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Outstanding Roadrunners recognized at annual University Life Awards

Outstanding Roadrunners recognized at annual University Life Awards

Vice President for Student Affairs Sam Gonzales with the 2019 Golden Feather recipients. Photo credit: Brandon Fletcher

(April 8, 2019) -- Shining a spotlight on the incredible contributions of UTSA students, faculty and staff, winners of the 2019 University Life Awards were announced during a special two night ceremony. UTSA President Taylor Eigmhy and several members of his leadership team, including Vice President of Student Affairs Sam Gonzales, were on hand to honor these students and organizations for their impressive accomplishments.

The University Life Awards recognize outstanding students, student organizations, staff and faculty for their contributions to the quality of student life at UTSA. The awards, coordinated by both the Council of Student Organizations and the Student Government Association, are presented annually during the spring semester.

More than 300 nominations from organizations and individuals were submitted this year for consideration in categories including Outstanding Registered Student Organization, Outstanding Program Celebrating Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, and Outstanding Students by Classification, among many others.

The highest honors for individual students go to the recipients of the Jane Findling Award, recognizing individual achievements over the 2018-2019 academic year, and the Golden Feather Award, recognizing students that have crafted a powerful legacy over the entire course of their academic careers at UTSA.

The Golden Feather Award winners:

  • Aileen Montana
  • Bharath Ram
  • Brittany Ashley Garcia
  • Cameron Nguyen
  • Jacob Mauceri
  • Joshua Guerra
  • Marielle Gaspar
  • Sanah Jivani
  • Simon Karottakuttu

Jane Findling Award winners:  

  • Beanna Okeugo
  • Elvira Carias
  • Kelsey Bauers
  • Stephanie Opah
  • Yasemin Dinibutun

The full list of student organization winners include:

Outstanding Collaborative Program

  • Honors Alliance

Outstanding Community Activism Organization

  • Women in Leadership

Outstanding Community Service Program

  • Hunger and Homelessness Movement

Outstanding Educational Program

  • Rowdy Women in Physics

Outstanding Membership Development Program

  • Hunger and Homelessness Movement

Outstanding Performing Organization

  • Overly Chromatic

Outstanding Professional Development Program

  • Pre-Pharmacy Student Organization

Outstanding Program Celebrating Culture, Diversity and Inclusion

  • Iranian Students Association

Outstanding Religious/Spiritual Program

  • Voices in Praise

Fraternity Man of the Year     

  • Nick Ng of Gamma Beta Fraternity

Sorority Woman of the Year  

  • Rachel Jendrzey of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority

Diane Abdo Outstanding Advisor Award

  • Mary McNaughton-Cassill of Active Minds

Outstanding President

  • Osasu Ewansiha of the National Society of Black Engineers

Outstanding New Student Organization

  • PERIOD at UTSA

Outstanding Registered Student Organization

  • Hunger and Homelessness Movement

Outstanding Sponsored Student Organization

  • Honors Alliance

The full list of individual student, faculty, and staff winners include:

Outstanding Freshman           

  • Anjali Shah
  • Karla Madrigal

Outstanding Sophomore       

  • Lacee Barnes

Outstanding Junior    

  • Denise Guerra

Outstanding Senior    

  • Roxanne Rodriguez

Outstanding Graduate Student          

  • Victoria Castellanos

Male Athlete of the Year

  • Jhivvan Jackson

Female Athlete of the Year    

  • Julie Houston

Volunteer of the Year Award

  • Beanna Okeugo
  • Elvira Carias

John Kaulfus Outstanding Professional Staff Member

  • Jessica Dawson

Outstanding Faculty Member

  • Gilberta Turner

Nominations for the 2020 University Life Awards will open in December.

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