Student Organization Forum

Events

Student Leadership Awards

Each year several student leadership awards are given to worthy leaders and student organizations that have made outstanding contributions. These awards are intended to recognize and honor their hard work and pay tribute to their achievements on campus and in the community.

  • Community Service Award — recognizes the dedication a student has shown in giving back to the community.
  • Service to Student Life Award — recognizes the student who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to improve the quality of student life at UT Dallas.
  • Student Organization Leader of the Year Award — recognizes the outstanding leadership abilities and contributions of a student leader to their particular organization.
  • Student Organization of the Year Award — recognizes the student organization that has shown outstanding achievement in campus involvement and community service and their contributions to the university leave a lasting legacy.
  • Student Leader of the Year Award — recognizes the best of student leadership at U. T. Dallas.
  • The Golden Comet Award — recognizes the outstanding sponsored student organization

In addition to the above award:

  • Advisor of the Year Award — recognizes the advisor that has demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to their organization.

2007-2008 Recipients

Service to Student Life Award — Diana Kao

Community Service Award — Laura Shagman

Student Leader of the Year Award — Ben Dower

Student Organization Leader of the Year Award — Patrick Hampton

Golden Comet Award — Radio UTD

 

Adviser of the Year Award (not pictured) — John Sibert, associate professor of chemistry

 

2006-2007 Recipients

Nominations are solicited from faculty and staff. A selections committee reviews all nominations and recommends the recipients. Those with the highest scores are presented the awards at the annual student leadership awards program. This year’s awards were presented on April 17th and the winners were:

The 2007 Community Service Award was given to Jamin Santos.

Bruce August won the Service to Student Life Award.

Shubham Manchanda won the Student Organization Leader of the Year Award.

Barrett DeCutler and Ana Tavares accept the Student Organization of the Year Award for Student for Environmental Awareness and Kappa Alpha Theta respectively.

Felicity Lenes (center) won the Student Leader of the Year Award.

Members of the Student Union Activities Advisory Board accept the Golden Comet Award.

Cathie Alexander accepts the Advisor of the Year Award.

Updated: May 20, 2008