Pillars of Leadership
2011 Pillars of Leadership Recipients
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The annual Pillars of Leadership Awards ceremony is designed to bring together all students who have been previously recognized or honored across campus, for their leadership, service, and commitment to making a difference on campus or in the local community. These students are recognized again at this ceremony for being a "Pillar of Leadership" in the UB community. Please see below for a full list of last year's recipients.
Each year at Pillars, the Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement presents an award to four unknowing students who have been nominated based on the award criteria below. The awards presented are the Emerging Leader Award, the Exemplary Leader Award, and the Dorothy Haas Community Engagement Award.
Faculty, staff, or students may nominate those students who they believe are deserving of this honor and students may be nominated more than once. Students may also self nominate. Nominations are due March 30, 2012 and are the sole basis for award selection, so they should be thoroughly written.
All nominees will be invited to attend the Pillars of Leadership Ceremony on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 pm in the Student Union Theater, where the winner will be announced.
2011-2012 Pillars Ceremony
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
5 pm
Student Union Theater.
Submit student nominations online
2011 Award Winners
- Alumnae Scholarship - Grace Mukupa & Laura Neese
- Arthur O. Eve Award - Patrick Crosby
- Blue & White Scholarship - Patrick Crosby & Suzanna Farner
- UB Ideal Bull Award - Kate Kraus & Byron Mulkey
- Clifford Furnas Distinguished Athlete Award - Marissa Hornbaker
- Dorothy Haas Community Engagement Award (Female) - Jenny Harb
- Dorothy Haas Community Engagement Award (Male) - Patrick Crosby
- Emerging Leader Award - Daniel Ovadia
- Exemplary Leadership Award - Elizabeth Sherman
- Greek Spirit Award (Male) - Milton Daley Jr.
- Greek Spirit Award (Female) - Meredith Cleeton
- J Scott Fleming Award - Deidre Carter, Christopher Maugans, Thawab Shibly, Nischal Vasant
- Nancy Welch Award - Kervin Myrtil & Itika Sebuharara
- Percy Sutton Award - Bei Di Wang
- Resident Advisor/Academic Advisor/Community Assistant of the Year Award - George Efstratiou
- RHA Executive Board Member of the Year - Samantha Kashinsky
- RHA Senator of the Year - William Santinin
- SA Outstanding Staff Member of the Year - Steven Powell
- SUNY Chancellor's Award
- Joshua Adams
- Desiree Albert
- Felicia Cao
- Justin Karter
- Ryan Linden
- Claire Lochner
- Angelica Maier
- Chikashi Miyama
- Grace Mukupa
- Sarah Mye
- Laura Neese
- Derek Peloquin
- Laura Radecki
- Krista Scimeca
- Crystal Sterling
- UB Pride & Service Award - Carlos Camacho & Matthew Lawson
- Vice President's Senior Leadership Award - Joseph Thomas
- William R. Greiner Leadership Award - Shenita McLean
- Willie R. Evans Legacy Scholarship - Nofa Abdallah