Student Leadership Awards

Previous Winners


Outstanding Community Building Programming

2008-2009 Winners:

  • General: Merner Hall Council and RA Staff
  • Specific: Civic Engagement Office Flood Cleanup and Education Efforts
  • 2007-2008 Winners:
    • General: PAAC
    • Specific: NRHH Homecoming decorating contest
  • 2006-2007 Winners:
    • General: Merner Hall Council
    • Specific: Relay for Life
  • 2005-2006 Winners:
    • General: Merner Hall Council and RA Staff
    • Specific: Relay for Life
  • 2004-2005 Winners:
    • General: PAAC
    • Specific: CASA (Alum Chums)


Outstanding Diversity Programming

2008-2009 Winners:

  • General: S.T.E.P. (Students Together Eradicating Poverty)
  • Specific: Director and Cast of the "For Colored Girls" Play
  • 2007-2008 Winners:
    • Eyes of the World- Culture Show
  • 2006-2007 Winners:
    • General: None
    • Specific: Eyes of the World- Culture Show
  • 2005-2006 Winners:
    • General: No Award Granted
    • Specific: Sister 4 Sister – Know Your Roots Week
  • 2004-2005 Winners:
    • General: Hillel
    • Specific: WAG (Women’s Syposium)
  • 2003-2004 Winners:
    • General: Eyes of the World
    • Specific: Organization for Latino Awareness

Outstanding Student Civic Engagement Programming

2008-2009 Winners:

  • General: Colleges Against Cancer
  • Specific: Social Justice Month Kickoff
  • 2007-2008 Winners:
    • General: C.A.F.E. Cornell
    • Specific: Relay for Life- Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Outstanding Educational Programming

  • 2006-2007 Winners:
    • General: Third Wave Resource Group (TWRG)
    • Specific: Cornellian- Journalism Conference
  • 2005-2006 Winners:
    • General: Environmental Club
    • Specific: Environmental Club – EcOlympics
  • 2004-2005 Winners:
    • General: WRG (Women’s Resource Group)
    • Specific: Tri Beta (Heart Workshop)
  • 2003-2004 Winner: Tri-Beta


Most Innovative Programming

2007-2008 Winners:

  • General: Dark Purple
  • Specific: Q-Ink's Magnetic Poetry
  • 2007-2008 Winners:
    • General: Dark Purple
    • Specific: Pfeiffer Hall Council's Tricadecathlonomania
  • 2006-2007 Winners:
    • General: Dark Purple
    • Greek Council and Pfeiffer Hall Council- Cornell Cup
  • 2005-2006 Winners:
    • General: Dark Purple
    • Specific: Geology Club – Geode Crack
  • 2004-2005 Winners:
    • General: PAAC
    • Specific: Star Wars Society (One Man Star Wars Program)
  • 2003-2004 Winners:
    • General: PAAC
    • Specific: Residence Hall Association


Outstanding Service Programming

2007-2008 Winners:

  • General: Kappa Theta
  • Specific: Mini Relay for Life at Washington Elementary
  • 2007-2008 Winners:
    • General: STEP
    • Specific: Special Olympics Unified Sports Day
  • 2006-2007 Winners:
    • General: Phi Kappa Nu
    • Tarr Hall Council- TarrStock: Rock for Darfur
  • 2005-2006 Winners:
    • General: Sigma Kappa Psi
    • Specific: Alternative Spring Break
  • 2004-2005 Winners:
    • General: CSSG (Council for Social and Service Groups)
    • Specific: Becky Kakac (Shoes for Kids) and Valerie Koch (Rock the Vote)
  • 2003-2004 Winner: Phi Lambda Xi


Outstanding Executive Council

  • 2008-2009 Winners: PAAC and Student Senate
  • 2007-2008 Winner: Sustained Dialogue
  • 2006-2007 Winner: Cornellian Editorial Board
  • 2005-2006 Winner: Environmental Club
  • 2004-2005 Winners: Student Senate and Lacrosse Club
  • 2003-2004 Winner: Cornell College Speech Team


Outstanding Advisor

  • 2008-2009 Winners: Megan Hicks (PAAC) and John Harp (Student Senate)
  • 2007-2008 Winner: Carolyn Duven (Hall Council)
  • 2006-2007 Winner: Sharon Grice (RCCA)
  • 2005-2006 Winner: Rich Martin (Environmental Club)
  • 2004-2005 Winner: Derin Sherman (CSSG)
  • 2003-2004 Winner: Karla Carney (CSSG)


Volunteer of the Year

  • 2008-2009 Winner: Tina Pontarelli
  • 2007-2008 Winner: Heather Roth
  • 2006-2007 Winner: Casey Jones and Kerri Timmerman
  • 2005-2006 Winner: Wade Swenson
  • 2004-2005 Winner: Jessica Johnson


Emerging Leader of the Year

  • 2008-2009 Winner: Taylor Koch
  • 2007-2008 Winners: Ian Watt, Alanna Morris
  • 2006-2007 Winners: Brittany Atchison, Chris Davids, Puroitree Majumdar
  • 2005-2006 Winners: Josiah Wagoner, Leslie Tweeton


Unsung Hero/ine

  • 2008-2009 Winners: Rebecca Sullens, Emma Reicks
  • 2007-2008 Winners: John Gammons, Elinor Levin
  • 2006-2007 Winners: Erik Jensen, Nikki Wanty
  • 2005-2006 Winners: Brian McKenrick, Amanda Pearcy
  • 2004-2005 Winner: Darius Ballard
  • 2003-2004 Winner: Mike Helgens
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