Some of NC State’s most active student leaders were honored Tuesday night at the inaugural Student Leadership Engagement and Development (LEAD) Awards, in the Talley Student Union ballroom.
Mike Mullen, the vice chancellor and dean of academic and student affairs, addressed the crowd of more than 100 and thanked the student leaders for their work and impact on campus, in the local community and around the world.
The banquet was hosted by Student Leadership and Engagement and the LEAD Committee.
The following students, organizations and advisors received awards: Roshaunda Breeden, the Coordinator of Diversity and Student Involvement for the Poole College of Management, won the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service Advocate Award; Lauren Coombs and Christopher David won the Ronald C. Butler Visionary Leader Certificate and Erin Beasley won the Ronald C. Butler Visionary Leader Award. Deborah S. Moore Service Awards went to: Danielle Lindquist for Outstanding Student in Public Service, Feed the Pack Food Pantry for Outstanding Student Organization in Service, Juntos Next Generation Mentorship for Outstanding Service Program and Dance Marathon for Outstanding Philanthropy Event. The Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Awards went to Tiffany McLean of the College of Natural Resources Ambassador Program and Nelson Santiago of Mi Familia. WKNC won Outstanding Student Organization Online Presence. The Homecoming Committee of Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program won the Outstanding Teamwork/Collaboration by a Student Organization Award and the Outstanding Student Organization Program Award. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity won the Outstanding New Student Organization Award. The Feed the Pack Food Pantry also won the Student Organization Award of Distinction.
The final five awards of the night, the Wolfpack Leadership Challenge Awards, were modeled after James Kouzes and Barry Posner’s award-winning Book “The Leadership Challenge.” The Model the Way award went to Greater Good, a student organization founded by Erin Roberts and Morgan Green to focus on sustainable textile products and processes and the ethical treatment of textile workers. The Inspire a Shared Vision Award went to WKNC’s station manager John Kovalchik. The Challenge the Process Award went to John Turner for founding Open Hardware Makerspace working to increase student privacy. The Enable Others to Act Award went to the It’s On Us campaign to end sexual assault, lead by Carson Shepherd. The Muslim Student Association won the Encourage the Heart Award for their strength and leadership following the tragic killings of three NC State students and alumni in Chapel Hill this February.
