Housing and Dining Services Awards Announcements

April, 29 2024 - Housing and Dining Services excitedly shares the individuals, communities and leaders throughout our department nominated or selected as winners for this year’s awards outlined below. While all our staff and leaders are exceptional in their work and support of our residents and campus community, we want to call particular attention to these dedicated individuals’ and teams’ efforts.

Outstanding Graduating Senior Award

Recipient (Among fifteen selected students)

• Rosalie Oliver – West Hall, Resident Assistant

Extraordinary Student Award

Winner (Among eight selected students)

• Anna Langton – Smurthwaite Scholarship & Leadership House, Resident

Kyle Pelton Student Employee of the Year

Winner

• Meghan Ward – Smurthwaite Scholarship & Leadership House, Resident Assistant

Nominees (From Housing and Dining Services)

• Hannah Kipp – Derby Dining Center, Dining Student Supervisor
• Brooke Neyland – Marketing, Student Videographer
• Ethan Spindler – Kramer Dining Center, Student Leader

National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) Awards

First Year Experience: Will Kessen

• Nominees: Kara Haberichter, Ella Haight, Wyatt Karl, Becca Mitchell

Student of the Year: Katie Stevens

• Nominees: Lauryn Betts, Abdulla Mansoor, Lily Smith

Resident Assistant of the Year: Elena Heinbach

• Nominees: Ashleigh Chappel, Sam Mcquality, Rosalie Oliver, Meghan Ward, Jess Whyrick

Residential Learning Assistant of the Year: Jasmine Batres

• Nominees: Katie Chandler, Ellise Peterson, Darius Skillen

Community Assistant of the Year: Jess Davis

• Nominees: Cesar Holguin, Suzanna Jacobs, Victoria Pettay, Clara Pitkin, Amaya Torres

Advisor of the Year: Quaid Anthony

• Nominees: Christine Hitt, Alivia Holkesvig

Program of the Year: Deadnow Murder Mystery (Goodnow Hall)

• Nominees: Night out in Ford Hall (Ford Hall), KSUPD Alcohol Safety (Haymaker Hall), MaHo Madness (Marlatt & Honors House), National Coming Out Day (Social Justice Alliance), Wefald Hall-idays (Wefald Hall), Operation Religiously Neutral Bunny-Themed Spring Program (West Hall)

Outstanding Service Award: Tommy Parker

• Nominees: Isaac French, Nichola Greyling, Rishita Shetty

Diamond Powercat Award: Each community awarded one recipient.

• Anniston Fuller – Ford Hall
• Aly Van Nieuwenhuyse – Goodnow Hall
• Jared Ricke – Haymaker Hall
• Avery Linton – Honors House
• Luke Ragland – Jardine Apartments
• Travis Egan – Marlatt Hall
• Dominic Moore – Moore Hall
• Heather Crawshaw – Smurthwaite Scholarship & Leadership House
• Lara Dunkley – Wefald Hall
• Nick Thompson – West Hall

Association of Residence Hall (ARH) Awards

Community of the Year: Ford Hall

Hall Council of the Year: Ford Hall

• Nominees: Goodnow Hall, Haymaker Hall, Marlatt Hall, Smurthwaite Scholarship & Leadership House, and Wefald Hall

Hall Council Member of the Year: Anna Mannix

• Nominees: Kara Haberichter, Sarah Jensen, Jade Johnson, Ashley Miles, Aubrey Potts, Tara Redman, and Katie Stevens

Assistant Coordinator of the Year: Ruby Selvage

• Nominees: Quaid Anthony, Collin Hanson, Christine Hitt, Alivia Holkesvig, Chipo Kambarami

Full-Time Staff Member of the Year: Gerald “Jerry” Fisher

• Stef Delatorre, Bryan Hinnen, Ginger Rothfelder, Whitney Penn, Chaz Robinson, James Swartz, Victoria Thompson, Anna Welsh, Jordan Wolf

Thank you and congratulations to all the award winners/recipients and nominees for your great work and efforts this year!