23rd Annual Student Life Achievement Awards: Virtual Ceremony on April 13
It is our honor to introduce our 2021 Student Life Achievement Awards Finalists. Congratulations!
This Year’s Finalists are:
Administrator of the Year
- Seth T. Mangasarian, M.S.C.E. – Facilities Management
- Monica M. Paneque, M.B.A. – H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Adee Shekar, M.B.A. – Office of Business Services
- Jaime Gentile – Office of Innovation and Information Technology
- Graciela M. Armayor, Pharm.D. – NSU Tampa Campus
Alumni of the Year
- Madeline Camejo, Pharm.D. – College of Pharmacy
- Catherine Samuel–Barrett, Psy.D. – College of Psychology
- Marc G. Kaprow, D.O. – Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Wilford Miranda, B.S. – Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
Athletic Team of the Year
- 2019 – 2020 NSU Men’s Basketball Team
- 2019 – 2020 NSU Women’s Golf Team
- 2019 – 2020 NSU Women’s Swimming Team
- 2019 – 2020 NSU Women’s Tennis Team
Co-Curricular Adviser of the Year
- Jose A. Rey, Pharm.D. – College of Pharmacy
- Michelle Manley, Ph.D. – Division of Student Affairs
- Michael Deneus, M.S. – NSU Orlando Campus
- Heather Baxter, J.D. – Shepard Broad College of Law
Corporate Partner of the Year
- Cleveland Clinic Florida – College of Pharmacy
- Broward Sheriff’s Office – College of Psychology
- Naples Community Hospital Healthcare System – NSU Fort Myers Campus
- Broward Health – Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing
- Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County – Shepard Broad College of Law
Executive of the Year
- Karen S. Grosby, Ed.D. – College of Psychology
- Elaine M. Wallace, D.O. – Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D. – Executive Office
- Beth Welmaker, M.S. – Facilities Management
Graduate Organization of the Year
- TBR Pediatrics Club – NSU Tampa Campus
- Spectrum LGBTQ+ and Allies Association – College of Optometry
- American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA–ASP) – College of Pharmacy
- Graduate Association of School Psychology (GrASP) – College of Psychology
- Evening Law Students Association (ELSA) – Shepard Broad College of Law
Professor of the Year
- Sumitra Mukherjee, Ph.D. – College of Computing and Engineering
- Madhavi Menon, Ph.D. – College of Psychology
- Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D. – Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
- Aarti Raja, Ph.D. – Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
- Hugh G. Rappa, M.D. – NSU Jacksonville Campus
Regional Campus Student of the Year
- Jessica Christine Adcock – NSU Fort Myers Campus
- Bradley Scott Boutcher, B.S. – NSU Jacksonville Campus
- Jacquelyn Marquez – NSU Miami Campus
- Stephanie Collado – NSU Orlando Campus
- Karen Gonzales – NSU Palm Beach Campus
- Sasha Babilonia, B.S.– NSU Puerto Rico Campus
- Kayleigh Hollywood – NSU Tampa Campus
Staff Person of the Year
- Cavell Vassell – College of Psychology
- Jessica Bermudez – Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
- Daisy de la Rosa, MILS – NSU Libraries
- Wendy Meyers – Office of Innovation and Information Technology
- Reyhan Lyles – NSU Tampa Campus
Student Government of the Year
- Undergraduate Student Government Association – Division of Student Affairs
- Palm Beach Student Government Association – NSU Palm Beach Campus
- Student Bar Association – Shepard Broad College of Law
Student of the Year
- Michelle Rodriguez – Abraham S. Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice
- Paula Veras De La Rocha – College of Computing and Engineering
- Myriam Glavash, DMD – College of Dental Medicine
- Veronia Marie Abadeer – College of Optometry
- Ashley Dabalsa, B.S. – College of Pharmacy
- Alison Datoc – College of Psychology
- Waseem Wahood, M.S. – Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
- Joshua Berko – Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Sarah Williams, B.S. – Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
- Naziba Akther – Farquhar Honors College
- Natalie Ramirez Carvallo, B.S.B.A. – H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Vijay Patel – Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
- Lauren Alexander – Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing
- Camelia Craciun – Shepard Broad College of Law
- Henry Hurowitz – NSU University School
Undergraduate Organization of the Year
- Alpha Phi Omega – Division of Student Affairs
- Black Student Union – Division of Student Affairs
- NSU Collegiate DECA – Division of Student Affairs
- NSU Sociodrama Club: Stage for Change – Division of Student Affairs
On April 13 at 6:00 p.m. EDT, join us virtually at nova.edu/campuslife/stueys to see who will be selected as this year’s award recipients!
Earlier that evening at 5:00 p.m. EDT, a few of our finalists will be interviewed on Instagram Live. You don’t want to miss this, so tune in to @NSUCampusLife!
If you are in the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, there will be a Watch Party taking place at the Flight Deck.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Cocktail attire.
*COVID-19 guidelines and policies will be strictly enforced. Masks are mandatory.