Recognize Greatness
Nominations for the 2024 Student Leader Awards will open in February 2024. The link for the nominations form will be posted on this page.
Awards (award descriptions below):
- Student Leader of the Year Award + Scholarship
- SGA Member of the Year
- Student Organization Advisor of the Year
- Student Organization Officer of the Year
- Outstanding Student Organization
- Spirit of the Mastodon Award
- Building Block Award
- Commitment to Diversity Award
- Student Employee of the Year
- Supervisor of the Year (Staff member)
- Service to Students Award (Staff member)
- Students' Choice Award for Teaching Excellence (Faculty member)
For more information on the Student Leader Awards, please contact [email protected]
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Award Descriptions
Student Leader of the Year Award & Scholarship
The Student Leader of the Year award will be awarded to a student who has made an impact on Purdue Fort Wayne, shown support for students, student organizations, and the greater campus community, exhibited PFW pride, and demonstrated overall student leadership throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. Nominators can provide examples that occurred outside of this academic year, when relevant.</p
Eligible students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, be in good standing with the Office of Conduct and CARE, and be enrolled in full-time credits at PFW for the previous and current semester (FA 2022, SP 2023).
SGA Member of the Year Award
The SGA Member of the Year Award is given to a member of the Student Government Association who has shown leadership within the organization and has gone above and beyond the expectations of their position. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student Organization Advisor of the Year
The Student Organization Advisor of the Year is awarded to the individual who has supported their organization through serving as a resource and assisting the student members in the organization. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student Organization Member of the Year
The Student Organization Member of the Year Award is given to the member who has contributed to their organization in positive and significant ways, gone above and beyond the call of member duty, and helped to continue steering the organization in a positive direction. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student Organization Officer of the Year Award
The Student Organization Officer of the Year Award is presented to a student who has given outstanding service to their organization and has worked towards their own leadership development. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Outstanding Student Organization Award
The Outstanding Student Organization Award is given to the student organization that has played a vital role in the campus community and has gone above and beyond to enhance the campus through the past academic year. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Spirit of the Mastodon Award
The spirit of the Mastodon Award will be given to a student who has embodied the university’s values throughout the academic year. Nominations should detail examples of a students-first mentality, strive for excellence and innovation, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and engagement on campus. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Commitment to Diversity Award
The Commitment to Diversity Award is given to an individual or group who promotes diversity of thought and helps to build a campus atmosphere where a range of views, ideas, and beliefs can be freely shared and respected. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Building Block Award
The Building Block Award recognizes specific initiatives and/or newer organizations that have built their membership and something new for the benefit of the campus community. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student Employee of the Year Award
The Student Employee of the Year Award is given to a student who is employed in an on-campus role and excels at their job responsibilities. Nominators should be the supervisor or another employee from the department or office. Nominations should detail the how the nominee’s work performance has made an impact in the office; how they have collaborated with others, lead with a positive attitude, showed creativity and problem-solving skills, etc. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student Supervisor of the Year Award
The Student Supervisor of the Year Award is given to a staff member who supervises student employees as part of their responsibilities. The nominator for this award should be a student employee directly supervised by nominee. Nominations should detail specific examples of how the nominee has enhanced the student employment experience on campus through their supervision. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Service to Students Award
The Award for Service to Students is given to the individual or group who has exhibited support through service to the student body. These contributions are reflective of their dedication both in and out of the classroom. Please only include examples from the 2022-2023 academic year.
Student’s Choice for Teaching Excellence Award
The Student’s Choice for Teaching Excellence is awarded to a part or full-time faculty member who helped engage, impact, and inspire students. Their dedication to students is evident inside and outside of the classroom. Nominees for this award should demonstrate how they went above and beyond the basic requirements of teaching to inspire students to attain excellence in scholarship.
Nominations for this award should be submitted by students ONLY. Nominations should include specific examples from a student perspective of how the instructor demonstrated teaching excellence during the last academic year.
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2023 Nominees
Student Leader of the Year Award & Scholarship
Sebastien Wilson
Olivia Schowe
Allyssa Hennessey
Izta Galindo
SGA Member of the Year Award
Lynn Herbst-Acevedo
Sebastien Wilson
Bobby Way
Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Jacob Allard
Mitchell Fiandt
Alex Backer
Daniel Boylan
Student Organization Officer of the Year Award
MaeAnna Marteen
Allyssa Hennessey
Sebastien Wilson
Mallory Lowe
Olivia Schowe
Outstanding Student Organization Award
Anthropology Club
Generation Action
The Herd
African Student Organization
TENL Club
Spirit of the Mastodon Award
Dorothy Nkumba
Sebastien Wilson
TENL Club
Jason Bonar
Commitment to Diversity Award
Cutter Mask
James Toole
Davion Tate
TENL Club
Stevie Shceurich
Building Block Award
TENL Club
Table Top RPG Club
African Student Organization
Student Employee of the Year Award
Kamryn Heckman
Mikayla Haggarty
Izta Galindo
Casey Burchett
Yashi Yadav
Haley Pandazis
Rachel Ringler
Joey Irvin
Student Supervisor of the Year Award
Eric Manor
Rachel Mitchell
Nicole Welsh
Susan Huller
Hannah Dreher
Service to Students Award
Rhonda Meriwether
David Egolf
Mitchell Fiandt
Student’s Choice for Teaching Excellence Award
Ellen Dove
Elijah Denecke
Jonathan Young
Georgia Ulmschneider
Mary Encado Bischoff
James Platzer
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2023 Award Recipients
Student Leader of the Year Award & Scholarship
Olivia Schowe
SGA Member of the Year Award
Bobby Way
Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Daniel Boylan
Student Organization Officer of the Year Award
Sebastien Wilson
Outstanding Student Organization Award
The Herd
Spirit of the Mastodon Award
Jason Bonar
Commitment to Diversity Award
TENL Club
Building Block Award
Table Top RPG Club
Student Employee of the Year Award
Izta Galindo (undergraduate)
Rachel Ringler (graduate)
Student Supervisor of the Year Award
Eric Manor
Service to Students Award
David Egolf
Student’s Choice for Teaching Excellence Award
Georgia Wralstad Ulmschneider
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Banquet Details
The Student Leader Awards Banquet will take place on Monday, April 24, 2023. Invitations were sent on March 28th to nominees, nominators, and student organization leadership.
The date for our 2024 Student Leader Awards Banquet will be announced in January 2024.