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 2025, including process and award descriptions, please see the Leadership Awards Night 2025 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