Recognized Student Organization (RSO) Celebration and Awards

SJSU Student Leadership Gala

Celebrating Student Leaders

Each year, Student Involvement,  Associated Students and the Solidarity Network (MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center, Student Health Center Wellness & Health Promotion, A.S. Cesar E. Chavez Community Action Center, LGBT Resource Center, and Women's Resource Center) come together to celebrate student leadership on a campus-wide scale.

The 2013 event was held on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 5:30pm in Morris Dailey Auditorium. 

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 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 Kappa Delta Phi (αΚΔΦ), 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