Honors and Awards In Bearcat Excellence
Recipient List
Joseph T. Albert Prize
Awarded to the student who, having maintained good standing in scholarship during the last year, has grown in capacity, ability and performance to have a positive effect on their peers.
- Amie Holstein
Colonel Percy Willis Prize
Presented to a student who has displayed virtues of diligence, reliability, and responsibility through deeds and service to fellow students and the university.
- Mikey Alongi
- Rachel Schmitt
Frank Meyer Student Life Award
Presented to a student whose outstanding leadership and contributions have improved the quality of student life at the university.
- Shione Mochizuki
Jessie E West Award
Awarded for outstanding leadership and contributions to the student body through both positions and actions.
- Evelyn Newburne
- Nathan Brown
Duncan Robertson ‘05 Community-Builder Award
Recognizes and celebrates a Willamette senior whose hard work and community dedication may have previously been unsung. Recipients exemplify the qualities of the late Duncan Robertson ’05, which are compassion, joy, gratitude, inclusion, curiosity, and community-building across differences.
- Kelsey Nelson
Admission
Franklin D. Meyer Student Ambassador Award
Presented to a Student Ambassador from the Office of Admission who consistently provides exceptional visit experiences for prospective students and families. The recipient of this award is a team player who goes above and beyond to ensure individualized, inclusive, and welcoming visits to Willamette University.
- Maddy Kaplan
- Jack Hanscom
Campus Recreation
Outdoor Program Staff Member of the Year
Given to the student staff member who displays extraordinary passion for the outdoors through involvement and interactions with the Outdoor Program
- Aliya Schwartz
Sparks Staff Member of the Year
Given to the student staff member who displays an extraordinary commitment to enhance and improve our Sparks Recreational Facility
- Brittany Broughton
Collegian
Timothy C. Hawkins Award
Presented to one student who has made outstanding contributions in the field of journalistic photography or graphic design during the academic year..
- Maizy Goerlitz
- Melissa Baskin
George Putnam Award
Presented to one student on the Collegian staff who has given distinguished service to the paper. Candidates are those who have served more than two years as a Collegian staff member, and have made significant contributions to the publication.
- Andrea Griffin
- Noah Dantes
Charles A. Sprague Award
Presented to one student on the Collegian staff for their outstanding endeavors in writing and reporting during the academic year.
- Chrissy Ewald
- Emma Innes
Community Service Learning
Community Service Learning: Outstanding Leadership Award
Given to a student who demonstrates exceptional leadership and service to the community.
- Shione Mochizuki
Office Of Student Affairs
Cornerstone of Community
This award is for an unsung hero (individual or group) who has contributed positively to the larger campus environment by providing opportunities for social connection. This award honors the work no one may see but that students benefit from and would miss if they were gone.
- Morgan Schetter
- Mia Apodaca
- Rowan Barton
- Kaila Kalauokaaea-Kahele
Seeds of Change Award
This award is for a first year, second year, or transfer student that has led an initiative, program, or engagement around social justice. This award honors the innovation, passion, and fresh perspective brought forth by students early in their Willamette journey. They have been the seed that planted seeds, and are honored for the courage to craft something with an eye toward equity.
- CJ Lane
- Matthew Mahoney
- Chris Olivia
Interfraternity Council
Greek Man of the Year
This peer-based award recognizes a fraternity member who has made outstanding contributions to Greek life at Willamette as a whole.
- Carson Herrick
International Education
International EDGE (Exploring Difference through Global Education) Award
Celebrates those who made contributions to the international and intercultural community at home or abroad. Awardees demonstrate exceptional enthusiasm and commitment to pushing themselves to explore differences while abroad in active and open ways. This award celebrates a student who demonstrated flexibility and resilience while actively engaging in their experiences abroad either here at WU or while studying abroad.
- Clara Nithiaparan
- Ryuichi Kawasaki
- Qinyi He
Panhellenic Council
Panhellenic Member of the Year Award
Given to an outstanding member of Panhellenic, honoring their contributions to Willamette and the fraternity and sorority life community.
- Trystin Thomas
Spiritual & Religious Life
Social Justice Leadership Award
Recognizes students who have made extraordinary efforts in the area of social justice. Recipients of this award demonstrate high integrity and ethical values, and work towards full and equitable.
- Kaila Kalauokaaea-Kahele
- Vanessa Sanders
- Oakley Phoenix
Residence Life
Resident Advisor of the Year: First-Year Commons
Recognizes a resident advisor for their outstanding achievements in community development. Recognizing that community development takes many forms, these successes may include and are not limited to programming, intentional conversations, engaging residents about policies and behavior, building relationships between residents, and bulletin boards.
- Taylor Hamura
Resident Advisor of the Year: Kaneko Commons & Westside
Recognizes a resident advisor for their outstanding achievements in community development. Recognizing that community development takes many forms, these successes may include and are not limited to programming, intentional conversations, engaging residents about policies and behavior, building relationships between residents, and bulletin boards.
- Braeden Glaser
Program of the Year
Recognizes an exceptional program hosted by one or more resident advisors. The program demonstrates effort, creativity, and community impact. Community impact should be interpreted more broadly than attendance, though that might be a part of the impact.
- Kaneko Karnival - Kaneko RA’s:
- Charlotte Underhill
- Juni Deyoung
- Benjamin Weber
- Ryleigh O'Neil
- DJ Plumer
- Ty Bontrager
- Jaclyn Rojo
Resident of the Year
Recognizes an on-campus resident for positive contributions to their residential community.
- Ella Ashford
Student Engagement & Leadership
Outstanding Student Organization
Awarded to a program or event hosted by a student organization during the academic year that positively contributed to the Willamette community.
- Willamette Rugby Football Club - Niamh Sheehy
Outstanding Program or Event
Awarded to a student organization that made significant contributions to Willamette community during the academic year.
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- GRAC: Andrea Hugmeyer
- Athletics: Leslie Shevlin
- SAAC: Andrew Kibbee
- SECURE: Molly Murphy-Brown, Kelsey Wong , Shelby Sawyer
- SARAs: Sage Clemons , Amira Porter-Stauffer , Sally Wooster
- Bistro: Cassie Stoffer
- Alpha Chi Omega: Anna Corner
- Cheer: Laila Pickett