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ALUMNI AWARDS HONOUR STUDENT SUCCESS
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF STUDENTS
FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENT LIFE:
The
Alumni Association
Student Leadership
Award
was presented to
Shaelyn Kavanaugh.
She
has excelled in her roles
as VP Administration and
deputy returning officer with
the University of Windsor
Students’ Alliance. She served
as a mentor to students as a
teaching assistant and through her experiences with the
Volunteer Internship Program administered by the Centre
for Career Education, and volunteer co-ordinator for
Windsor Welcome Week. In 2009, Kavanaugh was elected
to the University of Windsor Senate where she was a
constant advocate for students.
The
Alumni VISA Spirit
Award
recipient was
Vanessa
Sperduti
. She served as
executive for events with VISA
in 2009-2010, was actively
involved on campus with SOS,
University of Windsor Young
Greens, and the Social Science
Society as the Undergraduate
Representative for Political
Science and International Relations Students.
Octavian Cristescu
was presented with the
Alumni S.O.S. Volunteer
Spirit Award
. Cristescu
distinguished himself as
a dedicated and energetic
volunteer with a fantastic,
positive attitude. He was
instrumental in ensuring the
success of both Head Start
and Windsor Welcome Week 2009 when he acted as an
exceptional role model for both his fellow volunteers and
incoming first-year students. He was a responsible and
approachable mentor in the U-Crew program, a reliable
and dedicated member of the Volunteer Selection Board
and the backbone of the 2010 SOS recruitment campaign.
Vanessa Imeson
was
honoured as the 2010
recipient of the
Alumni
Drama Award Winner
.
Imeson is a talented costume
designer. According to Lionel
Walsh, director and associate
professor in the School of
Dramatic Art, “she has a very
creative mind and is able to
translate this creativity to the rendering and realisation of
her designs.”
The
Alumni Super
Sophomore Award
is given
to two second-year Lancer
athletes who best combine
athletic and academic success.
This year’s recipients were
Jaideene Lowe
from the
women’s track & field program
and
Matt McCready
of
men’s hockey. Lowe captured
a CIS gold medal in the
women’s triple jump as well as
helping her team to the overall
CIS title. McCready, a business
student, had 19 points in 28
games from the blue line.
