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The
Alumni SOS (Students
Orienting Students)
Volunteer Spirit Award
is
presented to a student who is
highly active in the program,
has achieved a high academic
standing, and has served as
a strong role model for other
volunteers. Congratulations
go to this year’s recipient, Dayna Rae Ouellette. She has
been involved with SOS since 2008 and volunteered
with Windsor Welcome Week, Head Start and Summer
Information Programs. She has mentored first-year
students as a Community Outreach team member and a
U-Crew leader.
The
Alumni VISA
(Volunteer International
Student Association)
Spirit Award
is presented
to a student who is active
in
VISA
, has achieved high
academic standing, and has
demonstrated dedication
to VISA and the University.
SOS volunteer Amrita Chawla captures the essence and
spirit of what VISA is all about by providing motivation
and encouragement to her fellow students. Chawla
demonstrated her outstanding leadership skills by assuming
a major role in organizing the Celebration of Nations.
The association’s
Dramatic
Art Alumni Scholarship
was given to Jennifer Hare.
The award, presented to a
third- or fourth-year student
in Dramatic Art, recognizes
outstanding potential in the
performing arts or in the
technical/production or
design areas. Hare provides an understated, assured model
of professional behaviour to her peers in the classroom,
the rehearsal studio onstage and off. A dedicated theatre
practitioner, Hare has a love of the field and a desire for
self-improvement.
STUDENTS SHOW THEY HAVE THE “RIGHT STUFF”
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF A NUMBER OF
ANNUAL AWARDS TO AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF STUDENTS WHOSE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED STUDENT LIFE.
The
Alumni Super Sophomore Award
is presented to
the top male and female second-year students based on
athletic and academic success. This year’s recipients both
hail from the Odette School of Business: Austin Kennedy
(Football) and Korissa Williams (Women’s Basketball).
Kennedy was named an OUA
All-Star after leading the
nation in touchdown passes
with 20 while also completing
65% of his passes for a
school record of 2,108 yards.
Kennedy is an A student and
a member of the President’s
Honour Roll.
Williams followed up her
rookie campaign with a great
sophomore season helping
her team win the CIS National
Championship for the second
straight year. One of the most
athletically gifted players in
Canada, she was one of the
top rebounding guards in the
CIS while finishing sixth in the nation in steals. Williams
represented Canada and the University of Windsor at the
FIBA World Under 19 Championships in Chile last summer.
