Two student organizations and two students from the College took home awards given as part of the Student Excellence Awards on April 29. The awards, sponsored by the UWM Student Leadership Programs, honored 20 individuals and six organizations.
The Society of Women Engineers was recognized with the “Community Impact of the Year” award, which is presented to an organization that has created a positive, measurable impact on our campus and/or community and embodies UWM’s values. Sydney Block, SWE president, accepted the award.
The National Society of Black Engineers shared the “Outstanding Student Organization Award” with the Student Social Work Association, which is given to an organization that has exhibited a high commitment to improving campus life at UWM. The organization will have shown unity within membership and produced strong programming. Kalen Walker, NSBE Milwaukee chapter president, accepted the award.
Both the individual awards were shared.
Sreeteja Tummala, computer science, shared the “Outstanding Graduate Student Award” with Aubrie Gorski, kinesiology. Abhiroop Reddy Tokala, biomedical engineering, was named “Outstanding Undergraduate Student” with Drew Skyberg, business.
These awards are presented to students who have exhibited a strong commitment to UWM in multiple areas of campus life. They are recognized for their academic excellence, leadership and contributions to their community.