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Leadership and Excellence Awards

Congratulations to all of the students, faculty and alums honored.

From race relations to a mini-thon and a service puppy, the winners at this year’s Millersville’s Distinguished Leadership and Excellence Awards were both distinguished and varied.  The event, organized by Civic and Community Engagement and the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership, was held on April 26.

Leadership in Civic and Community Engagement by an Undergraduate Student

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Tiana Kelly

Tiana Kelly – This spring Kelly began raising a service puppy for Susquehanna Service Dogs organization.  She is the first student at Millersville to raise such a dog while living in a residence hall. The dog, Pinella, helped engage the residence hall in a way that no other program has. She was helpful in serving as stress relief for the residents of the hall and was a constant source of enjoyment and responsibility.

Sarah Barnes began Mini-THON at Millersville as a freshman during the 2013-14 school year. Millersville’s student-run Mini-THON is modeled after the Penn State event.  The past two Mini-THONs at Millersville University have raised over $20,000 for children with cancer.

 

Leadership in Civic and Community Engagement by a Graduate Student

Elliot White works with Poet Laureate Barbara Strasko to put on the “Right to Write” project each year, which brings Lancaster kids together to write poetry on the weekends under expert guidance at the Ware Center in Lancaster.

 

Leadership in Civic and Community Engagement by a Millersville Alumnus Dana Beth Wile, along with several other Millersville University students and community members, took the lead in creating the Leadership Summit: “Dialogues on Racism,” a one day event that provides an opportunity for middle school and high school students throughout Lancaster County to engage in productive and effective conversations about racism and to be equipped with ideas and tools to take back to their schools and communities to create positive change.

 

Leadership in Civic and Community Engagement by Faculty

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Dr. Mary Glazier with President Anderson

Dr. Leonara Foels was awarded for her successful service in Yucatan, Mexico where she not only provided students with the experience of a lifetime but she prompted curiosity and pushed students to tackle difficult tasks and break down barriers.  The service learning opportunity was in the village Yaxunah, a small indigenous Mayan community near the archeological site of Chichén Itzá. During their stay the group painted a school building.

Dr. Mary Glazier served as the chair of the Public Safety Research Committee and lead organizer for the Community Relations committee of the Lancaster Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (LVCRI). When the LVCRI initiative through the police force regrouped and dropped a key aspect of its program, Glazier continued to run the community relations outreach with other organizations such as Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership and the Lancaster Safety Coalition. In addition to working with the LVCRI community initiative, she was a key leader in the Ambassadors for Hope program which advocates for children of incarcerated parents. Through her work with AFH, she successfully endorsed a social work position within the county to serve children and families of those in prison.

 

Leadership by an Engaged Community Partner  

The Lancaster Safety Coalition, represented by Dr. Wes farmer, executive director, works to collaborate and partner with community members in Lancaster City to make Lancaster safer and to enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors to the city. LSC began its efforts in 2005 with the installation of safety cameras within the city.

 

The Newman Civic Fellows Award

Asauntae Gordon is a sophomore majoring in business administration with a concentration in management and is a leader in the University’s efforts to build community partners’ capacity to improve the academic achievement, persistence and college readiness of economically disadvantaged secondary and post-secondary students. She works closely with middle school students to promote college readiness through the Attollo-Children Deserve a Chance Foundation and mentors incoming college students through an AmeriCorps sponsored Next Steps project. She also serves as a peer-mentor for the University’s Pre-Scholars Institute, a summer bridge program.

 

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Award winners Joe Gratz and Dr. Bill Dorman

Student organizations and Individuals Receiving Awards included:

  • The award for excellence in academic programming went to the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) for their Ville Gives Life event.
  • The award for excellence in arts and culture programming went to CITAMARD for their CNL! – Citamard Night live!, a late-night variety act show.
  • The award for excellence in diversity programming went to Fashion at Heart for their Women’s Week Events celebrating Women’s History month in March.
  • The award for excellence in Greek Life programming Went to Lambda Chi Alpha for the “It’s on Us MU” campaign to raise awareness for sexual violence.
  • The award for excellence in service and civic engagement programming went to student athlete advisory committee for their fundraising efforts for the make-a-wish foundation which enabled them to grant a wish.
  • The award for excellence in spiritual programming went to United Campus Ministries for the Hub.
  • The award for excellence in sports & leisure programming went to the Ice Hockey Team for organizing a 3 on 3 hockey tournament to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster.
  • The Susquehanna Bank award and the Stardbrad Excellence Awards went to students who successfully completed a credit bearing unpaid summer internship in the natural sciences, or a nonprofit or government agency. These students are: Brianna White, Nicole Claycomb, Christian Copeland, Melanie Herbert, Ashley Plaisance and Nathan Senft.
  • The best student program of the year award went to Relay for Life for raising $35,000.
  • Greek Student of the Year was presented to Anthony Ciliberto.
  • Peer Health Educator of the Year went to Remi Schwartz.
  • Club Sport of the Year was presented to the dance team. The dance team was a model club sport this year.
  • Intramural athlete of the year went to J.D. RIcapito and Lexi Ketterman.
  • Community Service Projects of the Year went to the Walker Leadership Fellows for their Super Tuesday event.
  • Philanthropic project of the year was presented to the Student Alumni Association for “I heart MU” week.
  • Student organization member of the year was presented to Shayne McIntosh from the cyber defense organization.
  • Student organization officer of the year was presented to Ashley Stuart, president of University Christian Fellowship.
  • Outstanding Student Organization of the Year went to WIXQ.
  • Advisor of the Year went to Dr. Bill Dorman.
  • Orientation Leader of the year went to Paige Robinson.
  • Student employee of the year was presented to Elizabeth Werner, employee at the North Side Bistro.
  • Freshman student leader of the year award was presented to Rachel Heckman.
  • Sophomore student leader of the year award was presented to Hollie Citerone.
  • Junior student leader of the year award was presented to Joe Gratz.
  • Senior student leader of the year awards were presented to both Abby Spanos and Christian Dejesus

 

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