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