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Student leaders recognized 

SUNY Cortland honored students for their contributions to the university at the 40th annual Student Leadership Recognition Banquet held Thursday, April 10, in Corey Union. 

 

Among those recognized were 51 students who played integral leadership roles on campus, one student organization, one faculty member and one staff member. Following are the award recipients: 

 

Outstanding Student Leaders 

Mohammadreza Afkhami 

Parker Arenas 

Kalyn Badgley 

Kate Baranello 

Joshua Bates 

Nathan  Bearup 

Carly Chardavoyne 

Roberto Coppola 

Ashlynn Crasa 

Tyler Dame-Meehan 

Vanessa Danese 

Julian deRoziere 

Shreya Dhital 

Khyla Diggs 

Maryoulematou Doumbia 

Jade Entien 

Preston  Fuerbacher 

Grace Galarza 

Holly Gesin 

Justin Gottlieb 

Kadence Grierson 

Kirstyn  Hastings 

Alex Jackson 

Dwayne Jones 

Jennifer Kelly 

Zachary Kushner 

Madison Lauber 

Cecile Lessard 

Emma Lisnow 

Max Llewellyn 

Abigail Loiselle 

Alexandra LoVerde 

Emma Madigan 

Emily Martinez 

Hunter Martorella 

Asa Mikelbank 

Calistus Nwuzor 

Shannon O’Sullivan 

Camilla Piano 

Victoria Pierre 

Tannu Punn 

Kelsey Quinn 

Isabella Retter 

Summer Roberts 

Megan Rothmund 

Mason Rowlands 

Gabriella Torres 

Kyrstin White 

Chloe Zeeuw 

Lauren Zeo  

  

Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

Victoria Pierre 

  

Leadership in LGBTQAIP Advocacy 

Hunter Martorella 

  

Excellence in Leadership 

Shreya Dhital 

Mary Doumbia 

Alex Jackson 

Dwayne Jones 

Cecile Lessard 

  

 Outstanding Senior 

Dwayne Jones 

  

Student Government Association (SGA) Awards 

Outstanding Club Member — Gaven Jean-Baptiste, French Club 

Outstanding SGA Involvement — Hunter Martorella 

Outstanding Club — SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services (SCEMS) 

Outstanding Staff Member — Jacob Wright, Career Services 

Steven J. Barnes Outstanding Faculty Member — Samantha Applin, Sociology/Anthropology 

 

Michael C. Holland Memorial Scholarship 

 Khyla Diggs 

Shreya Dhital 

  

Vice President for Student Affairs Merit Scholarship 

Khyla Diggs 

Shreya Dhital 

 

The student awardees were invited to share the name of a faculty/staff person who has been supportive of them. Thank you to the dedicated people identified below. 

Andrew Abrams 

Jesse Bair 

Brian Barrett 

Bryanne Bellovary 

Elizabeth Bittel 

Kyle Cannon 

Siobhan Dailey 

Alyssa Estus 

Tracy Hudson   

Caroline Kaltefleiter 

Chris McRoberts 

Scott Moranda 

Mecke Nagel 

Christian Nelson 

Diana Niland 

Amber Pakkala 

Lauren Scagnelli 

Marinda Souva 

Tom Spanbauer 

John Suarez 

Esther VanGorder 

MaryBeth Voltura 

Ryan Vooris 

Nance Wilson 

Sandra Wohlleber 

Jacob Wright