May 4, 2020
On Campus

Annual Leadership Awards Announced

Wittenberg’s Office of Student Involvement Recognizes Students, Faculty and Staff

Springfield, Ohio – Celebrating individuals, organizations and events that impacted the campus community in a positive way throughout the 2019-20 academic year, the 10th annual Student Leadership Awards, hosted by Wittenberg’s Office of Student Involvement, were recently announced online.

From honoring student organizations and advisors of the year; to celebrating diversity, health and wellness, and contributions to spiritual life; to recognizing unsung heroes, the 10th annual Student Leadership Awards celebrated the value of learning outside of the classroom through student organizations, leadership roles, and creating social change on campus and in the community.

The following is a list of this year’s winners:

Announced on Friday, May 8

  • Club Sport and Recreation Organization of the Year: Club Volleyball
  • Social Justice Leader of the Year: Asharee Jones ’20
  • Emerging Leader of the Year: Morgan White ’23
  • Richard R. Scott Outstanding Faculty/Staff Supporter: Joshua Moore

Announced on Thursday, May 7

  • Contributions to Religious and Spiritual Life: Chelby Dye ’20
  • Student Supporter of the Year: Joshua Moore, assistant dean of diversity & inclusion
  • Greek Chapter of Excellence: Alpha Delta Pi

Announced on Wednesday, May 6

  • Organization of the Year: Student Athlete Advisory Committee
  • Wittenberg Woman of the Year: Karen Gerboth, vice president of marketing & communications
  • Most Improved Chapter of the Year: Lambda Chi Alpha

Announced on Tuesday, May 5

  • New Organization of the Year: 4Paws
  • Student Organization Advisor of the Year: Elizabeth Guyer (4Paws), assistant director of admission
  • Greek Leader of the Year: Kayla Cull ’20, Alpha Xi Delta

Announced on Monday, May 4

  • Program of the Year: Take Back the Night
  • Student Leader of the Year: Gabrielle Szydlowski ’20
  • Chapter Volunteer of the Year: Barbara Hart, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority

Cindy Holbrook
Cindy Holbrook
Senior Communications Assistant

About Wittenberg

Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Wittenberg has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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