Three words

Leadership. Scholarship. Service. They are the words etched on to the award that Loyola University Chicago presents every year to its most outstanding students. Those words were chosen for the President’s Medallion because they summarize all that the University represents. They speak for the success that these students have worked so hard toward at Loyola—and the promise they carry with them after.

Photos by Lukas Keapproth

Arrupe College

Niyanna Warlick

“Loyola has helped me prepare by giving me the most resources to be able to connect with people who are also doing what I want to achieve, bringing me real-life examples.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Juana Fonseca

“Loyola has not only provided me with a strong educational foundation to pursue a doctorate, but it has also intensified and widen my care for and with humanity.”

Graduate School

Hope Shannon

“History can be incredibly personal and heartbreaking, and public historians can help people navigate history's meaning in and impact on their lives and the lives of others.”

Institute of Environmental Sustainability

Kevin White

“When I think of my Jesuit education, I think of generosity and giving back to others. Loyola has given me a voice I can use for positive change.”

Institute of Pastoral Studies

Lolan Adan

“‘Everything counts.’ Consistent with cura personalis, your mind, body, heart, and spirit all need care. Everything—failures, successes, and everything in the middle—has had something to do with who I was, who I am now, and who I will be.”

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Grace Murphy

“It can be really easy to get bogged down in lab values and medications, but Loyola has ensured that I see through that and focus on exactly what a patient is: a person.”

Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health

Peter Stein

“In each of my classes, discussions invariably shift back to how, as future administrators and leaders, we must always see patients, their families, and all people as individuals—not just collections of symptoms or data points.”

Quinlan School of Business

Jennifer Mulligan

“Not only have the classes and professors given me a strong foundation in business, but also the other students I’ve worked with have given me a network I can lean on for many years.”

School of Communication

Emily Robertson

“The most valuable lesson I’ve learned from my Jesuit education is the importance of learning through experiences. When we have the chance to collaborate and put our ideas into action, only then can we be on the path to change.”

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Adrian De La Cruz

“I can’t help but be inspired to put in my best effort, not only to honor the blessing of being able to go to school but also to see in just what way God can use those efforts for His greater glory.”

School of Education

Briellen Griffin

“In fact, being at a Jesuit institution has taught me that I am here because of my love for justice, for my community, and for the work I do. Without it, education is not humane or complete.”

School of Law

Carly Helman

“Loyola has reinforced for me that learning is a lifelong pursuit, especially in a profession that values expertise.”

School of Social Work

Daniela Barrios Morello

“I have learned the importance of connecting learning, action, and reflection.”

Stritch School of Medicine

Andrea Grillini

“My education at Loyola and participation in the Physician Vocation Program have helped me to view medicine as a calling.”