Top University students to be honored at annual Student Life Awards

Nineteen individuals and five groups will be honored at the College’s annual Student Life Awards dinner on Friday, April 21.

The formal dinner is hosted by Dean of Students Matthew Burns and begins at 4:30 p.m. in the ballroom of Frederick Douglass Commons.

The awards, also known as “the Rockys,” are divided into Individual Leadership Awards and Student Organization and Programming Awards. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and peers. This year, almost 300 students were nominated.

All of the winners will receive engraved glass trophies and certificates at Friday’s dinner. Watch the ceremony as it happens at www.rochester.edu/news/live.

Here’s a list of this year’s winners. For more information about each award, visit the Rochester Center for Community Leadership’s Student Life Awards webpage.

Individual Leadership Awards

Miles Perry ’20
Andrew Fried Prize

Emmanuel Gweamee ’20
Delno Sisson Prize

Rachel Goodman ’20
Award for Freshman Leadership

Deema Abdo ’19
Eli and Mildred Sokol Prize

Palak Patel ’17
Campus Contributions

Mahir Khan ’18
Campus Contributions

Elizabeth Beson ‘17
Seth H. and Harriet S. Terry Prize

Xinyi Chen ‘17
Percy Dutton Prize

Alex Ballatori ’17
Transfer Student Award

Crystal Colon ’17
Simeon Cheatham Award

Nicholas Mavrelis ’17
Rob Rouzer Award for Excellence in Student Government Leadership

Patrick Fink ‘17
Award for Athletic Leadership

Caprecia Singleton ’17
Presidential Award for Community Service

Tyler Vasquez-Dorn ’17
Award for Outstanding Fraternity and Sorority Leadership

Stephen Powell ’17
Logan R. Hazen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Residential Life

Riva Yeo ’18
Michael Lowenstein Memorial Award

Ian Manzi ’18
Communal Principles Award

Carley Campbell ’17
Linda Muise Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life

Elizana-Marie Joseph ‘17
Gwen M. Greene First Generation Senior Award

Student Organization and Programming Awards

Society of Crocheting and Knitting Students
Outstanding Student Organization Award

Diversity in Greek Life Panel
Award for Excellence in Creative Co-sponsorship (Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council, and Panhellenic Association)

Astronomy Club
Award for Excellence in Programming: Earth Hour