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Previous Recipients

Each year, the Division of Student Affairs recognizes outstanding leadership in its community members. Here is the list of winners from past ceremonies.

Individual Awards

Capstone Leader of the Year:
given to a student in her/his junior or senior year demonstrating capacity for impacting the Oxy community and serving as a role model to younger students

  • 2013 - Rachel Baer
  • 2012 - Taylor Corbett, Utsav Patwardhan
  • 2010 - Hannah Dreitcer
  • 2009 - Starlie Chinen, Trevor Fay, Nebeu Shimeles
  • 2008 - Tomas Boatwright, Jessica Harris
  • 2007 - Chris Wagner, Kenjus Watson
  • 2006 - Xochitl S. Garcia

Emerging Leader of the Year:
given to a first year student or sophomore showing outstanding leadership potential early in her/his career

  • 2013 - Madeline A. Resch
  • 2012 - Qiu Fogarty
  • 2011 - Guido Girgenti
  • 2010 - David Telfort
  • 2009 - Sky Mangin, Anahid Yahjian
  • 2008 - Tessa D'Arcangelew, Virginia Parra

Unsung Champion Award:
given to a student from any class level whose behind the scenes work has proven invaluable to the success of a project, prgram, cause, or movement

  • 2013 - Emma Sorrell
  • 2012 - Zachary Buschbach
  • 2011 - Sharen Cervantes, Jacy Yoshimoto
  • 2010 - Emma Thorne-Christy
Community Impact Award:
in conjunction with the Office of Community Engagement
  • 2012 - WYSE & Luther Burbank Middle School; YCCA & Students Occupy L.A.
  • 2011 - SLAC & Alta Gracia; YPP & Garvanza Elementary

Organization Awards

Student Organization of the Year:

  • 2013 - J Street U; Veg Club
  • 2012 - Well Fed
  • 2011 - Vagina Monologues
  • 2010 - Black Student Alliance
  • 2009 - MEChA*ALAS
  • 2008 - MEChA*ALAS
  • 2007 - Black Student Alliance
  • 2006 - Rotaract

Student Organization Advisor of the Year:

  • 2013 - Sanjeev Khagram (Oxypreneurship)
  • 2012 - Jesus Maldonado (Sigma Alpha Epsilon)
  • 2011 - Chad Myers (Dance Production)
  • 2010 - Naddia Palacios
  • 2009 - Naddia Palacios
  • 2008 - Jesus Maldonado
  • 2007 -
  • 2006 - Professor Movindri Reddy

Programming Awards

Equity Program of the Year:

  • 2013 - Identity as Costume (Maya Morales, ICC)
  • 2012 - Tunnel of Oppression (Meredith Mickaliger with student orgs. and departments)
  • 2011 - Women's HERstory Month (CGE)
  • 2010 - Sects in the City (ICC)
  • 2009 - Semana de la Raza (MEChA/ALAS)
  • 2008 - Semana de la Raza (MEChA/ALAS)
  • 2007 - Exploration of Blackness
  • 2006 - Exploration of Whiteness

Excellence Program of the Year:

  • 2013 - Dance Production
  • 2012 - Values & Vocations (ORSL)
  • 2009 - Semena de la Raza (MEChA/ALAS)
  • 2008 - Employee Appreciation Luncheon (SLAC)
  • 2007 - Queen's Week

Community Program of the Year:

  • 2013 - Occidental NELA Bicycle Art Show (curated by Margaret Gallagher)
  • 2012 - Eid/Diwali Celebration (SASA)
  • 2011 - Employee Appreciation Luncheon (SLAC)
  • 2010 - What are You? Project (APIA)
  • 2009 - Rebirth Week (Rebirth)
  • 2008 - Apolo Night (BSA)
  • 2007 - Dance Production (Dance Production)

Service Program of the Year:

  • 2013 - Up Til Dawn
  • 2012 - Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer)
  • 2011 - Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer)
  • 2010 - Easter Egg Hunt (Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.)
  • 2009 - Youth Day
  • 2008 - Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer)
  • 2007 - Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer)

Dean's Leadership Awards

These awards are selected by the Dean of Students each spring.

For Equity:

  • 2013 - Brandi Locke
  • 2012 - Wynette Whitegoat
  • 2011 - Kelsey Longmuir, Anahid Yahjian
  • 2010 - Jacob Goldstein
  • 2009 -
  • 2008 - Patrice Hall, Ali Raymond
  • 2007 - Michael Carrllo, Miguel Saldana

For Excellence:

  • 2013 - Allegra Keith, Utsav Patwardhan
  • 2012 - Dayna Chikamoto
  • 2011 - Richard (RJ) Infantino, Kisa Ito
  • 2010 - Sabrina Strand
  • 2009 -
  • 2008 - Kether Hayden, Riley Steiner
  • 2007 - Yohaulli Balderas
  • 2006 - Queenie Kwan

For Community:

  • 2013 - Cynthia Haynes
  • 2012 - Asha Canady
  • 2011 - Nicole Leung, Alison Pentland, Deborah Southern
  • 2010 - William Keeyaani Bighorse, Lindsey Fuller, Jessica "Nina" Pine
  • 2009 -
  • 2008 - Abe Cohen, Devon Publia
  • 2007 - Matt Kuzio

For Service:

  • 2013 - Redd Barua-Norton, Margeau Valteau
  • 2012 - Maurice Judge
  • 2011 - Leandra Lehmann, Sky Mangin
  • 2010 - Laura Frankel
  • 2009 -
  • 2008 - Erin Brown, Donald Johnson
  • 2007 - Teddy Zou

For Integrity & Creativity:

  • 2008 - Rafael Sanchez

Endowed Awards

These awards are made possible by donations from generous members of the Occidental College alumni community.

Charles W. List (1908) Award
given to first year students in the top third of their class demonstrating leadership, character and personality, maturity of purpose, good citizenship and high ideals

  • 2013 - Shilpa Krishna Bhongir, Somer Ann Greene, Nina Monet Reynoso, Oren M. Rosen
  • 2012 - Tsering Lama, Brandylin Tebo, Dina Yazdani
  • 2011 - Andrew Featherston, Bianca Cervantes, Michael Fujita, Courtney Jones
  • 2010 - Marco Castanos, Jessie Durrett, Benjamin Klute, Brandi Locke
  • 2009 - Evan Chang, Annie Tran
  • 2008 - Jason Ju, Steve Mueller, Anahid Yahjian, Whitney Tsai
  • 2007 - Gene Schtark
  • 2006 - Rachel Johnson, Teddy Zou

Cynthia Cox (1972) Memorial Award
given to members of the sophomore class demonstrating high scholarship, moral character, and contributions to student life and the general welfare of the College

  • 2013 - Benyapa Bakewell, Rachel Marie Martino, Katharine Rowe, Siddharth Saravat
  • 2012 - Josephine Fenster, Bianca Fonseca Cervantes, Elissa Minamishin, Kelsey Palghat
  • 2011 - Isabel Checa, Alana Murphy, Utsav Patwardhan, Aja-Fullo Sanneh
  • 2010 - Michael Clegg, Maddisen Domingo, Blair Halperin, David Telfort
  • 2009 - Jacob Berry, Emily Ritchie, Leandra Lehmann, Amelia McDonough
  • 2008 - Hannah Dreitcer, Katie Griffin, Gene Shtark, Zachary Stoltz
  • 2007 - Rory Harrington, Jessica Snyder
  • 2006 - Patrice Hall, Michael Kaiser-Nyman, Amy Laslett, Allison Peck

Daniel Stewart Hammack (1935) Memorial Award
given to members of the junior class demonstrating high scholarship, strong moral character, and contribution to student life and the welfare of the College

  • 2013 - Zachary Ehmann
  • 2012 - Natalie Malter
  • 2011 - Olivia Godsey
  • 2010 - Brent Magnusson
  • 2009 - Rachel Deitch
  • 2008 - Jenn Phan
  • 2007 - John Bennett Addison, Kendra Dority
  • 2006 - Mai Le Joang, Matt Kuzio

 

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