{"id":9551,"date":"2014-05-02T09:56:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T13:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2014-05-02T09:56:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T13:56:25","slug":"more-than-three-dozen-esu-students-honored-at-awards-ceremony-on-sunday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/more-than-three-dozen-esu-students-honored-at-awards-ceremony-on-sunday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than Three Dozen ESU Students Honored at Awards Ceremony on Sunday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania students received the President\u2019s Outstanding Service Award during a ceremony for student service to the community or for their exceptional work as university student employees. Pictured from left to right are: Timothy Gasiewski, a senior from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in media communication and technology; ESU President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D.; Yvonne Gonzales, a junior from Philadelphia, Pa., majoring in psychology; and Danielle Tretola, a senior from Bloomfield, N.J., majoring in communication studies. Not pictured but also winning the award were Jessyca Ligh, a senior from Bethlehem, Pa., majoring in English; Jessica Rudolph, a graduate student from Dover, Del., pursuing a master\u2019s in speech-language pathology; and Adam DeMetros, a graduate student from Vestal, N.Y., pursuing a master\u2019s degree in leadership and management.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania students and student organizations received awards during a ceremony in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, April 27. Six of those students were recognized for their service to the community and\/or for their student employee service to the university.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty, staff and community members nominate students for the President&#8217;s Certificate of Recognition in two categories: Student Employee Service to the University or Student Service to the Community. Students nominated for a President&#8217;s Outstanding Service Award are recognized for unique or genuinely outstanding service, or for service performed under special circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>ESU\u2019s Student Senate and the Residence Hall Association have sponsored the Student Recognition Awards for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>ESU President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D., presented plaques to the following recipients of the President\u2019s Outstanding Service Awards: Yvonne Gonzales, a junior from Philadelphia, Pa., majoring in psychology; Jessyca Ligh, a senior from Bethlehem, Pa., majoring in English; Timothy Gasiewski, a senior from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in media communication and technology; Danielle Tretola, a senior from Bloomfield, N.J., majoring in communication studies; Jessica Rudolph, a graduate student from Dover, Del., pursuing a master\u2019s in speech-language pathology; and Adam DeMetros, a graduate student from Vestal, N.Y., pursuing a master\u2019s degree in leadership and management.<\/p>\n<p>A list of other awards and respective winners follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Community Service\/Philanthropic: Best Buddies for the Buddy Walk<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Most Active in The Community: Kappa Delta Rho<\/li>\n<li>Orientation and New Student Programs Outstanding Contributions to Programming:\u00a0Tyler Dillon, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation and New Student Programs\u00a0Outstanding Connections with New Students: Ryan Rojas, Great Meadows, N.J.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation and New Student Programs Outstanding Senior Leadership: Stacy-Jo Palek, Shenandoah, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Recreation Center Official of the Year: Paul D\u2019Imperio, Palmer, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Recreation Center\u00a0Trainer of the Year:\u00a0Tracee Benton, Emmaus, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Recreation Center Instructor of the Year: Morgan McCarthy, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Recreation Center Recreation Attendant of the Year: Genevieve Adair, Long Pond, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Recreation Center\u00a0Leader of the Year: Kayla De Padua, Milford, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star Hawthorn Suites: Catherine Gamez, Walnutport, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Hemlock Suites: Mariah Ward, Williamstown, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Laurel Hall: Katherine Fretz, Jim Thorpe, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Lenape Hall:\u00a0Melissa Hauss, Langhorne, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Linden Hall: Emily Selby, Endwell, N.Y.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Minsi Hall: Hannah Wisler, Perkasie, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star\u00a0Shawnee Hall: Danielle Tretola, Bloomfield, N.J.<\/li>\n<li>RA All-Star University Apartments:\u00a0Staci-Jo Palek, Shenandoah, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Male Feminist Student Award:\u00a0Reed Milliard, Jim Thorpe, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Female Feminist Student Award: Molly Carson, East Stroudsburg, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Multicultural Program: People Respecting Individual Diversity In Education \u2022 Drag Show<\/li>\n<li>Office of Multicultural Affairs \u2013 Commitment to Diversity: Abdelis Vega, Ranshaw, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Office of Multicultural Affairs \u2013 Most Active Multicultural Organization: Kappa Alpha Psi<\/li>\n<li>L.E.A.D. Emerging Leader Award: Juania Velasquez, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>National Society of Leadership &amp; Success Outstanding Leader Award: Michelle Passero, Midland Park, N.J.<\/li>\n<li>National Society of Leadership &amp; Success Outstanding Leader Award: Alyssa Simeone, Mount Pocono, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Greek Man of the Year: Robert Rinehart (Delta Chi), Gilbert, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Greek Woman of the Year: Abdelis Vega (Chi Upsilon Sigma), Ranshaw, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Warrior Cup \u2013 Sorority Chapter of the Year: Lambda Iota<\/li>\n<li>Warrior Cup \u2013 Fraternity Chapter of the Year:\u00a0Kappa Alpha Psi<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Most Active on Campus: African-American Student Alliance<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Rising Star Award: Sarah Khan (Feminist Alliance), Stroudsburg, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Robert Dillman Outstanding Leader Award: Yvonne Gonzales (Active Minds), Philadelphia, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Student Organization Award for Club of the Year: Sign Language Club<\/li>\n<li>PASSHE Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence \u2013 East Stroudsburg University Nominee: Alek Liskov, East Stroudsburg, Pa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Than Three Dozen ESU Students Honored at Awards Ceremony on Sunday Night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22,42,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facebook","category-news-release","category-slider"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9551"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9556,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551\/revisions\/9556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}