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Nineteen individuals and three groups will be honored at the College\u2019s annual Student Life Awards dinner on Thursday, April 18.<\/p>\n

The formal dinner is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and hosted by Dean of Students Matthew Burns. It begins at 6:30 pm. in the Feldman Ballroom at Douglass Commons. Watch the ceremony as it happens at www.rochester.edu\/news\/live<\/a><\/p>\n

The awards, also known as \u201cthe Rockys,\u201d are divided into Individual Leadership Awards and Student Organization and Programming Awards. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and peers. This year, about 200 students and groups were nominated.<\/p>\n

All of the winners will receive engraved glass trophies and certificates at the dinner.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of this year\u2019s winners. For more information about each award, visit the Rochester Center for Community Leadership\u2019s\u00a0Student Life Awards<\/a>\u00a0webpage.<\/p>\n

Individual Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\"BeatrizBeatriz Gil Gonz\u00e0lez \u201919<\/strong>
\nSeth H. and Harriet S. Terry Prize<\/div>\n
\"TaraTara Eagan \u201920<\/strong>
\nMichael Lowenstein Memorial Award<\/div>\n
\"BentonBenton Gordon \u201919<\/strong>
\nLinda Muise Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life<\/div>\n
\"JamalJamal Holtz \u201920<\/strong>
\nRob Rouzer Award for Excellence in Student Government Leadership<\/div>\n
\"TessTess Vande Creek \u201919<\/strong>
\nAward for Campus Contributions (Senior)<\/div>\n
\"SrihariSrihari Chari \u201920<\/strong>
\nLogan R. Hazen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Residential Life<\/div>\n
\"AndreannaAndreanna Bowers (T5)<\/strong>
\nAward for Athletic Leadership<\/div>\n
\"NicholasNicholas Foti \u201919<\/strong>
\nPercy Dutton Prize<\/div>\n
\"AnnieAnnie Chen \u201922<\/strong>
\nAward for First Year Leadership<\/div>\n
\"WaliyahWaliyah Johnson \u201921<\/strong>
\nEli and Mildred Sokol Prize<\/div>\n
\"SamySamy Raudales Pineda \u201922<\/strong>
\nDelno Sisson Prize<\/div>\n
\"AndrewAndrew Thankson \u201922<\/strong>
\nAndrew Fried Prize<\/div>\n
\"WilliamWilliam Jacob Sehnert \u201919<\/strong>
\nAward for Outstanding Fraternity and Sorority Leadership<\/div>\n
\"MahimaMahima Joshi \u201919<\/strong>
\nSimeon Cheatham Award<\/div>\n
\"SeyvionSeyvion Scott \u201919<\/strong>
\nGwen M. Greene First Generation Senior Award<\/div>\n
\"GenessisGenessis Galindo \u201920<\/strong>
\nAward for Campus Contributions (Junior)<\/div>\n
\"SumanSuman Kumar \u201919<\/strong>
\nPresidential Award for Community Service<\/div>\n
\"JuliaJulia Norwood \u201920<\/strong>
\nTransfer Student Award<\/div>\n
\"ShingiraiShingirai Dhoro \u201920<\/strong>
\nThe Communal Principles Award<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Student Organization and Programming Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\"AmericanAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/strong>
\nAward for Excellence in Programming<\/div>\n
\"Asian-AmericanAsian-American Alliance<\/strong>
\nAward for Excellence in Creative Co-Sponsorship<\/div>\n
\"ROCROC Players<\/strong>
\nOutstanding Student Organization Award<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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