Students awarded for leadership, scholarship, and excellence
UMass Dartmouth held its Student Leadership Banquet April 24, 2015 at White's of Westport restaurant. Awards were presented to student led organizations and individual students who have demonstrated a commitment to leadership, scholarship, and excellence in their time as UMass Dartmouth students.
Students and organizations recognized include:
Student Organization of the Year
Black Student Union
Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Tim Sheehan
Rugby Club
Most Improved Student Organization of the Year
Rugby Club
Event of the Year
"Out of the Darkness" Walk
Active Minds
Frederick Douglass Unity Awards
Xena Robinson
Rahel Asare
University Civic Engagement Award
Connor Joyce
Harry S. Truman Scholar
Jacob Miller
Outstanding Senior Resident Assistant of the Year
Mary Shaw
Outstanding Living/Learning Community Program
"Engineering Advising Session with Jennifer Murphy"
Joana Reis
Carolina Mendez
Residential Education Distinguished Service
Manami Hamada
July Flores
Greek Man of the Year
Peter Cakounes
Greek Woman of the Year
Danielle St. Pierre
Greek Leader of the Year
Tiffany Fontaine
Donald C. Howard Leadership Recognition
Dorothy Mahoney-Pacheco
Callie Nunez,
Elsa McGilvray
Dustin Roderigues
Emerging Leader of the Year
Semirah Dolan
Walter Cass Faculty Recognition Award
Dr. Tracie Ferreira,
Bioengineering Department
Distinguished Service to the University Award
Christopher Laib,
Director of SAIL Office
Susan T. Costa Award
Desiree Bradford
Corsair Spirit Awards
Matthew Barber
Kyle Palen
Benjamin Duhamel
Louise M. Goodrum Unsung Heroes
Barbara Okafor
Hubert Thevenin
Lamar E. McClinton Student Leadership Award
Heather Fatcheric
Pillars of the Community
Collin Allen
Genesis Barrientos
Desiree Bradford
Cassandra Charles
Joseph Costa
Heather Fatcheric
Jacob Hibbert
Connor Joyce
Schmidt St. Fleur
Danielle St. Pierre
Kimberly Urena
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