathew

DEDICATION BASKETBALL

Paul Mathew

MVP FUTSAL

Zion Drake

MIP FUTSAL

Gabriella Zadoyan

DEDICATION FUTSAL

Sheel Vallam

MVP CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Gisele Luiz

MIP CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Genaro Ng

DEDICATION DANCE

Ani Gonzalez Ward

OFF-CAMPUS ACHIEVEMENT

Sophie Adams

ON-CAMPUS ACHIEVEMENT

Gisele Luiz

PAS ALL-ROUNDER AWARD

Gabby Bashizi

PAS NEWCOMER

Hip Hop Club - Alexandra Shao

PAS PERSEVERANCE AWARD

黑料正能量 Basketball - Zwa Inyoni

2021-2022 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2021-22

黑料正能量 Dance

  • Dedication: Annika Zoetmulder and Gisele Luiz
  • Courage and Perseverance: Ethan Nguyen
  • Improvement: Allie Dvorchak

Futsal

  • Most Valuable Player: Avery Sharp
  • Most Improved: Zion Drake
  • Most Dedicated: Gabby Bashizi

Other PAS Awards

  • Newcomer Award: Yoga Club, led by Alyssa Gauk
  • Perseverance Award: Cameron Waggett and Jonathan Moniz
  • Off-Campus Achievement: Allen Blackwell
  • Most Versatile Participant: Carolin Melz

Golden Plume Awards 2021-2022
  • Peacock Magazine: 鈥淗ypocrisy, islamophobia and the future of immigration鈥 鈥 written by Christina Alvarez-Correa
  • Peacock Plume: 鈥淒o you know Fumo?鈥 鈥 written by Oscar Padula
  • 黑料正能量 Radio: 鈥淭he Nightly Negroni鈥 鈥 produced By Giulia Oddone and Caleb Stangl
  • Best PodPlay Contribution: Love & Rejection
  • Most Creative Contributor: Sofia Rose

Leadership Awards 2021-2022
  • Model Student Advisor: Lynn Elhadjali听

  • Model Editor: Abigail Wright

  • Model Student Government Officer: Carolin Melz

  • Most Executive Exec: Andrew Callaghan

  • Model Student Organization: Black and Abroad

  • Most Impactful Visiting Student: Madeline Lankarini

  • Most Impactful Project: Ukraine Fundraiser

  • Best Event: World鈥檚 Fair

  • Service Award: Ria Phi

  • Emerging Student Leader: Angelina Zagaynova

  • Most Involved: Hera Soysal

  • M.O.M. Award (Most Outstanding Mentor): Sandra Lefaure

  • Most Dedicated Faculty/Staff Advisor: Charlotte Vernier

  • Dean鈥檚 Leadership Award: Jennifer Edwards

2019-2020 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2019-2020

Futsal Men:

  • Most Valuable Player: Andrew Callaghan
  • Dedication Award: Ashton Forichon
  • Most Improved: Avery Sharp

Volleyball Women:

  • Most Valuable Player: Catherine Taylor
  • Most Improved: Stephanie Bergon

Dance Team:

  • Most Valuable Player: Sarah Bentov-Lagman
  • Most Improved: Alexandra Dvorchak

Golden Plume Awards 2019-2020

Best Fashion Piece:

  • "2020 is Nostalgia The New Black? by Abdel Benakki
  • "Androgyny: Menswear for All Bodies, Or Truly Gender Fluid" by Linnea Wingerup

Best Scripts for travel Piece:

  • 鈥淎 Mindful Trip to London鈥* by Isala Gray

Best Freelance Piece:

  • "A Breath of Fresh Air for Jane Austen's Iconic Satire" by Abigail Wright

Best Online News Piece:

  • 鈥淐orona Diaries: T-Minus 36 Hours鈥 by Maddi Carpenter-Crawford

Best Video Production:

  • Skin in the Game: Tattoos at 黑料正能量 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McccZw5gLYw) by Sofia Rose

Best Magazine Piece:

  • "Meme en Franglais: A Look Into Internet Connectivity and Humor" by Linnea Wingerup

Leadership Awards 2019-2020

Best Club: This award recognizes听a club that established a strong and memorable presence on campus through their events, weekly meetings, and impact on campus.

  • Black and Abroad 鈥 founded and led by A鈥檓ari Bing-Way

Best Event: This award goes to the most memorable student event of the year!

  • Halloween 鈥 organized by Olivia Jenkins (SGA) and Sabrina Aguirre (ASM)

Emerging Student Leader:听This award goes to a young student leader who has been a driving force of change and productivity in the 黑料正能量 community, despite having recently arrived at 黑料正能量.

  • Treraphat (T.) Chainarongrit

Exceptional Club Leader: This award recognizes a student organization leader's outstanding leadership.

  • Leonardo Tow (黑料正能量 for Consent)

Model Student Advisor: This award recognizes a student advisor who has gone above and beyond the call of duty and made an impact on the 黑料正能量 community.

  • Sandra Lefaure

Model Student Government Executive: This award recognizes excellence from a member of your Undergraduate or Graduate Student Council.

  • Nike Hartmann

Most Impactful Project: This award goes to the team or individual who initiated and carried out a project that benefited the 黑料正能量 community by pushing for lasting, positive change.

  • The Corona Diaries 鈥 produced by Lydia Wiernik Partenio & Anita Maksymchuk (ASM)

Model Student Government Officer: This award recognizes outstanding leadership from a senator (class or department representative) or SGA committee member.

  • Michael Bowers

Most Involved Graduate Student: This award goes to a graduate student who demonstrated exceptional devotion, motivation, and commitment to their activities on campus.

  • Ren茅e Walton

Most Involved Undergraduate Student: This award goes to an undergraduate student who demonstrated exceptional devotion, motivation, and commitment to their activities on campus.

  • Anita Maksymchuk

Service above self: This award recognizes a student that was willing to put in the time and energy required to truly serve the student body, oftentimes putting the 黑料正能量 community's needs before their own.

  • Alfio Lococo

Dean's Leadership Award: This award from the Dean of Student Development recognizes outstanding leadership from an undergraduate or graduate student.

  • Bileh Dougsiyeh
2018-2019 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2018-2019

Futsal Men:

  • Most Valuable Player: Andrew Callaghan
  • Most Improved: Cameron Bartlett
  • Dedication Award: Shutaro Hasumi

Volleyball Women:

  • Most Valuable Player: Patricia Molinos Ruperez
  • Most Improved: Tifani Ciotti-Kamph
  • Dedication Award: Angelica Elise Powers

Danse Team:

  • Most Valuable Player: Sarah Bentov-Lagman
  • Most Improved: Thorin Erb
  • Dedication Award: Gisele Chu

Student Athlete of the Year:

  • Sarah Bentov-Lagman & Thor Hartwick

Golden Plume Awards 2018-2019

Peacock Plume Best Human Interest Piece:

  • 鈥淎 Parent鈥檚 Last Resort鈥 by Claire Sharp

Peacock Plume Best News Piece:

  • 鈥淧aris is Burning鈥 by Katerina McGrath and Fernanda Sapin虄a

Peacock Magazine Best Human Interest Piece:

  • 鈥淪hould You Know Your Love Languages?鈥 听by Olivia Cowden

Peacock Magazine Best Visual:

  • 鈥淐hez Moi鈥 by Tatum McDonald

Peacock Play Best Human Interest Piece:

  • 鈥淐onformity at 黑料正能量鈥 by Anita Maksymchuk and team

Peacock Play Breakout Piece:

  • 鈥淐onformity at 黑料正能量鈥 by Anita Maksymchuk and team

Scripts for Travel Best Human Interest Piece:

  • 鈥淗omage to Humanity鈥 by Cinthya Franco

Scripts for Travel Best Travel Piece:

  • 鈥淭racing Family Roots to Northern Greece鈥 by Anna Demmas

Fashion Best Human Interest Piece:

  • 鈥淓rror 404: Model Not Found鈥 by Jacqueline Wegworth

Fashion Best Visuals:

  • 鈥淰ogue Runway #ad #sponsored鈥 by Maddie Czarnik

Best Journalistic Freelance Piece:

  • 鈥淭he Sea from Suomenlinna鈥 by Caleb Lemke

Leadership Awards 2018-2019

Graduate Student Leader:

  • Madelaine Vanderheyden

Undergraduate Student Leader:

  • Diana Hickox

Most Outstanding Mentor:

  • Emily Ide

Exceptional Student Government Executive of the Year:

  • Chiara Amor

Outstanding Student Government Official:

  • Caelin Peterson

Outstanding Editor or Producer:

  • Sage Theiss Sakata

Most Valuable ASM Board Member (MVB award):

  • Sophia Foerster

Service Above Self Award:

  • Chiara Amor

Emerging Student Leader:

  • Chris Turner

Student Club of the Year:

  • 黑料正能量 for Consent (these students make up the board of the club: Frances Eby, Leonardo Tow, Jamie Nyqvist, Sam Proteau, Abigail Wright, Reagan Espino)

Exceptional Student Leader:

  • Frances Eby

Propeller of Change Award:

  • Dhouha Djerbi

Model Student Advisor:

  • Leona Caanen & Malick Rupert

Most Involved:

  • Sophia Foerster

Event of the Year:

  • Multimedia Fundraising Gala (award goes to the event organizer, Lauren Domagas)
2017-2018 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2017-2018

Futsal Men:

  • Most Valuable Player: Tommaso Mangano
  • Most Improved: Marly Phillips Nicol
  • Dedication Award: Daniel Kullolli

Volleyball Women:

  • Most Valuable Player: Sarah听 Keough
  • Most Improved: Alessandra听听 Campbell
  • Dedication Award: Alexandra Acero

Basketball Men:

  • Most Valuable Player: Jie Yi Xu
  • Most Improved: Johnson Yoder
  • Dedication Award: Michael Bowers

Student Athlete of the Year:

  • Alessandra Campbell

Golden Plume Awards 2017-2018

Plume Online Best Content:

  • "Drawing the line: sexual assault on campus" by Ali Benzerara

Peacock Magazine Best Content:

  • "The Metro's Got Talent" by Chanet Smith

Play Video Best Content:

  • March for Our Lives

Grad Opinion Best Content:

  • "Ode to the Reticent Traveler" by Beth Grannis

Scripts for Travel Best Content:

  • "Paris Through its Protest"听by Alice Preat

Fashion Journalism Best Content:

  • "Ethical Fashion: From Paris to New York" by听Dorothea听Mursch-Edlmayr

Board Member听Awards: Outstanding Editing Achievement:

  • Ali Nielsen

Board Member听Awards: Best Team Player:

  • Alex Bilodeau
  • Jackie Wegwerth
  • Malick Rupert

Board Member听Awards: Outstanding Leadership:

  • Talia听Lliteras听

Leadership Awards 2017-2018

Exceptional SGA Executive Team Member:

  • Jasmine Paul

Exceptional SGA Senator:

  • Maria Rodriguez

Exceptional SGA Committee Member:

  • Rokhaya Wade

Undergraduate Student-Life Leader:

  • Jasmine Paul

Graduate Student-Life Leader:

  • Anna Chapman

Emerging Student Leader:

  • Alfio Lococo

Service above Self Award:

  • Nebi Dzhabrailova

Exceptional Club Leader:

  • Gloria Atanga

Club of the Year:

  • Inspire Africa听(Rokhaya Wade & Gloria Atanga)

Senator MVP:

  • Jasmine Paul
2016-2017 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2016-2017

Futsal Men:

  • Most Valuable Player: Saji Thiam
  • Most Improved: Thor Hartwick
  • Dedication Award: Stefan Kaufmann

Volleyball Women:

  • Most Valuable Player: Sarah听 Keough
  • Most Improved: Maryam Benjelloun
  • Dedication Award: Ekaterina Vorobyeva

Equestrian:

  • Most Valuable Player: Chiara Amor
  • Most Improved: Nebi Dzhabrailova听
  • Dedication Award: Katherine Sutliff

Student Athlete of the Year:

  • Margarita Valldejuly

Golden Plume Awards 2016-2017

Best Original Photography:

  • Rebecca Simor

Funniest Article:

  • Lillian Wagner

Most Memorable Voice:

  • Lillian Wagenr

Best Interview Piece:

  • Safian听 Ado-Ibrahim

Most Original Article:

  • Hedvig Werner

Leadership Awards 2016-2017

Club of the Year (Baytna 脿 Vous):

  • Anne Vallot-Basker听听听听听听听

Exceptional Club Leader:

  • Anne Vallot-Basker听听听听听听听

Service above Self Award:

  • Jasmine Paul

Emerging Student Leader:

  • Cameron Gattinger

Undergraduate Leadership:

  • Maria Rodriguez

Graduate Leadership:

  • Kristal Kramer

Exceptional Executive Student Leader:

  • Maria Rodriguez

Senator MVP:

  • Danica Cortez

Senator MVP:

  • Adrien听 Lee
2015-2016 Student Leadership Awards

Graduate Life Leadership Award:

  • Habiba Belguedj

Undergraduate Life Leadership Award:

  • Savannah Jenkins听 听

Exceptional SGA Executive Student Leader:

  • Savannah Jenkins听听听听听听听听

Outstanding Student Media Executive:

  • Ariana听 Mosofari

Emerging Student Leader:

  • Amelia Harvey

Service above Self Award:

  • Habiba Belguedj

Exceptional Club Leader:

  • Eleanor Dickinson听听听听听听听听

Club of the Year :

  • Baytna 脿 Vous听(Anne Vallot-Basker)
2014-2015 Student Leadership Awards
Athletic Awards 2014-2015

Student Female Athlete of the Year:

  • Dasha听听Goncharova

Student Male Athlete of the Year:

  • Kyle Keenan

Leadership Awards 2014-2015

USC Executive Member of the Year:

  • Natalie Jenkins

GSC Executive Member of the Year:

  • Ayla Nejad

Outstanding GSC Student Senator of the Year:

  • Ayla Nejad

Outstanding USC Student Senator of the Year:

  • Claudia Galtes

Emerging Student Leader:

  • Alexandra Elz
  • Amanda Skaar

Service above Self Award:

  • Evon Pervan-Keller
  • Natalie Jenkins

Student Club Leader of the Year:

  • Daniel听 Umstaedter
  • Marina Ceccarelli

Student Committee Leader of the Year:

  • Amanda Elz

Student Club of the Year:

  • 黑料正能量 Cares听(Alexandra Elz)

Best Student Media Member of the Year:

  • Gabriel Hedengren