After a year of uncertainty mixed with virtual meetings and physically distanced gatherings, the Student Organization Awards were delivered to organizations and leaders across the IUPUI campus. This year, 41 awards were handed out.
The 2021 Student Organization Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and recognize individual students, advisors and programs and clubs and organizations that have made a significant impact on the social, interpersonal and professional development of their fellow Jags, as well as major contributions to IUPUI.
Assistant Dean of Students and Director Joe Hayes emphasizes that the awards recognize excellence within the IUPUI student organization community.
“This year is especially poignant because of the role our student organizations played in maintaining campus life in a virtual environment,” Hayes said. “Thousands of hours of events were hosted this year, and through those connections, student engagement and relationships grew. These relationships are what keep students involved and motivated towards thriving and finishing their college experience.”
Below is a list of all 41 winners.
Student Organization Awards
These awards were established to highlight the contributions and impact of registered student organizations at IUPUI.
Best Online Presence Award: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Campus Community Impact Award: VIDA Health Partnerships at IUPUI
Inclusivity Award: Delta Zeta
Jaguar Pride Award: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Legacy Award: Genesis Literature & Art Magazine
Most Dedicated Club Sport: Xiphos Corps
Most Improved Student Organization: Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI
Most Promising New Student Organization: Active Minds at IUPUI
Outstanding Community Service and Outreach Student Organization: Domestic Abuse Prevention Student Organization
Outstanding Multicultural Student Organization: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding Registered Student Organization: Delta Sigma Pi
Outstanding Registered Student Organization: SIGGRAPH Student Chapter at IUPUI
Student Organization Program Awards
These awards were established to highlight the contributions and impact of student organization programs on the IUPUI campus community.
Outstanding Campus Program of the Year: Jagathon Program Event, Jagathon
Outstanding Collaborative Program of the Year: Students for Black Lives Matter, Residence Hall Association
Outstanding Educational Program of the Year: PRHOTECT YOURSELF: HIV/AIDS Awareness Talk, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding Multicultural Program of the Year: PSA e-lympics, Pakistani Student Association
Outstanding Philanthropic Program of the Year: Until Today: Reclaiming Our Voices, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Student Organization Leader Awards
These awards were established to highlight the contributions of student organization leaders.
Advocacy Leadership Award: Andrea Jacobson, Domestic Abuse Prevention Student Organization
Distinguished Graduate Student Leader Award: Natalie Mendez, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Distinguished Undergraduate Student Leader Award: Julia Cilleruelo Fernandez del Moral, Undergraduate Student Government
First Year Student Involvement Award: Jenna Nicodemus, Delta Zeta
FSL New Member of the Year: Jenna Nicodemus, Delta Zeta
IFC Man of the Year: Alexander LeDonne, Phi Gamma Delta
MCGC Woman of the Year: Sachika Iwamoto, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Multicultural Student Leader Award: Katherine Shr, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
NPHC Man of the Year: Elijah Reid, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc
NPHC Woman of the Year: Khrisma McMurray
Outstanding FSL Chapter President (CPH): Abbie Koster, Delta Zeta
Outstanding FSL Chapter President (IFC): Bryan Kelly, Phi Gamma Delta
Outstanding FSL Chapter President (MCGC): Rexella Abaigar, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Outstanding FSL Chapter President (NPHC): Elijah Reid, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Panhellenic Woman of the Year: Lexi Smith, Alpha Chi Omega
Rising Star Award: Serena Srun, Vietnamese Student Association and Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Student Leadership Award: Ishita Bhedi, Regatta Steering Committee and Undergraduate Student Government.
Unsung Hero Award: Sydney Vandersteeg, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
USG Committee Member of the Year: Zach Wilson, Undergraduate Student Government
USG Legislative Author of the Year: Olivia Hazelwood, Undergraduate Student Government
USG Verbal Ambassador of the Year: Justin Carpenter, Undergraduate Student Government
Values in Action Award: Katherine Shr, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Visionary Leadership Award: Alexzander Mohr, Kelley Indianapolis Student Government
Student Organization Advisor Awards
These awards were established to highlight the importance of student organization advising by recognizing and rewarding outstanding advisors who voluntarily commit to assisting student organizations in reaching their full potential. An advisor's commitment to a student organization is usually above and beyond their job responsibilities to the university. As such, we wish to honor individuals who not only dedicate themselves, but also surpass the requirements of those student organizations they serve.
Outstanding New Advisor of the Year: Stu Macki, Ball Hall Council
To learn more about student organizations at IUPUI, visit The Spot.
