On Wednesday April 26, student organizations gathered in the Armstrong Pavilion to celebrate their many accomplishments and achievements throughout the academic year at the 2023 Student Engagement and Leadership Awards. The Student Life team is beyond proud of the ways all of our organizations have continued to prosper and flourish throughout the years. We would like to honor these students, organizations, and advisors once again for their hard work and dedication to involvement and leadership at Miami throughout the academic year.
Below is the list of our 54 awards and winners for the 2023 SEAL Awards:
Innovative Event of the Year
Engineers Without Borders – Innovation Day
Gerald Yearwood Diversity Programming Award
Asian American Association – Asian Cultural Festival
Unity Event of the Year
Hawks Peer Health Educators & Miami Athletics
I Step Up: Bystander Intervention: A Talk With Kyle Richard
Recurring Event of the Year
The Indian Student Association – Diwali 2022
Philanthropic/Service Event of the Year
Engineers Without Borders – Rwanda Water Pipeline Implementation Trip
Best Media
Treblemakers Acapella – Dream On Video Single
Best Poster/Flyer
Miami University Fashion & Design – Oasis Fashion Show Flyer
Best Social Media Campaign
Miami University Student Foundation – Joining the Legacy Campaign
Social Sustainability Awards
Green Gamers
Spectrum & League of Geeks – Geeks and Gays
Economic Sustainability Award
Ian Murphy – Geography and Planning Society
Environmental Sustainability Award
Lauren McCann – EcoReps
Most Improved Student Organization of the Year
Stage Left
New Organization of the Year
Cinci Smiles
CLT Member of the Year
Lily Stankevicius
CLT President of the Year
Nick Barillari
CLT of the Year
Anderson and Porter CLT
Greek Rising Leader of the Year Awards
Aidan Scott – Delta Chi
Oscar Campos Ortiz – Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
Marcus Jordan – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Giade Ensley – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Claire Ogden – Alpha Delta Pi
Student Organization Rising Leader of the Year
Mónnica Gay
Student Organization President of the Year
Preston Krzyzak – College Mentors for Kids
Dr. Richard Nault Scholarship Awards
Rylie Hildebrand – Phi Sigma Sigma
Taha Sharaf – Delta Chi
Outstanding Governing Council Awards
Deisi Kazazi – Alpha Chi Omega
Katie Ervin – Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Sevara Ubaydullaeva- Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Sam Belkowitz – Alpha Epsilon Pi
Chapter President of the Year Awards
Josh Akum – Alpha Epsilon Pi
Mackenzie Lee – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Bianca Colón – Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
Caroline Geist – Zeta Tau Alpha
Harry T. Wilks Fraternity and Sorority Mpact Award
Kappa Kappa Psi
Wilks Institute Servant Leader Award
Annabel Dechant
Wilks Institute Civic Responsibility Award
Mollie Duffy
Wilks Institute Leadership and Service Award
Yaereem Lee
Wilks Institute Socially Responsible Leader Award
Jules Jefferson
Brian Breittholz Fraternity Advisor of the Year Award
Michael Raymond – Lambda Chi Alpha
Grace Daniels Outstanding Sorority Advisor Award
Emily Wolfzorn – Alpha Omicron Pi
Jerry Miller Outstanding Fraternity Faculty/Staff Advisor Award
Dr. Timothy Cameron – Beta Theta Pi
Dr. John Clover Off-Campus Advisor of the Year
Pat Lindsay – Pi Sigma Epsilon
Graduate Advisor of the Year Awards
Reena Murphy – Redhawks Count
Lucy Treviño – Unidos
Dr. Richard Nault On-Campus Advisor of the Year
Jeffrey Wanko – Stage Left
B. Derrell Hart Most Improved Character Awards
Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Delta Delta Delta
Warren T. Nelson Award for Outstanding Service
Taha Sharaf – Delta Chi
Most Resilient Organization of the Year
Society of Women Engineers
Love & Honor Story Project
Jules Loeffler
Alexandria Coffman
Erin Little
Wes Payne
Aidan McGaughy
Cambria Beane
Grace Payne
Red Brick Rewards Awards:
American Institute of Architecture Students
Best Buddies
Chabad
Dance Theatre
Hillel
League of Geeks
Miami Chemical Society
Cru
Miami University Fashion & Design
Hawks Peer Health Educators
Phi Delta Epsilon
Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Warriors of Tomorrow
Stage Left
Vision Dance Company
Event of the Year Awards
Miami University Fashion & Design – Annual Fashion Show: Oasis
MAP – Electric Root Festival
Student Leader of the Year Awards
Nathan Ashbrook – Engineers Without Borders
Sydney Kent-Strong – EcoReps
Phillip & Martha Greek Man of the Year
John Michael Dancy – Sigma Chi
Phillip & Martha Greek Woman of the Year
Mackenzie Lee – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Andrew Herman Memorial Chapter Excellence Award
Delta Chi
Chi Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
Organization of the Year Awards
Best Buddies
College Mentors for Kids