People ranging from students and staff to parents and grandparents gathered in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts concert hall last Tuesday to recognize members of the Drew community for their work in civic and student engagement.
Students, faculty and staff were nominated by members of the community to receive awards based on the outstanding work they have done to foster connection, inspire change and build bridges between campus and the wider world.
The ceremony started at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, and it honored class leaders, Gold D recipients, student community leaders involved in the Center for Civic Engagement and graduating seniors involved in club life.
The students receiving the awards have been upstanding leaders not only in their academic life but outside of class as well.
Students were recognized for their hard work on different projects like starting clubs that uplift others, creating communities and outstanding work within the workforce.
Katie Germinder (‘27) was recognized for their work with student engagement. They received the Sophomore Recognition Award for student engagement as a Sophomore in The Acorn and the Drew Environmental Action League, or DEAL.
Faculty members were also recognized for their work at Drew. Professors and staff alike received awards throughout the night in recognition of their hard work within the classroom and beyond. The coordinator of the event, Terrance Somesla-McCornell, also received an award for his dedicated work in the Student Engagement Department. Later that night, he was back on stage to hand out more awards.
This event is part of a series of awards and ceremonies that are being held. Specialized honors thesis defenses are taking place from April 18 through May 8, the College of Liberal Arts Awards was held on April 24 and the Day of Scholars Poster Session and Action Scholars Town Hall were held on May 25.
Congratulations to all of the award winners, and thank you for your leadership, your outstanding dedication to Drew and your contributions to our community throughout this past year.
Allison Cannon is a first year student who is exploring their major, but is minoring in Spanish and Law, Justice, and Society.
