Past Recipients




Student Awards Year Recipient
President's Award 2026 Christopher Inguanzo
  2025 Elizabeth Lavitman
  2024 Sela Teplin
  2022 Stephanie Matos
  2021 Matteo Guillamont
  2020 Zachary Kean
  2018 Jay Galante
  2017 Akice Agwa
  2016 Emely Galan
  2015 John Wilcox
  2014 Wesley Paez
Dean of Students Award: The Dean's Cup 2026 Akansha Kharkwal
Camila Roman
Kailyn Spitzer
  2025 Mia Aviles
Kailen Christian
Malena Romero
  2024 Malena Romero
Brittany Gummerman
Jesus Avila
  2023 Isabella Suarez
Remi Ventura
Andres Felipe Gil Arana
  2022 Abril Hunter
Madelyn Perrera
  2021 Brandell Theard
Jonathan Washington
Meagan McLaughlin
  2020 Courtney Francis
Jaelyne Vigoa
Shane Reilly
  2018 Nicholas Cooper
Arlet Ortiz
Caleb Dawkins
  2017 Raven Jordan
Brian Menard
Anwer Al-Kaimakchi
  2016 Allison Maldonado–Ruiz
Victoria Toraya
Jesse Smith–Appleson
  2015 Atlee Ahern
Ireney Duval
Stephanie Contreras
  2014 Susanne Botfeld
Alison Hofheimer
Carl Sharpe
Bob E. Leach Award 2026 Snailey Dol
  2025 Yasmin Gay
  2024 Melody Morrison
  2023 Michelle Martinez
  2022 Sara Collins
  2021 Kenneth Cagnolatti
  2020 Anne Lam
  2018 Tatiana Mappe
  2017 Megan Frederico
  2016 Chase Goldsborough
  2015 Daniel Hubbard
  2014 Blake Robinson
Sean A. Pittman Award 2026 Mylah Tate
  2025 Snailey Dol
  2024 Dynasty Griffith
  2023 Urielle Laurent
  2022 Gregory Reeves
  2021 Sidney Cameron
  2020 Essence Duncan
  2018 Andrew Melville
  2017 Mone't King
  2016 Cecily Matthews
  2015 Rachel Mack
  2014 Janel Robinson
J.R. Harding Award 2026 Anne Kallis
  2025 John “Mitch” Tilmon
  2024 Isabella DiGiorgio
  2023 Gabriel Pfeuffer-Ferguson
  2022 Carly Fulcher
  2021 Aliyah Hurt
  2020 Julian Levy
  2018 Caitlyn Shumate
  2017 Angelica Barroso
  2016 Beatriz Malagon
  2015 Jacques Toussaint
  2014 Diana Fritzner
Outstanding Leadership and Service Award 2026 Luci Easterly
Shadae Graham
Damien Huynh
Yasamin Khosh
Alexis Martin
Ronald Mays
Janaicy McAllister
Alyson Mizanin
Shekena Mompremier
Elliette Orr
Tia Reformato-Santoro
Josiah Rivette
  2025

Shahin Alam
Sriya Chakraborty
Kailen Christian
Elizabeth Cordero
Sophia Ferraro
Kory Gehring
Lekayla Griffin
Kemari Kelly
Jiovann Lebron
Megan McEnery
Ashley Thompkins
Michael Waiters
  2024 Brianna Morales
Catherine Wondra
Tanushree Dhage
Dudley Mayard Jr.
Taylor Sharpe
Dennis Warner Jr.
Melissa Garcia
  2023 Rawan Abhari
Kaela Braxton
Nina Dervil
Franceska Edouard
Gabreil Pfeuffer-Ferguson
Morgan Ling
Michelle Rodriguez
Tamara Sonera
Omer Turkomer
  2022 Nicole Abuid
Morgan Barnes
Sarai Palacio
Shehrzad Rasul
Melissa Shahbandeh
Gizem Solmaz
Liam Wirsansky
  2021 Leila Alfaro
Richard Brito
Caitlyn Blake-Hedges
Alora Clark
Shayna Cohen
Daynica Harley
Isabel Jimenez
Valeria Rigobon
  2020 Angel Purganan
Chanelle Dupuis
Christopher Pinango
Courtney Francis
Katie Svedman
Michael Sussman
Shoshanah Bush
Zachary Blashinsky
  2018 Arsene Frederic
Casey Mason
Christina Colgary
Guiliana Truppi
Idel Mena
Jacob Evrett
Kelly Dunne
Pat Shafer
Paulina Sicius
Shaun Gabrielli
  2017 Allison Mills
Kirstin Nygaard
Lola Periwinkle
Kaylynn Toomey
Damon Edmond
Vivianne Asturizaga
Brianna Burley
Diana Haber
Roberto Flores
Tommy Anderson
  2016 Alec Acuff
Amanda Schell
Andrew Gallagher
Benoy Sanil
Casey Jones
Daniela Donoso
Jacques Toussaint
Nikki Bhavsar
Qaree Dreher
Tyler Finney
  2015 Marie-Claire Levy
Susanna Zom
Emily Singer
Janelle King
Katrina Pitt
Sarah Green
Daniel Hubbard
Kimberly Lees
Alexander Kristal
Jenna Jackson
  2014 Frederick Adenuga
Atlee Ahern
Susanne Botfeld
Michael Harding
Alison Hofheimer
Ian Michaels
Kay Priester
Rinsha Prophete
Jenna Pullara
Carl Sharpe
The Bridge Award 2026 Lynn Pierre-Etienne
  2025 Hailey Thompson
  2024 Roshu Senthil
  2022 Lara Sousa
  2021 Irene Coritsidis
  2020 Angie Mella
  2018 La'Vontae Johnson
  2017 Ramy Noseir
  2016 Vanessa Rojas
The Pursuit Award 2026 Jordan Brown
  2025 Sina Jangjoo
The Prime Example Student Leader of the Year 2026

Hailey Brock (Panama City Campus)
Naomi Katumalla (Tallahassee Campus)
  2025 Brent Cerney (Panama City Campus)
Geetanjali Srivastava (Tallahassee Campus)
Student Organization Awards Year Recipient
Mary B. Coburn Student Organization of the Year 2026 STARS Alliance at FSU
  2025 Dance Marathon at FSU
  2024 Relay for Life at FSU
  2023 FSU Student Foundation
  2022 Best Buddies at FSU
  2021 The Student Council for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (SCURC)
  2020 Diversity & Inclusion in Research and Teaching Organization
  2018 STARS Alliance at FSU
  2017

Food Recovery Network at FSU
Family Medicine Interest Group at FSU
  2016 Community Arts Initiative at FSU
Geriatrics Interest Group at FSU
  2015 PeaceJam FSU
FSUCares
  2014 Global Peace Exchange at FSU
Graduate Women in Science at FSU
Chauffeur of Change Award 2026 Undergraduate American Medical Women’s Association at FSU
  2025 Family Medicine Interest Group at FSU
  2024 Honors Student Association at FSU
  2023 Music Industry Connection at FSU
  2022 Studio H at FSU
  2021 Changing Health, Attitudes, and Action to Recreate Girls (CHAARG) at FSU
  2020 Homecoming
  2018 This Is It
  2017 College of Social Science and Public Policy Leadership Council
  2016 Family Medicine Interest Group
  2015 Sisters2Service
  2014 Lamda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
Purposeful Program Award 2026 People Power for Florida at FSU
  2025 Undergraduate American Medical Women’s Association at FSU
  2024 Political Discourse Club at FSU
  2023 Relay for Life at FSU
  2022 Latino Medical Student Association
  2021 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
  2020 LGBTheology
  2018 Vietnamese Student Association 
  2017 Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
  2016 Pride Student Union
  2015 Transcultural Research and Education Consortium (TREC)
  2014 The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi
Impactful Partnership Award 2026 Kappa Alpha Order at FSU
Black Student Union at FSU
  2025 STARS Alliance
Bangladeshi Student Association at FSU
  2024 African Graduate Student Association
  2023 Financial Management Association 
  2022 Sisters2Service
  2021 The Gamma Nu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi
  2020 The Big Event Tallahassee
  2018 Professional Fraternity Council
  2017 RENEW
  2016 Asian American Student Union
  2015 Freshman Leadership Institute
  2014 NAACP
Connect Awards 2024 Erick Rivers
MTNA at FSU
  2023 Emma Robbins
Club Downunder
Belong Awards 2024 Veronica White
Acabelles
  2023 Victoria Pellon
Dominican Student Association
Evolve Awards 2024 Elizabeth Schutte
Mental Health Council
  2023 Bradley Cusnier
All Night Yahtzee
Impact Awards 2024 Naomi Katumalla
Student Florida Education Association
  2023 Shaniyah Jennings
LIFT (Living Intentionally, Finding Togetherness)
Staff/Faculty Awards Year Recipient
Faculty/Staff Leadership Award  2026 Danielle DiBatista
Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner
Ruby Taylor
Dr. Cynthia Wilson
  2025 Maribel Amwake
Kyanna Austin
Benjamin Smith
Heather Stitely
Jessika Valentine
Joseph Watso
  2024 Thomas Vatter
Ann DelRossi
Katelyn White
  2023 Dr. Stephanie Pau
Dr. Laventrice Ridgeway
Anthony Russo
Ebony Woffard
  2022 Dr. Sindy Chapa
Dr. George Rust
Dr. Rose Skepple
  2021 Rachel Ward
Dr. Charles Fleischer
Inika Williams
Mafé Brooks
  2020 Bill Parker
Da'Shaun Scott
  2018 Christiana Akins
Adrienne Stephenson
  2017 Dr. Asha Brewer
Ebe Randeree
Billy Francis
  2016 Brenda Mills
Patrick Pallentino
Dr. Graig Chow
  2015 Dr. Mary Ann Moore
Eva Amsler
Dr. Aline Kalbian
Dr. Chiang Shih
  2014 Dr. Iris Junglas
Derinda Kirkland
Alysia D. Roehrig
Jamie Yeargan

The Spotlight Award: Advisor of the Year

 2026 Dr. Ebrahim Randeree
  2025 Tonja Guilford
  2024 Dr. Elizabeth Foster
  2023 Dr. Diana Dumlavwalla
  2022 Dr. Yolany Hyde
  2021 Holly Sudano
  2020 Sarah Sheldon
  2018 Ebe Randeree
  2017 Dr. Zeina Schlenoff
  2016 Marissa Langston
  2015 Dr. Joab Corey
  2014 Rosalyn Bryant
The Achievement Award 2026 Dr. Stephen Paris
  2025 Dr. Gregory J. Harris
Departmental Awards Year Recipient
Global Citizen Award
(Center for Global Engagement)		 2026 Emma Brown
Milina Tuladhar
  2025 Shihab Sharar
Lo Stark
  2024 Nadia Rassech
Yeimy Roberto
  2023 Gizem Solmaz
Jorge Galeano Cabral
  2022 Larua Medina
Amit Kumar Nath
  2021 Pietro Pesce
Hanya Noussier
Madelyn Johnson
  2020 Alexander Alvarado
Chanelle Dupuis
  2018 William Vince Dewar
Lillie Sullivan
Ramy Noseir
  2017 Elisa Gomez
Anwer Al-Kaimakchi
  2016 Marcella Cavallaro
Jesse Smith-Appleson
Ye Wang
  2015 Austin Wisdom
Daniela Donoso Garcia
  2014 Parth Vakil
Matthew Vedrin
Civic Leadership Award
(Institute for Governance and Civics)		 2026

Catalina Grieco
Sophia Vizoso
Tanay Warrier
  2025 Dakota Bages
Jordan Brown
Olivia McLean
Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year Award
(Center for Leadership and Service)		 2026 Camille Pepper
  2025 Arantza Caudillo-Alvarez
  2024 Nadia Rassech
  2023 Conqualla Scott
  2020 Myah Freeman
  2018 Natalie Correa
  2017 Ramon Aleman
  2016 Brendan Rempert
  2015 Jamie Klein
  2014 Susanne Botfeld
Student(s) of the Year Award
(University Health Services)		 2026 Nicholas Arnold
Trey Barns
Jacob Cryderman
Zachary Hill
Gil Izquierdo
Kyle Martin
Samantha Mast
Ely Nieves
Nicholas Turoff
Sophia Vizoso
  2025 Matthew Stenberg
Program of the Year Award
(University Health Services)		 2024 MRU Exec
  2023 LIFT (Living Intentionally Finding Togetherness)
Academic Leadership Awards 2024 Kathryn Barley-Dier, College of Applied Studies (FSU Panama City)
Hailey Philips, College of Applied Studies (FSU Panama City)
  2023 Mia Bennet, College of Applied Studies (FSU Panama City)
Nathaniel Lister, College of Applied Studies (FSU Panama City)
Janeen Green, College of Arts and Sciences
Aubrey Heiss, College of Arts and Sciences
Gabriel Lorin, College of Business
Mary Clare Swan, College of Business
Nicole Assenmacher, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Julie Kuper, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Brendan Jarrell, Dedman College of Hospitality
Darius Robinson, College of Education
Alyssa Vuogan, College of Education
Emilio Manzo, College of Engineering
Nina Mihajlov, College of Engineering
Bridgette Ligon, College of Health and Human Sciences
Dania Tawfiq, College of Health and Human Sciences
David Akintonde, College of Law
Ariana Genovese, College of Medicine
Claudia Silver, College of Medicine
Christina Hofman, College of Medicine
Nella Delva, College of Medicine
Darrian Lee, College of Music
Will Kozel, College of Music
Abraheim Darwish, College of Nursing
Mia Seabrooks, College of Nursing
Stacie Buda, College of Social Work
Conqualla Scott, College of Social Work
Julian Bazo, College of Undergraduate Studies
Carson Collingborn, College of Undergraduate Studies
Ana Pereira, College of Undergraduate Studies
  2022 Carla McDonald, College of Nursing
Erik Salsgiver, College of Nursing
Madelyn Perera, College of Arts and Sciences
Shaniyah Jennings, College of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Hagemeyer, College of Medicine
Benjamin Linkous, College of Medicine
Cece Pierre, College of Social Work
Sofie Adele Muench Reyes, College of Social Work
Raemi Creteur, College of Applied Studies
Sophia Holloway, College of Applied Studies
Saejin Albright, College of Human Sciences
Pat Shafer, College of Motion Picture Arts
Jay Ellis, College of Motion Picture Arts
Jay Pension, College of Fine Arts
Nik Rye, College of Fine Arts
  2021 Cameron Swift, College of Applied Studies
Audrina Brymer, College of Applied Studies
Angela Seibert, College of Arts and Sciences
Abigail Ellis, College of Communication and Information
Kristen Fessler, College of Communication and Information
Kristin Lloyd, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Kaylee Salt, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Emily Fish, Dedman School of Hospitality
David Housand, Dedman School of Hospitality
Andrew Baldwin, College of Engineering
Carolina Hau Loo, College of Engineering
Francesca Otero-Vargas, College of Human Sciences
Ashlin Harbour, College of Human Sciences
John Parker, College of Medicine
Caneisaya Matthews, College of Medicine
Jimmy Dang, College of Medicine
Braxton Thompson, College of Motion Picture Arts
Summer Schantz, College of Motion Picture Arts
Callie Burch, College of Nursing
Oluremi Abiodun, College of Social Work
  2020 Cassie Compton, College of Applied Studies
Christina Hanna, College of Applied Studies
Taylor Oldham, College of Business
Giana SanGiovanni, College of Business
Sara Uribe, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Javier Ramos, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
James Hardy, College of Engineering
Mitch Hudson, College of Engineering
Vaibhav Diwanji, College of Communication and Information
Alex Moershcbacher, College of Communication and Information
Anisha Gupte, College of Motion Picture Arts
Megan Wise, College of Motion Picture Arts
Shalom Chege, College of Medicine
Vinita Akula, College of Medicine
Reannan Riedy, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship
Peipei Hong, College of Human Sciences
Nikolas Webster, College of Education
Chase Boyer, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
Craig T. Robey, College of Human Sciences
Chanelle Dupuis, College of Arts & Sciences
Rose Antoine, College of Social Work
Bushra Rashid, College of Social Work
  2018 Andrea Marias, College of Applied Sciences – FSU Panama City Campus
Alfred Vasta, College of Applied Sciences – FSU Panama City Campus
Sydney Luciano, College of Arts & Sciences
Samantha Garrison, College of Arts & Sciences
Matthew Young, College of Business
Jacqueline Flynn, College of Business
Garit Poire, College of Engineering
Rachel Rosko, College of Engineering
Natalie Jones, College of Fine Arts
Cristian Mercado, College of Fine Arts
Julianne Lowry, College of Human Sciences
Maria Young, College of Human Sciences
Mariapia Rueda, College of Communication & Information
Ana Ndumu, College of Communication & Information
Kristen Neville, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Meghan Ogle, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Savanna Deiser, College of Education
Caitlyn Shumate, College of Education
Michael Kaney, College of Law
Elizabeth Kuehn, College of Law
Jasmine Jordan, College of Medicine
Scott Nelson, College of Medicine
Dawn Iwamasa, College of Music
Elia Kenney, College of Music
Danielle Wilson, College of Nursing
Tessa Traweek, College of Nursing
Taylor Zuccarello, College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Kapria Lee, College of Social Work
Savannah Hipes, College of Social Work
William Boose, College of Undergraduate Studies
Jeffrey Schemmy, College of Undergraduate Studies
  2017 Camerin Hatcher
Kelli Fields
Danielle Kurtin
Christopher Colson
Katie Phipps
Ashley Beckman
Emily Anne Vargas
Puja Upadhyay
Mya Frieze
Kelly Scandone
Joie Stadelnikas
Valerie Zaffran
Amy Dickinson
Allison Mills
Savanna Ward
Jenna Von See
Eric Walker
Lily Ziegler
Katherine Oostman
Michael Gabriel
Jennifer Kabbas
Christina Jones
Malia Hafner
David Butter
Diana Haber
Zoe Genkin
Mandi Cauley
  2016 Taylor Dorrough, College of Applied Sciences – FSU Panama City Campus
Chase Goldsborough, College of Arts &College of Business Sciences
Tyler Smillie, College of Business
Daniel Dispenziere, College of Business
Ever Velazquez, College of Engineering
Charlie Sanabria, College of Engineering – Graduate
Brad Hostetler, College of Fine Arts – Graduate
Taylor Crosby, College of Fine Arts
Michelle White, College of Human Sciences
Ashley Artese, College of Human Science – Graduate
Amanda Romagnolo, College of Communication & Information – Graduate
Martin Sung, College of Communication & Information
Alexandra Hall, College of Education – FSU Panama City Campus
Abigail "Abby" Ford, College of Education
Lolia Fernandez, College of Law
Lataisia Jones, College of Medicine
Barbara Dietrick, College of Medicine – Arts & Sciences
Leah Genn, College of Medicine – Human Sciences
Austin Baur, College of Motion Picture Arts
Jennifer Silver, College of Motion Picture Arts
John "Rusty" Koenig, College of Music
Alexander Blix, College of Nursing
Mazel Sievers, College of Nursing Katherine Plessy, Division of Undergraduate Studies
  2015 Angela Porcellini, College of Arts and Sciences
David Kuhn, College of Business
Lauren Perlman, College of Business
Russell Hamerski, College of Engineering
Davis George Moye, College of Engineering
Katie Timmerman, College of Fine Arts
Rebecca Thompson, College of Fine Arts
Chelsea Payne, College of Human Sciences
Ann Frost Brown, College of Human Sciences
Erica Chan, College of Motion Picture Arts
Katherine Barnette, College of Motion Picture Arts
Azmat Rasul, College of Communication & Information
Rachel Bryson, College of Communication & Information
Catherine Burke, College of Education
Fabrizio Fornara, College of Education
Chandrese Colebrooke, College of Law
Alessandra Taylor, College of Medicine
Mary Grace Conroy, College of Music
Richard Lee, College of Music
Alexandra Olsen, College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Lindsay Greene, College of Social Work
Michael Barnes, College of Social Work
Rachel Dannell Mack, Division of Undergraduate Studies
Michelle Lorrainne Sauer, Division of Undergraduate Studies
  2014 David Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Teresa Carmedelle, College of Communication & Information
Michael Chouinard, College of Communication & Information
Samuel Scaggs, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Nikolaus Kasten, College of Engineering
Nordelle Bent, College of Human Sciences
Joy L. Post, College of Human Sciences
Aubrey Danielson, College of Motion Picture Arts
Ruth Smith, College of Music
Benjamin Fraley, College of Music
Alicia Craig-Rodriguez, College of Nursing
Caroline Burkholder, College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Marcus Scott Meachum, College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Jordan Chelsea Park, College of Social Work
Laura O'Connor, College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance
Rachel Mims, College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance