On May 12, the Student Council and the Awards Committee recognized more than 170 students for exemplifying the leadership, dedication and support that participation in student clubs and organizations instills.
Members of Poly’s 35 student clubs and organizations — from PolyRadio and the Society of Women Engineers to the Polytechnic Reporter and the Society for Human Resource Management — made over 200 nominations for this year’s awards.
Faculty, staff and alumni were also recognized for their contributions to the vital role student clubs and organizations play in enriching and enhancing the Poly experience.
2008 Student Activity Award Winners - Top Honors
Lifetime – Awarded to graduating seniors who have contributed to more than one organization or have performed an exceptional service to the student body/university for multiple years.
Lenin Paulino, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers / PolyRadio / Programming Advisory Board
Dianne Ramkishun, Performing Arts Club / Student Council / Alchemist Anonymous
Juan Rivas, Polytechnic Anime Society
Pawel Szostak, American Society of Civil Engineers
Platinum — Awarded to Executive Board Members who give unwavering service and support to the leadership and executive structure of the organization for more than 1 year and are active members of multiple organizations.
Sabine Blair, Society of Women Engineers / National Society of Black Engineers / Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers / Omega Phi Alpha
Anthony Carullo, Polytechnic Italian Cultural Club / Omega Phi Alpha
Justin Hullinger, American Society of Civil Engineers
Sonia Phadikar, Programming Advisory Board
Edward Roa, Programming Advisory Board / Omega Phi Alpha / Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers / Society of Business and Technology Management
Nickolai Sampson, Programming Advisory Board / National Society of Black Engineers / Student Council / Construction Management Association of America / Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers / Society of Business and Technology Management
Mikhail Sapozhnikov, Performing Arts Club
Nikolai Wolfe, Programming Advisory Board / National Society of Black Engineers / Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers / American Society of Civil Engineers / Caribbean Student Association
Special Awards
Advisor of the Year, Robert D. Griffin
Faculty of the Year, Jean Gallagher
Staff of the Year, Elton Kwok
Distinguished Alumni Award, Christine Ianuzzi
New Student of the Year (Female), Sana Altaf
New Student of the Year (Male), Verinder Rana
Service Award (Female), Sabine Blair
Service Award (Male), Lenin Paulino
Spirit Award, Jonathan Sorocki
Senior of the Year, Dianne Ramkishun