Full List of Recipients (2008 -2024)

2024 Award Recipient
Emerging Leadership Award Karolyne Lajera
Emerging Leadership Award Isabella Antoinette Quiroga
Emerging Leadership Award Aastha Rajesh Mirchandani
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Bria Cooper
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Carolayne Lage
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Cassidy Chung
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Franchesca Raine Rugayan
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Maya Oliveros
Excellence in Leadership & Service Award Nathan Wong
Archbishop Oscar Romero Award - Undergraduate Rachel Chan
Archbishop Oscar Romero Award - Graduate Thao "Annie" Le
Father John P. Schlegel, S.J. Award Maria Aviles-Sandoval
Graduate Leadership Award Cameron Freeman
Graduate Leadership Award Damien Meza
Graduate Leadership Award Jean Thor Renzo Mutuc
Graduate Leadership Award Wendy Nguyen
Graduate Leadership Award Vibha Bangalore Venkataramu
Hilary Williams Ford Award Zulema Victoria
Pedro Arrupe Award Patrick Gueriba Paulo
James F. Kenney Memorial Award Kayvan Andre Zahiri
Leo T. McCarthy Public Service Award Kemelyn Hernandez-Alvarado
President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (PACSW) Gender Justice Award - Undergraduate Mariam Maniti Abouelkhir
President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (PACSW) Gender Justice Award - Graduate Eden Julia Sugay
Senior Leadership Award Fiza Aslem Shaikh
Senior Leadership Award Hadley Dixon
Senior Leadership Award Seema Shaik
Senior Leadership Award Shi Belcher
Senior Leadership Award Zachary Hunter
Priscilla A. Scotlan Award Aklile Solomon Tesfaye

Previous Recipients

Father John P. Schlegel, S.J. Award

Recognized for his work in creating an inclusive community, the Father John P. Schlegel Award is presented to an undergraduate student who has embraced the diversity and social justice objectives of the University's mission.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Maria Aviles-Sandoval
2023 Metyia Phillips
2022 Alicia Jamiliette Gomez
2021 Aditya Dixit
2021 Deja Cheyenne Marie Newton
2020 Darla Mariduena
2019 Reyna Brown
2018 Jazlynn Pastor
2017 Shaya Kara
2016 Sarah Toutant
2015 Taylor Heath
2014 Lori Pirinjian
2013 Nicholas Votaw
2012 Dominique Tan
2011 Halimah Anastasia T. Najieb-Locke
2010 Maka Akan Najin Clifford
2009 Erin-Kate Escobar

Archbishop Oscar Romero Award

Recognized for his ability to become a voice for the voiceless as the Archbishop of San Salvador, the Archbishop Oscar Romero Award is presented to an undergraduate or graduate student who strives to alleviate poverty and oppression.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Undergraduate Recipient: Rachel Chen
2024 Graduate Recipient: Thao "Annie" Le
2023 Hugo Torres
2022 Undergraduate Recipient: Eden Nobile
2022 Graduate Recipient: Iliana I. Madrigal
2021 Undergraduate Recipient: LeAnn Odorkor Glover
2021 Graduate Recipient: Vanessa Baker-Simon
2020 Jazmine Tabili
2020 Joanna Villegas Ocampo
2019 Undergraduate Recipient: Alaina Arroyo
2019 Graduate Recipient: Flavio Bravo
2018 Undergraduate Recipient: Andrea Perez
2018 Graduate Recipient: Tyree Robinson
2017 Undergraduate Recipient: Calina Lawrence
2017 Graduate Recipient: Daniela Vargas
2016 Mary Cruz
2015 Esmeralda Garcia
2015 Eva Long
2014 Aundraya Martinez
2013 Leonard Rubio
2012 Cassandra Sutherland
2011 Caroline Elizabeth Fruth
2010 Elizabeth Quintero Osuna
2009 Erika Carlsen
2008 Breanne Harris
2008 Andrea Wise

Priscilla A. Scotlan Award

Recognized for her unselfish dedication and service to the University of San Francisco, the Priscilla A. Scotlan Award is presented to an undergraduate student who has been a role model for the University community.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Aklile Solomon Tesfaye
2023 Natasha Reddy
2022 Alaa Alazzeh
2021 John Iosefo
2020 Corey Michael Kowalczyke
2019 Paul Cook
2018 Kalmia Beets
2017 Pearci Bastiany
2016 Dylan Moore
2015 Melyssa Perla
2014 Christian Flores
2013 Joseph Estalilla
2012 Susanne Umbenhower
2011 Elizabeth R. Guerra
2010 Hannah Dioselina Mora
2009 Felipe Dizon

Senior Leadership Award

This award will be given to a maximum of three graduating seniors who have consistently worked and succeeded in enriching and impacting student life and are committed to the values of Student Life throughout their career at USF.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Fiza Aslem Shaikh, Hadley Dixon, Seema Shaik, Shi Belcher, Zachary Hunter
2023 Dj Singleton, Ethan Lee-Bellows, Kalii Caldwell, Sunshine Joyce A. Batasin, Zac Clark
2022 Berkelee Jimenez, Tanya Sanjay, Sly Bayani Pellas, Arnoldo Valdivieso Martinez, Anna Veronica Bourke, Lovepreet K. Dhinsa
2021 Madison Quines Badua, Reanne Lacosta, Ria Angelica Laxa, Camreon Trenette Lyons, Natalia Rivas, CJ Wechsler
2020 Collette E. Golden, Kiran Kaur Saroya, Mackenzie Miller, Madeline Starkenburg, Nico Oshiro, Tiana Valerio
2019 Kacie LaGuire, Gabriel Greschler, Michael Bounds, Katia Jauregui
2018 Kyle Bates, Nicole-Jocelyn Sanchez
2017 Hannah Cole-Leathers, Anaelia Ovalle, Miriam Uribe
2016 Eric Dong, Jacqline Murillo, Uma Joshi
2015 Jaemie Abad, Madeline Meininger, Sacha Rosemond
2014 Aundraya Martinez, Hector Martinez, Sascha Rosemond, Jose Gil, Hector Martinez, Ben Mayer
2013 Lauryn Gregorio, Hector Martinez, Madeline Meininger, Marianne Meyer, Amanda Mitchell, Jose Gil, Victor Valle
2012 Caroline Christ, Sheila Connelly, Neema Jyothiprakash
2011 Kelly Cook, Carmen Fernandez, Lauren A. Lasorda, Brandon Oldham, Clare Pidot, Evan Vaughan, Raymond P.R. Quirolgico, Jo Ann Etorma, Felipe Dizon, Danielle Duran, Tiffany Wong
2010 Susan J. Gilbert-Miller, Erika Snider, Juliet Schiller, Susan J. Gilbert-Miller, Evan Vaughan, Tam Nguyen, Juliette Rafael, Aida Fernanda Martinez, Halimah Najieb-Locke, Kelsey Jeanskaife Ransick, Evan Vaughan

Excellence in Leadership & Service Award

Selection for the Excellence in Leadership and Service Awards will be based upon academic achievement and overall leadership and service within the University of San Francisco community demonstrating work in the following areas:

  • Ethic of Care: promotion of physical and mental wellness by implementing fitness or wellness opportunities and creating efforts in the coordination of a single event or ongoing activity that directly relates to a topic of personal responsibility, community expectations, or social responsibility.
  • Social Justice: commitment to justice on campus or in the larger community by promoting a culture of respect, access, and inclusion that embraces differences and engages with partners or communities off-campus to promote justice.
  • Social Change: demonstrates a commitment to positive social change by raising awareness on campus through programming, events, or a specific student organization.
  • Community Development: demonstrates a focus on the effort to create an improved sense of community at the University by promoting the ideals of community, service, academics, social justice, multiculturalism, and diversity that make them an asset to the entire University community.
Year Award Recipient
2024 Bria Cooper, Carolayne Lage, Cassidy Chung, Franchesca Raine Rugayan, Maya Oliveros, Nathan Wong
2023 Kabeer Thakur, Fiza Aslem Shaikh, Imani Im, Sophia Nadine Tabucao, Nitz-fa Dimanche, Rachel Chan
2022 Shi Belcher, Shennel Henries, Eshita Raju Kalidindi, Sunshine Joyce A. Batasin, Yliza Kimozave Ortiz, Georgina Santillan Gomez
2021 Sky Berry-Weiss, Lovepreet Dhinsa, Tanya Sanjay, Jada Commodore, Diammyra Cruz, Metyia Phillips
2020 Hector Bustos, Jared T. Ross, Logan J. Ulrich, MJ Abrams, Sonja Angst, Tanya Sanjay
2019 Kai Hennings, Sonja Angst, Enyolli Martinez
2018 Jamie Andan, Crystal Jarquin, Abeygail Panganiban
2017 Kalmia Beets, Kiana Martinez, Jazlynn Pastor
2016 Sonia Hurtado-Ureño, Shaya Kara, Jazlynn Pastor
2015 Amanda Geraldo, Sonia Hurtado-Ureño, Dylan Moore
2014 Jose Gil, Hector Martinez, Sascha Rosemond, Lauryn Gregorio, Lauren A. Lasorda, Brandon Oldham, Clare Pidot, Evan Vaughan, Samantha Siquig
2013 Clark Campagna, Andrea Wise, Brittany M. Coker, Amy Whittaker, Wilita Dennis-Park Sanguma
2012 Hector Martinez, Kristin Nagy, Celina Stotler
2011 Caroline Christ, Adrienne Angel, Arash Bayatmakou, Pamela Dang, Anthony Kim, Aneita Panton-Seigel, Angelico Virginia Guiao
2010 Andrew Smith, Freddy Gutierrez

Hilary Williams Ford Award

Recognized for her contributions and commitment to her field and the University of San Francisco, the Hilary Williams Ford Award is presented to a graduating graduate student who values social responsibility by applying gained knowledge to their field of study.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Zulema Victoria
2023 Fraylanie Adan Aglipay
2022 Jennifer Bautista
2021 Ana Karen Barragán Fernández
2020 Ángel-Max Guerrero
2019 Liz Lopez
2018 Sudha Krishnan
2017 Meron Semedar
2016 Nina Torres
2015 Elsie Guerrero
2014 Gursimran "Simma" Khahera
2013 Raminderjit Gill
2012 Jamie Evans
2011 Sean James O'Day Judge
2010 Raymond P.R. Quirolgico
2009 Jo Ann Etorma

Graduate Student Leadership Award

This award will be given on behalf of the Graduate Student Senate to a maximum of five graduating graduate students who have consistently worked and succeeded in enriching and impacting student life and the values of Student Life throughout their career at USF.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Cameron Freeman, Damien Meza, Jean Thor Renzo Mutuc, Vibha Bangalore Venkataramu, Wendy Nguyen
2023 Adeline Gabrielle Diaz, Marcos Lazzetti, Brianna Pascua, Anna Viñolas, Valeria Ramírez
2022 Moritz Fath, Dulce O. Martinez Luna, Christine Kate Hermosura, Deirdre Martinez, Paolo Lanegan Bicchieri
2021 Tanu, Manny Cifuentes-Machado, Brian Anthony Davis, Jessica Forino, Kristen Mirhan
2020 Ann Le, Jessica Esperanza Alva, Lorena Honorato Moreira, Mayra Hernandez, Yinghung N. Chiang
2019 Catherine Abalos, Tseten "Tenny" Yangdron, Christopher Bernal, Mitch Gurick, Madhuri Mannava
2018 Jordyn Aquino, Monica Paez, Shun Savory, Danesha Shelton, Racheal Yates
2017 Frankee S. Carlson, Dylan Harper, Farzia Kaufman, Eric Lavi, Akshat Patni
2016 Sally Hirsch, Rebecca McDowell, Megan Sykes, Tina Tan, Sara Thorsen
2015 Jonathan Hellam, Matthew Ivey, Julio Oyola, Alexis Stanley, Kalmia Beets, Cathrin Jacob, Ben Mayer
2014 Melissa Lewis, Marisela Esparza, Alanna De Salvo, Ruth Welland
2013 Caitlin Hurley, Jaclyn Sakura Knitter, Lindsey Mau
2012 Sofia Andrade, Anthony Kim, Aneita Panton-Seigel
2011 Angelico Virginia Guiao, Caroline Christ
2010 Andrew Smith, Freddy Gutierrez

Leo T. McCarthy Public Service Award

This award is presented to the graduating senior who, during their career at USF, worked to promote social justice through public service to create a more humane and just world. The award was established in honor of Leo T. McCarthy, recognized for his work for San Francisco and the State of California as a County Supervisor, Speaker of the Assembly, and as a three-term Lieutenant Governor who dedicated himself to those marginalized by the political process, particularly the poor, the elderly, and farm workers.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Kemelyn Hernandez-Alvarado
2023 Metyia Phillips, Ethan Lee-Bellows
2022 Aniah Francis
2021 Zoe Baker
2020 Madeline Campbell, Catherine Murphy, Jazmine Tabili
2019 Reyna Brown, Crystal Vega, Nichole Martinez
2018 Grace Berg, Sofia Andrade
2017 Nichole Martinez, Jason Gant
2016 Dylan Moore, Katherine Pantangco
2015 Alex Binsfeld-Debus, Nico Cabanayan, Nolizwe Nondabula

President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (PACSW) Gender Justice Award

This award may be granted to USF students who have demonstrated ongoing and creative commitment to the promotion of gender justice.

Year Award Recipient
2024 Graduate Recipient: Eden Julia Sugay
2024 Undergraduate Recipient: Stephen Gould
2023 Graduate Recipient: Maria Autrey Noriega
2023 Undergraduate Recipient: Stephen Gould
2022 Undergraduate Recipient: Sarah Amarragy
2022 Graduate Recipient: Anna Tait
2021 Undergraduate Recipient: CJ Wechsler
2021 Graduate Recipient: Chanel Antoinette Ortiz
2020 Undergraduate Recipient: Emily Garcia
2020 Graduate Recipient: Juno Chambers
2019 Undergraduate Recipient: Sage Hapke
2019 Graduate Recipient: Joanna Villegas
2018 Undergraduate Recipient: Jaime dos Santos
2018 Graduate Recipient: Nina Crump
2017 Undergraduate Recipient: Grace Berg
2017 Graduate Recipient: Kristen Koito Minami
2016 Undergraduate Recipient: Nichole Martinez
2016 Graduate Recipient: Jason Gant
2015 Undergraduate Recipients: Alex Binsfeld-Debus & Nico Cabanayan
2015 Graduate Recipient: Nolizwe Nondabula

Campus Partners Awards

James F. Kenney Memorial Award

This award recognizes Jim Kenney, a student at USF in the 1950s who was born with a severe physical disability and whose joy of life and daily courage, in spite of this disability, won him the admiration and respect of all who knew him. The James F. Kenney Memorial Award is presented to an undergraduate student who has overcome difficult circumstances in their lives with grace, courage, and strength and inspires others by his or her example.

Year Award Recipient
2023 Fiza Aslem Shaikh
2022 Marisol Malia Castro, Mohammad Zubair Osmani
2021 Dena Eslambolchizadeh, Queeny Fong
2020 Katie Taves, Marisol Malia Castro
2019 Kyleigh Locke, Kristin Shaw, Fitz Fitzgerald
2018 Grace Berg, Samantha Destura, Aisha Mohammed
2017 Vivian Talamantes, Romeo Guerrero
2016 Alfonso Garcia, Delaney Harmsen
2015 Alexis Stanley
2014 Melissa Lewis, Marisela Esparza, Alanna De Salvo, Ruth Welland
2013 Audrey Rhodes, Caitlin Hurley, Jaclyn Sakura Knitter, Lindsey Mau
2012 Anthony Kim, Sofia Andrade, Aneita Panton-Seigel
2011 Angelico Virginia Guiao, Caroline Christ
2010 Andrew Smith, Freddy Gutierrez