2024 News 2024: Student leaders celebrated during 2024 Student Leadership Awards

The UMassD community came together to honor student achievements

The UMassD community came together to honor student achievements

The Division of Student Affairs recently held the 2024 Student Leadership Awards where outstanding student leaders and their accomplishments were celebrated.

The 2024 Student Leadership Awards winners are:

Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award

• Jamie Eckert and the Corsair Band

Most Improved Student Organization of the Year Award

• Student Government Association

Student Organization of the Year Award

• Model United Nations

Outstanding Student Organization Event Award

• “Car Meet” by United Latino Society

Emerging Leader of the Year Award

• Ashley Troetsch

David M. Milstone Established Leader Award

• Geneva Gilot
• Zoi Burns

University Civic Engagement Award

• Zoi Burns

Frederick Douglass Unity Award

• Ruth Delhomme
• Armani Rivas

Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Award

• Daniel Piselli
• Vikram Gnanaraj Vijayakumar

Student Government Association Awards

• Committee of the Year – Policy Committee & Civic Engagement Committee
• Senator of the Year – Cassy DePina, Pushkar Bhatia & Robert Andrade
• Rising Star – Molly Gookin
• Excellence in Leadership – Marshall MacDonald

Walter Cass Faculty Recognition Award (presented by the Class of 2024)

• Assistant Teaching Professor Aleta Deyo (Art & Design)
• Professor Yanlai Chen (Mathematics)
• Assistant Teaching Professor David Kagan (Physics)
• Assistant Teaching Professor Mary Kayyal (Psychology)

Distinguished Service to the University Award (presented by the Class of 2024)

• Julie Cahill, Assistant Dean of Students in the School of Law
• Suemy Moreira, Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the College of Engineering

Susan T. Costa Leadership Award

• Carol Shastry

Louise M. Goodrum Unsung Hero Award

• Aakash Kothapally
• Sulov Khadka

Lamar E. McClinton Student Leadership Award

Jehan Senai Worthy

2024 Donald C. Howard Pillars of the Community

• Durga Bhugatha
• Ruth Delhomme
• Alicia Ebanks
• Erica Enright
• Mansi Gangakhedkar
• Geneva Gilot
• Nicole Kach
• Prince Lopes
• Priya Sridharan
• Bhanu Prasad Thota
• Percy Williams