2013 Honorees

Honorees were announced at the 2nd Annual Student Leadership Gala on Wednesday, May 1 in Morris Dailey Auditorium and at the 6th Annual Greek Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 8 at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Downtown San José. The entire campus community, including alumni, family, and friends, were on hand as we celebrated a year of student leadership at SJSU.

A.S. 55 Award Recipients

Patrick Ala	Maya Ealy	Christina Mock
Jessica Altura	Arton Falahati	Carmen Navarro
Nicholas Ayala	Rigo Flores	Felix Navarro
Kent Bravo	Nanditha Gandi	Benjamín Pérez
Diana Busaka	John Geoghegan	Jose Luis Pineda
Alicia Ceniceros	Laura Hart	Miguel Rebollar
Nick Chu	Brian Huynh	Brian Robles
Audrey Cook	Tanya Koroyan	Alejandro Sanchez
Gary Daniels	Peter Lee	Gina Thompkins
Jay Deguzman	Melissa Lombardo	Christina Truong
Crystal Diaz	Travis Lopez	Tiffany Wang
Felix Do	Denis Lucey	Brea Watts
Amanda Dougherty	Sydney MacWilliams	Spencer Wong
Robert Dupree	Marques Mallare

Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards

Academic Excellence — Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ)

Academic Improvement —  Lambda Theta Alpha (ΛΘΑ),  Nu Alpha Kappa (ΝΑΚ), &  Sigma Delta Alpha (ΣΔΑ)

Commitment to Service — Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ)

Philanthropic Excellence — Kappa Delta (ΚΔ)

External Relations Award — Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ)

Excellence in Membership Development — Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ)

Excellence in Chapter Management — Lambda Theta Alpha (ΛΘΑ)

Best in Council: Interfraternity Council (IFC) — Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ)

Best in Council: Panhellenic Council (PHC) — Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ)

Best in Council: United Sorority & Fraternity Council (USFC) —  Lambda Sigma Gamma (ΛΣΓ) &  Lambda Theta Alpha (ΛΘΑ)

Fraternity of the Year — Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ)

Women's Fraternity of the Year — Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ)

Alumni of the Year — Tim Nurge (Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ))

Chapter Advisor of the Year — Trish Moxon (Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ))

Emerging Man of the Year — Peter Lee (Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ))

Emerging Woman of the Year — Serena Garcia (Alpha Phi (ΑΦ))

Senior Man of the Year — Marques Mallare (Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ))

Senior Woman of the Year — Jessica Bettencourt (Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ))

Man of the Year — John Geoghegan (Sigma Nu (ΣΝ))

Woman of the Year — Lindsy Bonomi (Alpha Phi (ΑΦ))

Standards of Excellence: Bronze Laurel Chapters — alpha Kappa Delta Phi (αΚΔΦ), Alpha Kappa Omega (ΑΚΩ), Alpha Kappa Omicron (ΑΚΟ), Delta Gamma (ΔΓ), Delta Zeta (ΔΖ), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ), Sigma Alpha Zeta (ΣΑΖ), & Sigma Delta Alpha (ΣΔΑ)

Standards of Excellence: Silver Laurel Chapters — Alpha Phi (ΑΦ), Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ), Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ), Kappa Delta (ΚΔ), Lambda Sigma Gamma (ΛΣΓ), Lambda Theta Alpha (ΛΘΑ), Sigma Omega Phi (ΣΩΦ), Sigma Pi Alpha (ΣΠΑ), & Sigma Theta Psi (ΣΘΨ)

Standards of Excellence: Gold Laurel Chapters — Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ), Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ), Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ), Kappa Sigma (ΚΣ), Sigma Chi (ΣΧ), & Sigma Nu (ΣΝ)

Student Organization Awards

Excellence in Collaborative Programming — Health Science Undergraduate Student Association & Public Health Nursing Club (South Bay Area Regional Premiere: "The Weight of the Nation: Battling the Obesity Epidemic")

Most Creative Publicity / Marketing Campaign — Residence Hall Association

Outstanding New Program — Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ) (Spartans' Best Dance Crew)

Outstanding Social Program — Urban Planning Coalition (PARK(ing) Day 2012)

Outstanding Educational Program — Peer Health Education (DUI Court)

Outstanding Traditional Program — Residence Hall Association (Week of Welcome)

Most Outstanding Academic & Honorary Organization — California Nursing Students' Association

Most Outstanding Cultural & Religious Organization — Vietnamese Student Association

Most Outstanding Special Interest Organization — Peer Health Education

Most Outstanding Service Program — Student Advocates for Higher Education ("A Dream Deferred: Going Beyond Deferred Action" Vigil & "The Time is Now" Rally and March for a Comprehensive Immigration Reform)

Student Organization Advisor of the Year — Jorge Arroyo (Residence Hall Association)

Outstanding Student Organization Member — Anthony Nava (Alpha Kappa Omega (ΑΚΩ)), Tong (John) Tu (Urban Planning Coalition), & Martha Zamora (Circulo Hispanico)

President of the Year — Elisha St. Laurent (Campus Alliance for Economic Justice & Student Parents Empowered Academically Kinship (S.P.E.A.K.))

Student Organization of the Year — Peer Health Education

Solidarity Network Recognitions

César E. Chávez Community Action Center

Program Assistant
Alyx Goodwin	Eric Acedo
Ben Vargas	Tierney Yates
Christian Gutierrez

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
Resource Center

Peers in Pride
Amarissa Mathews	Steven Prudencio
Kat MacKinnon	Thien Vo
Event Coordinator Intern
Nicholas Chu

MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center

Diversity Advocate Interns
Amanda Dougherty	Jose Pineda
Elisha St. Laurent	Sharon Singh
Graduate Intern
Maribel Gomez

STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

Nutrition Education Action Team (NEAT)	Peer Health Education
Carly Hoobler	Amethys Lakilak
Hector Diaz	Anna Marie Melendez
Joshua Rodriguez	Christina Atkinson
Julia McKinnie	Edna Chum
Kristine Pham	Emerald Miller
Shannon Nguyen	Maria Alfonso
Steven Si	Maria Eugenio
Tatiana Klebanov	Marissa Ferrer
	Monique McClanahan
Physical Therapy	Mufaro Zakers
Amanda Vega	Nicholas Bell
Candice Kwan	Raelene Jiminez
Victor Delgado	Sharon Dosanjh

Women's Resource Center

Event Coordinator Intern	Social Media Intern
Jessica Carrasco	Katrina Swanson

Vice President for Student Affairs' Award for Exemplary Leadership and Service

Nicholas Bell