One week ago, the ExCEL Awards were announced. Congratulations to the 2013 ExCEL Award Winners!
The 2013 Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards honored more than 30 students, staff, faculty and community members for their commitment to creating a campus environment that promotes diversity and excellence. The winners were chosen from more than 80 nominations.
The winners are:
Student of the Year
School of the Arts – Grace Musser
School of Business – Charles Kelchner
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Courtney Pittman
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Emily Rogers
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Jocelyn Moratzka
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Christopher Asuzu
Graduate School – Jose Aviles (Candidate in the Communication program)
Female Student Athlete of the Year – LaTisha Harris
Male Student Athlete of the Year – Andrew Lawrence
The Community Impact Award – Colleen Sullivan
Septima P. Clark – Jordon Holland
Lucille S. Whipper – LaQunya Baker
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Senior Minority Student) – Angela Dapremont
Eugene C. Hunt (Rising Junior Minority Student) Daryl O’Bryant
Faculty of the Year
School of the Arts – Yiorgos Vassilandonakis
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Jon Hale
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Vince Benigni
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Marianne Verlinden
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Deborah Bidwell
Graduate School – Genevieve Howe Hay (Professor in the School of Education, Health & Human Performance)
Other Award Categories
Outstanding Staff Member of the Year – Earline White
The Unsung Champion Award – Clayton Nagy
The Good Neighbor Award – William Roumillat
The Eddie Ganaway Distinguished Alumni Award – Mitchell Leverette
Safe Zone Advocacy Award – Robin Garcia
Diversity Service of the Year Award – Angela Cozart
Diversity Service of the Year Award – Denny Ciganovic
Diversity Service of the Year Award – Paul Bradley, Jr.
Demetria N. Clemons Distinguished Mentor Award – Anne McNeal
The Presidential Legacy Awards
The President Leo I. Higdon Outstanding Leadership Award – Devon Turner
The President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award – Michelle Smith
The President Theodore Stern Visionary Award –John Ashbury Zeigler, Jr
The President Harry Lightsey Humanitarian Award – Christine Jackson