Residence Life Awards
Excellence Awards Ceremony
Pursuit of Excellence (RA of the Year) Award
This award is given to a Resident Assistant who in this academic year has served the university and residential community in an exemplary manner both in and out of the RA position. The nominee should demonstrate a well-rounded approach to the position, academics and personal life, may have overcome obstacles in and out of the role, achieved significant success in the RA role, supported fellow staff members, portrayed a positive, kind, and caring approach to others and excelled in programming and community development.
The Magis Award
This award is given to a returning Resident Assistant or Learning Community Assistant who has consistently demonstrated a voluntary willingness to go above and beyond the expectations of an RA throughout the year by serving as an RA and a mentor in the spirit of the Jesuit concept of “magis.”
2022-23
The Pursuit of Excellence Award
Award Recipient
Gaby Bellido
Finalist
Jadyn Craig
Sophie Galan
JennaDuabe Abigail Nacker
Gaby Bellido
Samantha Soto
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Award Recipient
Rylee Abaya
Finalist
Kayva Radhakrishnan
Erin Tien
Rylee Abaya
Jocelyn Arroyo
Michael Guerrero
Hannah Sween
Kylie Thomas
Eric Delgado
Maria Diaz
2021-22
Pursuit of Excellence (RA of the year) Award
Award Recipient
David Binkley
Finalist
Rylee Abaya
Eric Delgado
Juanita Dillard
Selam Kahsay
Lily Kraus
Maggie Palider
Erin Tien
The Magis Award
Award Recipient
Megan Japczyk
Finalists
Hannah Cruz
Sarah Craig
2020-21
Person of Excellence (RA of the Year) Award
Award Recipient
Efrata Sasahulih
Finalists
Ava Jennings
The Magis Award
Award Recipient
Gelyn Anne Divinagraci
Finalists
Hazel Oreta
Natalie Pehl
Ad Majorem dei Glorium Award
Award Recipient
Claire Dose
2019-20
Person of Excellence (RA of the Year) Award
Award Recipient
Aliya Syed
Finalists
Firdaus Boufath
Natalie Burdsall
Jocelyn Dillard
Connor Elmore
Valeria Gomez Jimenez
Nick Harazim
Evan Means
Anita Naseri
Aly Raden
Morgan Ransom
Vincent Sarna
Lillian Spikings
Abinaya Wiggins
The Magis Award
Award Recipient
Anita Nasseri
Finalists
Conor Bergin
Claire Dosen
Megan Fries
Megan Japczyk
Maya Kelly
Taryn Kilbane
Andie Kobrick
Residence Hall Association (RHA) Achievement Award
Recipients
Claire Hosman
Andi Martino
Finalists
Andrew Bryan
Alec Loftus
Aslan Mutuwa
Jacob Palmer
2018-19
Resident Assistant of the Year
Winner:
Adam Gentry
Finalists:
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Rienna Boyd
Ally Vaughn
Dalila Ovalle
Josh Jonkman
Magis Award
Winner:
Maura O’Keefe
Finalists:
Eleanor Matern
Maura O’Keefe
Ada Goktepe
Tom Szwajnos
Matt Gallagher
Megan Frasik
Briannah Smith
Madisyn Fairchild
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Winner:
Alex Turquist
Finalists:
Alex Turquist
Megan Japczyk
Austin Runde
2017-18
Resident Assistant of the Year
Winner:
Andie Kobrick
Finalists:
Tim Boex
Meg Deitchler
Megan Frasik
Salena Ibrahim
Lance James
Annie Koehne
Nik Subaric
Erin Swartwout
Sabrina Virani
Magis Award
Winner:
Giancarlo Garcia
Finalists:
Kassandra Bernardo
Matthew Boey
Jax Farquhar
Grace Goldensoph
Dorian Manion
Eleanor Matern
Jennifer Pineda
2016-17
The Resident Assistant of the Year
Winner
Alyssa Ochwat
Finalists
Rachel Barbera
Ellen Berkowitz
Allison Bouck
Norman Frazier
Joshua Goldfarb
Maxwell Harsha
Annie Koehne
Maggie Luther
Dorian Manion
Alejandro Rios
Sam Shahed
Tetyana Sofiychuk
Martina Sullivan-Konyn
The Magis Award
Winner
Alejandro Rios
Finalists
Kassandra Bernardo
Grace Goldensoph
Malika Iyer
Dorian Manion
Dhruv Patel
Luis Rojas-Graterol
2015-16
The Learning Community Assistant of the Year
This award is given to a Learning Community Assistant (LCA) who, in this academic year, has served the University and residential community in and out of the LCA position. The nominees have lived out the values of the Learning Community (LC) theme and collaborated successfully with the faculty and administrative partners for the LC, thereby enriching the experience for LC residents.
Winner
Dorian Manion
Finalists
Gustavo Arreguín Mendoza, Allison Freed, Natalie Pine, Alfonso Vaca-Loyola, Sania Zaffar
The Resident Assistant of the Year
This award is given to a Resident Assistant (RA) who, in this academic year, has served the University and residential community in and out of the RA position. The nominees demonstrate a well‐rounded approach to the position, academics, and personal life and overcame obstacles in and out of the job.
Winner
Mike Venetos
Finalists
Michelle Callegari, Zachary Enriquez, Josh Goldfarb, Dave Hanley, Arissa Koines, Ursula Magsayo, Addison Mauck, Lauren Pagano, Alex Rios, Kierstan Thomas, Adam Williamson
The Magis Award
This award is given to a returning Resident Assistant or Learning Community Assistant who has consistently demonstrated a voluntary willingness to go above and beyond the expectations of an RA/LCA throughout the year by serving as an RA/LCA and a mentor in the spirit of the Jesuit concept of “magis.”
Winner
Dave Hanley
Finalists
Joe Fell, Maggie Marx, Addison Mauck, Sidney Reed, Tetyana Sofiychuk, Micah Zaker
2014-15
Learning Community Assistant of the Year Award Winner
Kelsey McClear
Finalists
Abigail Bigelow
Mary Kesinger
Jessica Morgan
Resident Assistant of the Year Award Winner
Mary Guest
Finalists
Brittany Abraham
Meghan Baynes
Marissa Boulanger
Shelby Doubek
Joseph Fell
Rebecca Hite
Jessica Holtzmann
Fadi Kreisheh
Alexandria Nudo
Marco Ordonez
Marc Rosenbaum
Brian Ruiz
Hallie Soulides
Magis Award Winner
Jessica Morgan
Finalists
Pooja Gogana
Jessica Holtzmann
Jen Jun
Garett Koskovich
Maggie Marx
Milap Mehta
August Meyer
Lauren Oakes
Milica Radanovic
Elizabeth Sextro
Jae Shin Jae
Amber White
2013-14
Learning Community Assistant of the Year Award Winner
Jessie Morgan
Resident Assistant of the Year Award Winner
Harmony Dotson
The Magis Award Winner
Rachel Roti
Pursuit of Excellence (RA of the Year) Award
This award is given to a Resident Assistant who in this academic year has served the university and residential community in an exemplary manner both in and out of the RA position. The nominee should demonstrate a well-rounded approach to the position, academics and personal life, may have overcome obstacles in and out of the role, achieved significant success in the RA role, supported fellow staff members, portrayed a positive, kind, and caring approach to others and excelled in programming and community development.
The Magis Award
This award is given to a returning Resident Assistant or Learning Community Assistant who has consistently demonstrated a voluntary willingness to go above and beyond the expectations of an RA throughout the year by serving as an RA and a mentor in the spirit of the Jesuit concept of “magis.”