- Our students have a myriad of opportunities to get involved and engaged with our colleges through leadership, internships, volunteering and paid positions. We rely on our student leaders to support our community of students through their amazing efforts. We simply could not do what we do without our student leaders. In order to pay tribute and acknowledgment of their efforts, we dedicate this page to our student leaders’ incredible contributions to our Colleges. Thank you and we hope you are inspired to continue this imperative work here and beyond.
Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony
Every year in May, we gather with our amazing student leaders to celebrate, acknowledge and honor their contributions to our Colleges. Thank you for all you do for our Colleges!
Our Leadership Awards are as follows:
Alumni Association College Service Award/Star Award
College Leadership Certificates
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson was a CSO at College Nine and John R. Lewis College from when College Nine was first founded through Fall of 2006, when he passed away on duty. Jay cared deeply about the students and took time to learn their names, joke and chat with them about their lives, help them out with their questions, and point them in the right direction. He is remembered for his commitment to our colleges and for the positive impact he had in shaping our community. In honor of this amazing individual, the Jay Johnson awards were created.
There are two categories of the Jay Johnson award.
The Jay Johnson Leadership Award is presented to current student leaders who are in their third year or higher. Recipients are selected by College Nine and John R. Lewis College Staff.
The 2023 awardees are:
College Nine: Nicole Britton
College John R. Lewis College: Gwenna Claproth
The Jay Johnson Emerging Student Leader Award is intended for a first or second year student, affiliated with College Nine or John R. Lewis College. Recipients are both nominated and selected by a committee of current student leaders.
The 2023 awardees are:
College Nine: Glomarie Hazel Ramos
College John R. Lewis College: Jhertau Her
Merrill College: Maggie Ann Del Rio Desphy
College Service Award
This next award, called the College Service Award goes to students who have contributed significantly to our colleges and campus during their time here.
The 2023 Awardees are:
List of 2023 College Service Awardees. Samuel Jonathan Duman Kenneth Owyang Amanda Liao Aidan Phelps Kevin Wang Cathleen Hsieh Alex Swanson Kiana Marzo Diana Padilla Legaspi Andrea Asher Luis Acevedo Alvarez Jack Goodrich Anushka Shah Marcus Richards Jerome Gunzon Benjamin Levine Matthew Kim Wictoria Silvestre Bhargav Shah Meina Yu Cassandra Gunn Nicole San Loo Connor Bald Sebastian Bock Esther Chung Sofia Ramirez Evelyn Fong Stephen Lau Isha Manglik Tyler McCann-Acosta
College Leadership Certificates
The College Leadership Certificate is an honor that represents significant, sustained leadership connected to one's college community and theme. Over several years, each recipient of the Certificate has participated in various leadership opportunities, ranging from taking college classes, being a member or leader of a college-affiliated group, and holding a student staff position. Through self-nomination and completion of the Leadership Journal, we're able to recognize the graduates that have actively engaged in our college communities and built leadership skills that reflect our themes.
The 2023 Certificate recipients are:
College Nine:
List of 2023 College Nine Leadership Certificate Awardees. Celine Ertekin Guneet Hora Kate Gonzaga Philip ahn Chelsea Jane Lindayen Jasmine Tom Kate Battaglia Daniel Harper Jillian Kate Mojica Jara Maia Higa-Okohira Dorsa Heydar Jocelyn Jiminez Nicole Britton Emily Volovik Judy Yu Nout Reusken Gloria Qiu Justin Davis Pamela Casipe
College John R. Lewis College:List of 2023 John R. Lewis College Leadership Certificate Awardees. Aaliyah Tenayaa Brooks Clarissa Guevara Gilli Weinstein Katharine Eble Robert Corning Amit James Darshini Vijayakumar Gwenna Claproth Lizbeth Castro Tina Asemi Amy Chattaway Eddie Resendiz James Kohls Malvi Dangi Vandana Taki Anne Le Edwina Malmberg Jeremiah Joson Moises Morales Avah Cooper Ethan Davis Jimmy Gomez Raj Kunamaneni Byron Belcher Ethan Domingo Joan Young Rebecca Hall Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for Undergraduate Research:
Brooke Johnson, John R. Lewis College, Politics
Unpacking the Colonial Legacy of the Global Waste Tade: the Impact of National Sword as a Critical Juncture - faculty mentor: David Gordon
Dean's Award for Undergraduate Research:
Gepeng Ding, College Nine, Politics
The Cost of Political Stability: Reckoning of Policy Adjustment in China's Local Government Financing Vehicles - faculty mentor: Benjamin Read
Brent Horning, College Nine, Anthropology
Globalization of the Gaze: Divine and Secular Seeing in the Durga Puja Festival of Kolkata - faculty mentor: Mark Anderson
Jiayue Sun, John R. Lewis College, Psychology
Children's Engagement During a Museum Visit to a Mammoth Fossil Exhibit - faculty mentor: Maureen Callanan
Salma Vallardes, John R. Lewis College, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The Effects of Warming Global Temperatures on Fucus Abundance in Sitka, Alaska - faculty mentor: Peter Raimondi
Susana Gonzalez, John R. Lewis College, Education
Veronica Salazar, John R. Lewis College, Education
Elsie Vizcarra, College Nine, Education
Guneet Hora, College Nine, Intensive Psychology and Legal Studies
Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship:
Amanda Safi, John R. Lewis College, Politics
Student Leadership Recognition at College Nine and John R. Lewis College
Social Sciences Division Awards
