Celebration of Service Awards 2010
Celebration of Service Awards 2010.
The following were recognized at our annual Celebration of Service – Recognizing Kent Staters Who Care, held on April 13, 2010
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS
These awards recognized the efforts of community partners who have assisted Kent State University in the engagement of students in meaningful out-of-the classroom learning experiences.
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County
Hattie Larlham
Loaves and Fishes, First United Methodist Church
NEW SERVICE INITIATIVE AWARD
These awards were presented to a student and organization who developed a new service initiative or outreach during the 2009-10 academic year. The programs had a strong impact on the campus and/or the surrounding community and garnered student support for the issue(s)/outreach.
Undergraduate Student Government,
Adopt-A-Senior
Brianne Kimmel,
Senior, College of Communication and Information
Toms Shoes
MOST VOLUNTEER HOURS BY A STUDENT ORGANIZATION
This award was presented to the student organization that completed the most volunteer hours for the 2009-10 academic year.
Kappa Phi
MOST FUNDRAISING BY A STUDENT ORGANIZATION
This award was presented to the student organization that has raised the most funds for a cause during the 2009-10 academic year.
Interfraternity Council & Panhellenic Council,
Songfest Program
MOST IMPACTFUL SERVICE AWARD
This award was given to an organization and an individual whose service projects had the most significant impact on the community.
Conversation Partners–Amber Colello & Emily Reno
Taiwo Adesina, Haiti Relief
DIVERSITY OF SERVICE AWARD
This award was given to an organization and an individual to recognize their breadth of service to the community.
United Christian Ministries
Mackenzie Russell
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE RECOGNITION
This award was presented to a department for their engagement and
dedication in providing assistance to others in their surrounding communities.
Department of Recreational Services
SPIRIT OF SERVICE
This award was presented to all students who completed a minimum of 40 hours of
community service during the 2009-10 academic year, as well as student
organizations who volunteered and served as a group.
Organizations
Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity
Construction Management Student Organization
Hillel
Kappa Alpha Psi– Gamma Tau Chapter
Kappa Phi– Alpha Lambda Chapter
Lutheran Christian Ministries
Student Athlete Advisory Committee
United Christian Ministries
POWERcorps
Erin Balash
Brittani Biederman
Danielle Bryan
Brandon Hensley
Jennifer Hoholski
Jenelle Kuehne
Rebecca Pittman
Jessica Renner
Hannah Speck
Eric Stevens
John Vespa
Alexis Woodworth
Kenneth Zalar
Campus Transition Project
Erin Balash
Alex Baughman
Alisa Brinkman
Kelly Choler
Carly Crane
Stephanie Dunkel
Carla Haines
Renee Rawlings
Chelsey Vodenichar
Kaye Zellers
Student Service Leaders
Adam Baron
Dawn Burgnasser
Anne Dudley
Rashonna Duet
Nora Frimpong
Christopher Hook
Sulaiman Khan
Brianne Kimmel
Sarah Min
Miranda Monroe
Cassandra Renner
Elizabeth Rogers
Danijela Vranesevic
Tammy Williams
Alternative Spring Break
Trip Leaders
Michelle Casto
Jennifer Cechner
Amber Colello*
Marna Drumm
Rachael Esterly*
Chad Frank*
Ann Gosky*
Pamela Jones*
Dr.Tina Kandakai
Courtney McDonald*
Charlene McKeel*
Nathan Noll
Lauren Odell- Scott*
Nichelle Shuck*
Jason Slack
JJ Voelker*
Evelyn Williams
*Planning Committee
Participants
Taiwo Adesina
Elizabeth Ajunwa
Lois Barker
Alexander Casto
Nate Closser
Katie Colucci
Ryan Cress
Moriah Cyncynatus
Mitchell Dandurand
Maegan Daniels
Jessica Densmore
Lauren Giardini
Ronald Haddon
Jian He
Katherine Heit
Lei Hou
Matthew Jackson
Haowen Liu
James Marshall
Josh Miller
Margaret Mills
Megan Moore
Kristen Mulcahy
Elizabeth Opaczawski
Monica Orrenma
Qian Pan
Joshua Perdue
Jesse Ray
Nicholas Resar
Claire Rossenwasser
Mackenzie Russell
Dylan Sellers
Kathryn Senko
Zhuoxing Song
Brian Stagliano
Amanda Sweigard
Angela Tetrick
Lauren Vassallo
Steven Voicik
Kati Walters
Christopher Watters
Elizabeth Weaver
Zongze Wen
Lakeesha White
Erin Whitten
Lauren Woolum
Ying Wu
Lindsay Young
Qinxiang Zheng
Spirit of Service Individual Recognition
Md Amiruzzaman
Ryan Antonchak
Vince Bell
Cory Bevis
Nick Blubaugh
Stefanie Bodenmiller
Paul Bodnar
Kyle Craven
Abigail Faust
Danny Ganim
Alyssa Gwirtz
Kaitlin Gwirtz
Jonathan Hyslop
Danielle Ickes
Kimberly Jeffery
Katherine Jeffrey
Eric Kolic
Desiree LeFaiver
Lesley Lipovich
Danielle Long
Scott Mackey
Alexander Mott
Kristen O'Brien
Paul Odell- Scott
Brittany Parker
Brittany Peck
Jenny Peden
Mrk Presutto
Tamera Pudelski
Angela Ross
Marta Roueineb
Kate Sadler
Shawn Samek
Emily Schmidlin
David Wallace
Julie Wilhelm
Tyler Wilhelm
Organizations
Advocates of Culture and Knowledge
American Medical Students Association
Belief in Relief for Haiti
Delta Upsilon
Fashion Journalism Club
Fashion Student Organization
Focus on the Future
Habitat for Humanity
Kappa Phi
Kent State Ambassadors
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Sigma Kappa
Undergraduate Student Government
UNICEF-Kent State University
Students
Taiwo Adesina
Ciara Jastes
Michael Matousek
Brittany Parker
Elaina Shumake
CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THE YEAR
This award was presented to the student organizations that successfully co-sponsored a community service program or project.
Portage County Annual Food Drive
Kent State University United Way
Mail Services
Vickie Ladd, Administrative Assistant
FACULTY AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
This award was presented to faculty and staff members who contributed
extraordinary service to their communities or who were
involved in coordinating a service project or program on the Kent State
University campuses.
Dr. Madhav P. Bhatta,
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics/ Epidemiology/ Environmental Health
Christopher Rizzo,
Horticultural Faculty Director, Biological Sciences
Jeanne Smith,
Lecturer, English
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Dr. John Tamplin,
Distinguished Volunteer
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
This award was presented to students with the most community service hours for each class rank for the academic year 2009-10. Depth and breadth of service were also considered.
Freshman: Kimberly Jeffery
Sophomore: Shawn Samek
Junior: Alexander Mott
Seniors: Cory Bevis, Brittany Parker, Evelyn Williams
Awards Selection Committee:
Amber Colello
Ann Gosky
Dr.Tina Kandakai
Courtney McDonald
Dr. Jeffrey Pellegrino
Emily Reno
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