ESU Honors Students at 26th Annual Student Recognition Awards

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania hosted the 26th Annual Student Recognition Awards on April 26.  More than 40 students and student organizations received awards.

Eight of those students received the President’s Outstanding Service Awards. Faculty, staff and community members nominate students for this award in two categories: Student Employee Service to the University or Student Service to the Community. Students nominated for the President’s Outstanding Service Award are recognized for unique or genuinely outstanding service, or for service performed under special circumstances.

Photo-2President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D., presented plaques to the following recipients of the President’s Outstanding Service Awards: Derek Hess, a graduate student studying history from Palmyra, Pa., Efia King, a senior majoring in sociology and communication studies from Philadelphia, Pa., Jon Madrak, a senior majoring in public health from Philadelphia, Pa., Sharon Shin, a senior majoring in English from Stroudsburg, Pa., Zara Khawaja, a junior majoring in public health from Stroudsburg, Pa., Allison White, a graduate student studying instructional technology from Milford, Pa., Molly Ryan, a junior majoring in social work from Stroudsburg, Pa., and Alyssa Simeone, a sophomore majoring in biology from Mount Pocono, Pa.

ESU’s Student Senate and the Residence Hall Association have sponsored the  President’s Outstanding  Service Awards for 26 years.

A list of other awards and respective winners follows:

Student Senate

  • Most Active on Campus – Campus Activities Board
  • Rising Star – David Price, Sign Language Club, sophomore, speech-language pathology
  • Robert J. Dillman Student Leader Award – Aalih Hussein, Feminist Alliance, senior, social work, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Club of the Year – Feminist Alliance
  • Most Active in the Community – National Student Speech Hearing Language Association (NSSHLA)
  • Service/ Philanthropic Program Award – Relay for Life, Colleges Against Cancer
  • Multicultural Program Award – People Recognizing Individual Difference in Education(PRIDE) for the 6th Annual Drag Show

Feminist Alliance

  • Woman of Distinction – Aalih Hussein, senior, social work, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Male Feminist Award – Daniel Watson, sophomore, computer science, Annapolis, Md.

Orientation and New Student Programs

  • Exceptional Effort Award – Zachary Cappella, a junior majoring in computer science from Bangor, Pa. Kailah King, a senior majoring in public health from Philadelphia, Pa. Sharon Shin, a senior majoring in English from Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Orientation Leadership Award – Robert DeMarco, senior, recreation services management, Scranton, Pa., Brittany Washington, senior, speech-language pathology, Summitville, N.Y.

Multicultural Affairs

  • Most Active Multicultural Organization – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
  • Commitment to Diversity – Aalih Hussein

Greek Life

  • Greek Woman of the Year – Candice Cantore, senior, public health, Oceanside, N.Y.

    • Greek Man of the Year – Peter Gass, senior, public health, Sinking Spring, Pa.

  • Chapter of the Year – Delta Chi, Alpha Sigma Tau

Residence Life: All Star Staff for 2014-2015

    Hawthorn Suites – Jon Madrak, senior, public health, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Hemlock Suites – Lauren Terpak, junior, athletic training, Scott Township, Pa.
  • Laurel Hall – Dylan Matsago, senior, early childhood & elementary education, Tamaqua, Pa.
  • Lenape Hall – Felix Simonds, junior, criminal justice, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Linden Hall – Dainisha Colon, senior, business management, Allentown, Pa.
  • Minsi Hall – Tyler Goldstein, junior, criminal justice, Hatboro, Pa.
  • Shawnee Hall – Desiree Brown, junior, early childhood & elementary education, Tobyhanna, Pa.
  • University Ridge – Allison White, graduate student, instructional technology, Milford, Pa.

Recreation Center

  • Official of the Year: – Dylan Matsago
  • Group Fitness Instructor of the Year: – Rebecca Ballance, junior, early childhood & elementary education, Tobyhanna, Pa.
  • Personal Trainer of the Year: – Alexander Spinoccia, freshman, exercise science, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
  • Leadership Team Member of the Year: – Steve Dunbar, senior, business management, Norristown, Pa.
  • Recreation Attendant of the Year – Morgan McCarthy, senior, biology, Scranton, Pa.

Career Development

  • Outstanding Marketing Award – Brittany Hadfield, senior, art + design, Holland, Pa.
  • Career Development Award of Excellence – Katie Nork, senior, mathematics, Mountain Top, Pa.
  • Professional Development Award – Karissa Davis, senior, psychology, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • High Achiever Award – Alicia Middleton, graduate student, education administration & leadership, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Career Peer – Daniel Watson

President’s Commission for Women

  • Shirley Chisholm Award – Aalih Hussein

Center for Research and Economic Development

  • Fulbright Fellowship Award – Sarah Khan, graduate student, secondary education, Stroudsburg, Pa.

PASSHE Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award, ESU Nominee – Roberto Albano, senior, political science, Philadelphia, Pa.