2023 Student Excellence Award Winners
Individual Awards
Student Org Advisor of the Year:
Dr. Marissa Jablonski
Student Org Leader of the Year:
Meredith Williams and Chandler Baures
Exemplary Leadership Award:
Alex Nelson and Mia Heredia
Agent of Change Award:
Bailee Jones and Rebecca Plourd
Outstanding Graduating Student Award:
Kay Popian and Mike Levandowski
Outstanding First Year Student Award:
Noah Fritz and Eve Van De Hey
Outstanding Transfer Student Award:
Meghan Dincler and Alexandra Lynch
Organizational Awards
Civic Responsibility Award:
Pinky Swear Pack
Community Impact of the Year Award:
Multicultural Greek Council
Program of the Year Award:
Student Association at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
New Student Organization Award:
Panther Radio
Outstanding Student Organization Award:
Alpha Omicron Pi
Student Employee Awards
Students Serving Students:
Nyia Mays and Eli Norlander
Above and Beyond the Call:
Jo Fox and Mya Johannes
Rising Stars:
Sydney Loechler and Liam Farin
Most Valuable Player:
Angela Rattin and Mitra Malekghasemi
Inclusion & Advocacy:
Alexander Rietmann and Emma Bunge
2021 Student Excellence Award Winners
Individual Awards
Student Org. Advisor of the Year
Rachael Schaser
Student Org. Leader of the Year
Caleb Hawkins, Cederick Antonio, & Joey Elizabeth O’Neill
Exemplary Leadership Award
Kirsten Sanford & Clarence Kinnard
Agent of Change Award
Silbi Isein, Shannon Ross, & Meghan Garvin
Panther Spirit Award
Angela Rattin
Outstanding First-Year Student
Amanda Holzer
Outstanding Transfer Student
Alex Renier
Outstanding Graduating Student
Emma Mae Weber & Paul Newcomb for graduating undergraduate students and Teresa Serna for a graduate student
Organizational Awards
Civic Responsibility of the Year
Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated
Community Impact of the Year
Delta Sigma Pi
Program of the Year
TEDxUWMilwaukee & Student Housing Administrative Council for Social Justice Week
Outstanding Student Organization of the Year
Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. and Panther Activities Committee
Student Employee Awards
Above and Beyond the Call
Jamie Sparks, Luke Koltun, & Payton Steckert
Most Valuable Player
Jenna Woodson
Inclusion & Advocacy
Hadiya Johnson
Rising Star
Lila Nezhad-Reshadi
Students Serving Students
Ida Lucchesi & Runa Storheil
2020 Student Excellence Awards Recipients
Individual Awards
Outstanding First Year Student:
Maggie Altman
Outstanding Transfer Student:
Bailey Kissack
Panther Spirit Award:
Juliana Rattin
Exemplary Leadership Award:
Alyssa Fischer & Markia Silverman-Rodriquez
Agent of Change Award:
Camron Blau & Jacquelynn Parmley
Student Org Leader of the Year:
Sydney Stauffer
Student Organization Advisor of the Year:
Rachael Amick
Outstanding Graduating Students:
Connor Mathias & Jennifer Woo
Organizational Awards
New Student Organization of the Year:
Student Association of India
Community Impact of the Year:
College Democrats
Civic Responsibility Award:
Love your Melon
Program of the Year:
Pow Wow American Indian Association
Outstanding Student Organizations:
Sigma Chi and Hmong Student Association
Student Employee Awards
Rising Star Award:
Jake Bartz
Above and Beyond the Call:
Chris Jones, Mallory Ostrander, Alivia Blank, and Mandy Rice
Student Serving Students:
Bescent Ebeid, Klara Schaibly, and Olivia Krause
Most Valuable Players:
Tasha Sook and Hunter Schuyler
Inclusion and Advocacy:
Mia Valenzuela and Danielle Paswaters