Leadership Awards Night Celebration
Each April, the University community gathers for a night of celebration, honoring the achievements of students, faculty, staff and student organizations during the academic year.
For information about Leadership Awards Night 2024, including process and award descriptions, please see the Leadership Awards Night 2024 Guidebook.
Please send questions to spartanleadership@ut.edu.
2024 Recipients
Registered Student Organizations
Most Improved Organization of the Year
- Student Physical and Occupational Therapy Society (SPOTS)
Outstanding Organization of the Year
- Environmental Protection Coalition
Outstanding Organization of the Year
- Safe and Sexy Spartans
Outstanding Innovation Award
- WUTT: Spartan Radio
Outstanding New Organization of the Year
- Tampa Track Club
Outstanding Commitment to Diversity
- International Student Association
Tom Fitzgerald Most Spirited Organization of the Year
- Morgan's Message
Faculty and Staff
J. Richard Piper Outstanding Advisor of the Year
- Kristen Foltz, Student Government
Unsung Hero (10)
- Sharon Austin
- Carol Botwinski
- Brianna Donaldson
- Kelsey Guinasso
- Caitlyn Hurley
- Gabriella Jennings
- Carson Mitchell
- Emilie Morris
- Edward Pompeian
- Emily Vigdorth
Joyce Keller Faculty/Staff Volunteer of the Year
- Kylie Gross
Service
Volunteer Organization of the Year
- PEACE Volunteer Center
Student Volunteer of the Year
- Isabella Gomes
Active Citizen Award
- Carly Barbier
Individual Student
Student Employee of the Year
- Gonzalo Gupte
Ruday: First Year of Involvement
- Abby Dalrymple
- Aimee Kanaskie
- Allison Morelo
Ruday: Second Year of Involvement
- Kirsten Banks
- Diego Cordova
- Ryleigh Wenker
Ruday: Third Year of Involvement
- William Anderson IV
- Kiley Petracek
- Kimberly Souza
Ruday: Servant Leader
- Caitlin Doris
- Shayla Estelle
- Phoebe Hayes
- Danielle Wicker
Ruday: Unsung Hero
- Sarah Beattie
- Gregory Davis
- Elizabeth Garcia
- Ashley Hancock
- Andrew Repak
- Kristina Ropiecki
Bob Ruday Spartan Award
- Carly Barbier
- Joshua Bridgers
- Makensey Caroon
- Sean Curran
- Cassandra Disharoon
- Alexandra Larson
- Ruby Lefort-Rivas
- Laci Norris
- Emily Pesquera
- Cassidy Wilson
Ruday: Student Leader of the Month (7)
- September: Maddie Hart
- October: James Fowler
- November: Bianca Flores
- December/January: Ava Shore
- February: Andrew Repak
- March: Lucia Sacerdoti
- April: Eliana Palmer
Excellence in Civic Engagement Award
- Kellen Hoke
Leadership and Academic Achievement
- Jaclyn Anderson
- William Anderson
- Kirsten Banks
- Carly Barbier
- Ryan Barry
- Natasha Berman
- Brianna Bogad
- Joshua Bridgers
- Makensey Caroon
- Cassandra Disharoon
- Allyson Endsley
- Elizabeth Garcia
- Valeria Garcia
- Kyle Gianni
- Isabella Gomes
- Gonzalo Gupte
- Michaela Halbach
- Ashley Hancock
- Ashtyn Harris
- Mary Hart
- Phoebe Hayes
- Emily Hazelton
- Chloe Kaczmarski
- Aimee Kanaskie
- Connor Ko
- Lukasz Korbich
- Alexandra Larson
- Hope Lelekacs
- Amanda Lewandowski
- Megan Malone
- Morgan McDaniel
- Hannah Mears
- Karolyn Merch
- Allison Meyer
- Matthew Minikel
- Eileen Nestor
- My Nguyen
- Caitlin Nolan
- Laci Norris
- Johanna Patino-Murillo
- Jovanna Patino-Murillo
- Emily Pesquera
- Amber Peterson
- Rebecca Presley
- Kenneth Ramsey
- Hayden Randolph
- Samantha Relkin
- Caitlin Richardson
- Jennifer Root
- Brigette Rosenberg
- James Siviglia
- Kimberly Souza
- Jade Takvorian
- Amanda Vrabel
- Nicholas Williams
- Cassidy Wilson
- Gabriella Young
Leadership Minor (multiple)
- Jaclyn Anderson
- William Anderson
- Devin Baer
- Alexandra Baker
- Jason Brown
- Kobe Brown
- Alexandria Carson
- Jordan Chastenet
- Adam Cieslik
- Amaya Colon
- Moorea Fusco
- Valeria Garcia
- Eleni Garuffi
- Charlotte Grady
- Abby Gurevitch
- Jason Hines
- Aaliyah Holden
- Melina Kotanides
- Hannah Kruzka
- Matthew Linden
- Nicholas Marchetti
- Camden Miller
- Avianna Moses
- Skylar Muller
- Ethan Nicholls
- Caitlin Nolan
- Victoria Pacanowski
- Brittany Reed
- Matthew Scalone
- Chloe Schonert
- Melanie Varon Golden
External
FSL
Center for Teaching and Learning
- Ashley Wagge
Career Services
- Preston Bowers
OURI
- Jillian Arzoumanian
Sustainability
- Faculty/Staff: Dr. Heather Mason
- Organization: SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition)
- Student: Angela Jimenez
First-Year Studies
- Fall 2023: Sophia Colangelo
- Spring 2024: Nicholas Moore
Residence Life
- RA of the Year: Darri Stuber
- Lead RA of the Year: Miranda Rider
DEI
- Amy Murrilo-Rios
- Tess Aguilar
- Valeria Garcia
- Chad Mendez
IPO
- Heather Goldman
Wellness
- Outstanding Dedication: Abigail Wilson
- Outstanding Research: Emma DiPietro
- Outstanding Promotion: Alex Kulczycki