Celebration of Service Awards 2011
The following were recognized at the annual "Making a Difference: Recognizing Kent Staters Who Care" Awards and Recognition Program on April 12, 2011.
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS
These awards will recognize the efforts of community partners who have assisted Kent State University in the engagement of students in meaningful out-of-the classroom learning experiences.
Kent Social Services
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County
POWERcorps
Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland
NEW SERVICE INITIATIVE AWARD
This award will be presented to a student or organization that has developed a new service initiative or outreach during the 2010-11 academic year. The program will have had a strong impact on the campus and/or the surrounding community and garnered student support for the issue(s)/outreach.
Student Athlete Advisory Committee
Fridays with the Flashes
Patrick Kennedy
Freshman, College of Business
MOST VOLUNTEER HOURS BY A STUDENT ORGANIZATION
This award will be presented to the student organization that has completed the most volunteer hours for the 2010-11 academic year. Award will be based on average hours per organization member.
Air Force ROTC
MOST FUNDRAISING BY A STUDENT ORGANIZATION
This award will be presented to the student organization that has raised the most funds for a cause during the 2010-11 academic year.
Interfraternity Council & PanHellenic Council
Songfest Program
Delta Zeta
MOST IMPACTFUL SERVICE AWARD
This award will be given to an organization and individuals whose service projects have had the most significant impact on the community.
Campus Kitchens Project at Kent State University -Leadership Team
Lindsey Teitelbaum - Junior, College of Education, Health and Human Services
Sara Harper - Junior, College of Education, Health and Human Services
DIVERSITY OF SERVICE AWARD
This award will be given to an organization and an individual to recognize their breadth of service to the community.
Beta Alpha Psi
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE RECOGNITION
This award will be presented to a department for their engagement and dedication to providing assistance to others in their surrounding communities.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement-FACE
Department of Residence Services
SPIRIT OF SERVICE
This award is for all students who completed a minimum of 40 hours of community service during the 2010-11 academic year, as well as student organizations that volunteered for 100 or more hours as a group.
Organizations
African Sky
Air Force ROTC-Arnold Air Society/2nd Lt Kevin G Bryan Squadron
Alpha Phi Omega
Beall/McDowell/Van Campen Residence Halls
Beta Alpha Psi
Campus Kitchen at Kent State University
Centennial Court E & F
Colleges Against Cancer
Construction Management Student Organization
Delta Gamma
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Tau Delta, Delta Omega Chapter
Delta Zeta
Habitat For Humanity
Hillel at Kent State
Interfraternity Council
Invisible Children
Kappa Phi
Lovelight, Inc.
Lutheran Student Fellowship
Panhellenic Council
Phi Kappa Tau
Public Health Student Association
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
UNICEF
United Christian Ministries
Student Groups
POWERcorps
Brittani Biederman
Danielle Bryan
Brandon Hensley
Laura Hogue
Kelly Jackson
Jenelle Kuehne Rondo
Brittany Lynch
Rebecca Pittman
Eric Stevens
Ashley Tharp
Alexis Woodworth
Kate Sadler
Molly Troxell
Emily Vernon
Christopher Watters
Campus Kitchen at Kent State University
Chris Breen
Michelle Casto
Jiawei Feng
Chef Ed Hoegler
Lisa Hofer
Sneha Jose
Jessica Kalar
Kevin Krause
Chris Mitchell
Claire Rosenwasser
Kim Sirk
Christine Sweeney
Concetta Thomas
Abbey Woolverton
Jessica Yost
Student Service Leaders
Taiwo Adesina
Ted Alden
Bitrus Audu
Sevastian Campos
Victoria Meneese
Christopher Mitchell
Kristin Mulcahy
Joscelyn Pierce
Liz Rodgers
Claire Rosenwasser
Rachael Smith
Savannah Stutlek
Abbey Woolverton
Alternative Spring Break
Trip Leaders
*Planning Committee
Taiwo Adesina*
Bitrus Audu
Stephanie Black
Christy Burke*
Michelle Casto*
Amber Colello*
Alyssa Dunlap
Rachael Esterly*
Ann Gosky*
Karen Guerrieri
Emily Miley*
Alex Mott*
Nichelle Shuck*
Kim Steele-Simmons
Alexandra Ulbricht
John Voelker
Abbey Woolverton
Participants
Buffalo
Qi A
Jonathan Dettra
Quan Guohua
Katherine Heit
Kurtis Hutson
Xiaorui Li
Zixi Li
Chang Liu
Ashley Lucas
Nicole Parent
Abigail Ratesic
Elizabeth Resenic
Yunfei Wang
Justin Wilson
Chicago
Paige DeMattie
Matthew Jackson
Alisa Kohler
Rachel Lebzelter
Dan Maxwell
Margaret Mills
Paul Odell-Scott
Yaqun Peng
Sarah Scarazzo
Tianjun Shen
Jiali Wang
Shuangjing Yang
Cleveland
Yana Grinblat
Rebecca Lazarus
Jenny Meinwald
Columbiana County
Allison Bishop
Mark Brewer
Stephanie Brewer
Michael Cochran
Daniella DiFranco
Xiangyi Dong
Marna Drum
Chen Huang
Amber Jennings
Vanity Jones
Sarah Keister
Adrienne Langan
Xiangwen Li
Jiahui Lu
Pauletta Marshall
Matt McClure
Nicholas Novisky
Nicholas Resar
Emily Richards
Matthew Rinear
Steven Rivers
Jamie Rom
Kayla Scheufler
Xiaolong Shu
Shaquille Tensley
Lauren Vassallo
Alexis Veri
Lipeng Wang
Zongze Wen
Kara Whitman
Yan Wu
Yelei Xia
Hannah Yackley
Fan Yang
Xiaohan Yin
Mengqi Zhang
Qinxiang Zheng
Yuqing Zhou
Memphis
Christen Bradford
Victoria Jackson
Jordan Kibler
Sarah Kitson
Stephen Phillips
Nina Pollard
Diana Shope
Hailey Sedivy
Lauren Torkar
Terrance Tufts
Beth Vild
Miami
Alaina Bernstein
Jackie Friedman
Evan Gildenblatt
Stephanie Lally
Jenny Pearlman
Lindsey Teitelbaum
New Orleans
Nick Blubaugh
Alyssa Gwirtz
Kaitlin Gwirtz
Tyler Marshall
Kristen Stokowski
Mike Wrather
Washington DC
Precious Batties
Alexandra Casto
Michael Heit
Tiffany Lloyd
Individuals
Alyssa Armstrong
Najsa Aude
Justin Bednarz
Jake Bellinger
Cynthia Benson
Nick Blubaugh
Cheryl Boldig
David Bown
Jacob Brent
Matt Brichetto
Joe Brown
Matthew Carlson
Alex Clawson
Kyle Craven
Emily Crookston
Joe Czaplicki
Michael Deck
Abigail Faust
Joseph Ferrell
Anthony Fodor
Eric Gadus
Amanda Gentry
Sara Harper
Robbie Heffner
Hunter Heinselman
Joshua Henry
Jonathan Herman
Rachel Hope
David Jannotta
Kim Jeffery
Jonathan Jung
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kilbane
Amanda Krolikowski
Chris Lindenberg
Danielle Long
Alex Marsco
Cas Maxwell
Justin Melton
Jessi Messino
Temple Morabito
Jennifer Peden
Chelsea Pertginides
Clay Proch
Josh Prochaska
Ryan Reed
Brittney Reeves
Stephanie Riffe
Shawn Samek
Katie Senko
Shannon Slowey
Joseph Stephenson
Lindsey Teitelbaum
Ashley Tharp
Tiffany Trent
Spencer Williams
FACULTY AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
This award will be presented to faculty and staff members who have contributed extraordinary service to their communities or who have been involved in coordinating a service project or program on the Kent State University campuses.
Barb Boltz
Project Director, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Michelle Casto
Office Systems Specialist, Parking Services
Rachael Esterly
Lead IT User Support Analyst, Salem Campus
Ed Hoegler
Lecturer, Hospitality Management
Christina McVay
Lecturer, English and Pan-African Studies
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
This award will go to the students who have gone above and beyond in their service to the community. A student from each class rank will be recognized for the academic year 2010-11.
Freshman: Abbey Woolverton
Sophomore: Alyssa Gwirtz, Kimberly Jeffery
Junior: Rachael Smith, Kristen Stokowski
Seniors: Kaitlin Gwirtz, Alex Mott
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