Each year, the College of Staten Island honors our outstanding student leaders with the presentation of the Student Leadership Summit Awards. The Summit Awards celebrate the contributions of the best and the brightest of our College community. This year, we continue the tradition as we proudly present the recipients of the 2020 Student Leadership Summit Awards:
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government Summit Award- Fatu Amara
Student Government Public Servant Award- Roughuiyatou Ba
Student Government Commissioner of the Year- Mohamed Mahmoud
Student Government Vanguard Award- Maxwell Velikodny
Student Government Essence Award- Melissa Sipione
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD
Campus Activities Board Rising Star Award- Mohamed Beyruti
Campus Activities Board Outstanding Programmer Award- Alexa Solis, Take Me Away Coordinator
Campus Activities Board Outstanding Leadership Impact Award- Melissa Sipione, Campus Activities Board Chairperson
STUDENT MEDIA
Publication of the Year- The Banner
Student Publication Editor of the Year- Veronica Pistek, The Banner
WSIA Radio Up-And-Comer Award- Brian Moran
WSIA Radio Zealot Award- Michael Ivany
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
Elaine D. Flynn Outstanding Mentor Award- Niah Rivera
New Student Orientation Leader of the Year- Eva Kuperman
DOLPHIN COVE
Dolphin Cove Resident Assistant of the Year- Stevens Cheuka
PERCY ELLIS SUTTON SEEK PROGRAM
Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program Summit Award- Sarah Elayan
Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Pioneer Award- Steven Gordillo
Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Perseverance Award- Daniel Palmieri
NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
NYPIRG Willowbrook Award- Bonnie Wang
NYPIRG Donald Ross Award for Building Student Power- Ricardo Herrera
STUDENT CLUBS
Nancy Somma Club Officer Award- Marta Jagodzinski
Club Advisor of the Year- Grozenda Yilmez, Pre-Medical/Pre-PA Society
Outstanding Club Officer- Kelly Liang, Pre-Medical/Pre-PA Society
Outstanding Club Officer- Ashley Martion, Linguistics and Speech Club
Outstanding Club Officer- Nestor Quizphi, Japanese Visual Culture Club
Club of the Year- Pre-Medical/Pre-PA Society
Club President of the Year- Narmin Mekawy, Pre-Medical/Pre-PA Society
OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE
Office of Student Life Civic Leadership Award- Ashley Roberts
Office of Student Life Civic Leadership Award- Jessica Tamayo
LGBTQ+ Resource Center Lavender Award- Dejon M. Virgo
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Division of Student Affairs Blue and Grey Award – Nicole Agu
A ceremony and presentation of trophies and plaques is planned for Fall 2020.
We would like to congratulate our amazing student leaders for their strength of leadership and their incontrovertible contribution to the College of Staten Island community.
By Jennifer S. Borrero, Carol Brower, and Fatu Amara
