Coe College Leadership Convocation 2008
Individual Awards
Outstanding Student Officer Award
Alison Holm
Kristy Upah
Andrew Visser
Leadership Award for Campus Commitment
Kristy Upah
Katie Roger
Amy Drueck
Commuter Award for Campus Commitment
Brian White
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Mark Yuskis
Dan Lehn
Outstanding Senior Award
Stephanie Beecher
Robin Seelbach
Angela Meisterling
Jobin Abraham
Derrick Alger
Lucas Novotny
Kevin Randall
Brian McDonell
Alex Reinert
Steven Strope
Jordaya Herron
Justin Hoyt
Outstanding Philanthropic Contribution Award
Lambda Chi Alpha
Coe Friends
Mortar Board
Circle K
Multicultural Fusion
BSEO
Outstanding Staff Mentor Award
Lisa Stroschine
Outstanding First Year Student Award
Brendan George
Nancy Cruz
Diversity Faculty/Staff Advocacy Award
Dennis Barnett & Chris Seeman
Christine Wolfe
Outstanding Sophomore Award
Kelly Carlblom
Katie Paulsen
Dennis Pesek
Jared Carder
Keli Goddard
Kali Reitchek
Nick McKenzie
Richard Appleby
Andrea Schupbach
Becca Pheffing
Andy Johnson
Bailey Clark
Brandon Burton
Matei Dima
Aerial Weston
Melissa Touvelle
Kelsey Howard
Ben Strever
Diversity Student Advocacy Award
Kazutoshi Yamada
Kathryn Flores
Outstanding Community Service Award
Aliesha Logsdon
Bailey Clark
Emily Saltzman
Chris Chambless
Jeff Benninghoven
Amanda Finneseth
Gunnar Grado
Sarah Fedorowicz
Katie Mraz
Robin Seelbach
Kohawk Spirit
Ellie Schultz
Outstanding Junior Award
Megan Jack
Anya Gersib
Megan Olson
Fraternity & Sorority Awards
Highest GPA
Alpha Sigma Alpha & Phi Mu Alpha
Most Improved GPA
Lambda Chi Alpha & Alpha Omicron Pi
Highest New Member GPA
Alpha Sigma Alpha & Phi Mu Alpha
Most Service Hours
Alpha Sigma Alpha & Lambda Chi Alpha
Most Money Raised for Charity
Delta Delta Delta & Lambda Chi Alpha
*Award Winners are Printed in Bold Text*
Organizational/Group Awards
Campus Commitment by an Organization
Lambda Chi Alpha
Student Senate
Coe Environmental Club
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Student Activities Committee
KCOE
BSEO
Multicultural Fusion
CESAW
Most Creative Program: Unlimited Budget
Watermelon Fest-Lambda Chi Alpha
Big Band-Senate
Playground of Science
Drag Show
Cultural Extravaganza
Vegan Dinner
Up Til Dawn Finale
Diversity Conference
International Dinner
Orientation Week
Greek Weekend
Most Creative Program: Limited Budget
Disability Dinner
Murray Dance Off
Murray Diversity Issues
Mock Caucus-Coe Democrats
Controlled Drink-Greene Hall
Sex and Chocolate
Positive Organizational Growth Award
Lambda Chi Alpha
Educational Programming Award
Coe Fitness Organization
Collaborative Effort by an Organization
BSEO and Multicultural Fusion
Crimson and Gold Graduates
Gunnar Grado
Caitlin Dolan
Cory Faris
Susan Pelechek
Hannah Carnes
Trent Svehla
Justin Svehla
Ryan Weber
John Sherrod
Melissa Entzminger
Tressi Stigler
Suzanna Lueras
Taishima Moore
Cassie Morgan
Nancy Cruz
Crystal Robinson
Karin Carter
Emily Graves
Nicole Havran
Amber Caylor
Kali Rietcheck
Community Service Awards
American Elm
(21-24.5 hours)
Shane Blanz
James Caughren
Erica Davisson
Taylor Eagan
Chelsea Eickert
Kayla Freeborn
Colin Gisel
Brock Gladwin
Holly Kimball
Suzanna Lueras
Janet Stone
Red Maple
(25-34.5 hours)
Matthew Burch
Nancy Cruz
Sarah Cupp
Kelsey Deutmeyer
Reina Doyle
William Eskew
Jennifer Ettinger
Brendan George
Marisa Graham
Kyle Heineman
Amy Hering
Samantha Jacobo
Mary (Molly) Jorgenson
Ashley Lange
Tiffany Myers
Daniel Onorato
Logan Papesh
Angela Pederson
Crystal Robinson
Jason Sandegren
Tressi Stigler
Kevin Tholen
Daniel Whited
Ben Yablonka
Boyi Dong
Sara Happel
Shawn Hassen
Nicole Havran
Brady Hopkins
Danielle Jamison
Shuo Liu
Cassie Morgan
Adam Slagle
Giant Sequoia
Karin Carter
**109.5** hours
Blue Spruce (35+ hours)
Nick Bertelson
Holly Bouma-Johnston
National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) New Members
Annie Pauler
Ellie Schultz
Jolly Amatya
Jeffrey Benninghoven
Keli Goddard
Kali Rietcheck
Megan Jack
Nick McKenzie
Pranav Shrestha
Excalibur Outstanding Resident Awards
Armstrong-Douglas Halls: Ben Potts & Caitlin Johnson
Greene Hall: Tyler Thompson
Murray Hall: Taishima Moore
Voorhees Hall: Amanda Ball
*Award Winners are Printed in Bold Text*
Individual Awards
Outstanding Student Officer Award – Outstanding student in an executive board position within a student organization.
Leadership Award for Campus Commitment – Individual in a leadership role who demonstrates his/her commitment to
campus; someone who is respected as a role model for their leadership, regardless of whether or not they are in formal
leadership position.
Commuter Award for Campus Commitment – Commuter who demonstrated commitment to campus
Outstanding First-Year Student Award – Outstanding leader in class
Outstanding Sophomore Award – Outstanding leader in class
Outstanding Junior Award – Outstanding leader in class
Outstanding Senior Award – Outstanding leader in class
Outstanding Faculty Mentor – Faculty who promotes success in/out of classroom learning experiences.
Outstanding Staff Mentor – Staff who promotes success in/out of classroom learning experiences.
Outstanding Student Mentor – Student who promotes success in/out of classroom learning experiences.
Outstanding Philanthropic Contribution – Individual who makes an outstanding service contribution to the Coe and/or
Cedar Rapids community.
Kohawk Spirit Award – Individual who represents the ideals and values of the Coe Community through the support of
campus events.
Diversity Student Advocacy Award – Individual or organization who has made special effort to advance or promote
diversity on campus.
Diversity Faculty/Staff Advocacy Award – Individual or organization who has made special effort to advance or promote
diversity on campus.
Outstanding Community Service Award – Individual who demonstrates commitment to community service.
Organizational Awards
Campus Commitment by an Organization – Organization that demonstrates campus commitment.
Collaborative Effort by an Organization – Given when a number of organizations work together to accomplish a common
goal.
Educational Programming Award – Organization generating significant campus awareness of an issue.
Most Creative Program: Limited Budget – Organization(s) that develops and implements the most creative program for
$100.00 or under.
Most Creative Program: Unlimited Budget – Organization(s) that develops and implements the most creative program
from over $100.00.
Positive Organizational Growth – Organization that exhibits significant organizational development.
Outstanding Philanthropic Contribution – Organization that makes an outstanding service contribution to the Coe and or
the Cedar Rapids community.
Special Thanks
Thank you to the individuals who submitted nominations for the Outstanding Campus Contribution Awards. Without your
input, this special convocation would not be possible. A special thanks to Emily Saltzman, Laura Schnack, Marc Falk, Sara
Farrell, Leah Reuber, Megan Mozley, and Jeffrey Benninghoven for reviewing nominations
We are indebted to Cheryl McCullough for her commitment to the Coe College Community.
We deeply appreciate her willingness to share her time and talents as the Leadership Convocation keynote speaker.
Sincere gratitude is also offered to the following individuals for making this event a success: Dr. James Phifer, Lou Stark,
DeLane Duval, Greg Griffin, Sodexho Dining Services & Tom Wieseler, and Chelsea Cushing.