Annual ‘Rockys’ honor outstanding student contributions to campus community

Nineteen individuals and three groups will be honored at the College’s annual Student Life Awards dinner on Thursday, April 18.

The formal dinner is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and hosted by Dean of Students Matthew Burns. It begins at 6:30 pm. in the Feldman Ballroom at Douglass Commons. Watch the ceremony as it happens at www.rochester.edu/news/live

The awards, also known as “the Rockys,” are divided into Individual Leadership Awards and Student Organization and Programming Awards. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and peers. This year, about 200 students and groups were nominated.

All of the winners will receive engraved glass trophies and certificates at the dinner.

Here’s a list of this year’s winners. For more information about each award, visit the Rochester Center for Community Leadership’s Student Life Awards webpage.

Individual Leadership Awards

Beatriz Gil Gonzàlez ’19
Seth H. and Harriet S. Terry Prize

Tara Eagan ’20
Michael Lowenstein Memorial Award

Benton Gordon ’19
Linda Muise Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life

Jamal Holtz ’20
Rob Rouzer Award for Excellence in Student Government Leadership

Tess Vande Creek ’19
Award for Campus Contributions (Senior)

Srihari Chari ’20
Logan R. Hazen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Residential Life

Andreanna Bowers (T5)
Award for Athletic Leadership

Nicholas Foti ’19
Percy Dutton Prize

Annie Chen ’22
Award for First Year Leadership

Waliyah Johnson ’21
Eli and Mildred Sokol Prize

Samy Raudales Pineda ’22
Delno Sisson Prize

Andrew Thankson ’22
Andrew Fried Prize

William Jacob Sehnert ’19
Award for Outstanding Fraternity and Sorority Leadership

Mahima Joshi ’19
Simeon Cheatham Award

Seyvion Scott ’19
Gwen M. Greene First Generation Senior Award

Genessis Galindo ’20
Award for Campus Contributions (Junior)

Suman Kumar ’19
Presidential Award for Community Service

Julia Norwood ’20
Transfer Student Award

Shingirai Dhoro ’20
The Communal Principles Award

Student Organization and Programming Awards

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Award for Excellence in Programming

Asian-American Alliance
Award for Excellence in Creative Co-Sponsorship

ROC Players
Outstanding Student Organization Award