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Student Employment Awards

Excellence Awards Ceremony - Student Employment Awards

 

Loyola’s student employment awards recognize outstanding student employees from on-campus, work-study, and the community work-study programs.


Student Employee of the Year

2024-2025

Arrupe Person for Others Award  
  • Award Recipient: Noosrath Kahbeer  
Cura ApostolicaAward 
  • Award Recipient: Blairlanee Bowden
Ignatian Spirit or Student Employment Team of the Year Award 
  • Award Recipients: Matthew Edejer and Victoria Nolte
Core Element Award 
  • Award Recipients: Matthew Edejer, Giulianna Larson and Drew Patterson
Student Employee of the Year 
  • Giulianna Larson
Student Employee Supervisor of the Year
  • Annie Keller, Callie Powers, and Willie Andrew Gore

 

2023-2024

Arrupe Person for Others Award  
  • Award Recipient: Amara Grajewski 
  • Finalists: Lilliana Dittrich, Rhea "V" Viswanathan 
CuraApostolicaAward 
  • Award Recipient: Trang Nguyen 
  • Finalists: Nathan Van Kampen, Isabella Reyes 
Ignatian Spirit or Student Employment Team of the Year Award 
  • Award Recipients: Student Ambassadors within the Study Abroad Office 
  • Finalists: Career Peers within Career Services, Department of Programming within the Center of Student Engagement 
Core Element Award 
  • Award Recipients: Viktoria Barber, IdiakeIrumundomon, Talissa Key 
Student Employee of the Year 
  • Viktoria Barber 

 

2022-23

The Arrupe Person for Others Award
Award Recipient
  • Jacob Pursell
Finalists
  • Juan Martinez 
  • Amani Pittman 
  • Jacob Pursell 
The Curis Apostalica Award
Award Recipient
  • Cassidy Jenkins
Finalists
  • Destiny Evans 
  • Cassidy Jenkins 
  • Ty List
The Ignatian Spirit Award
Award Recipient
  • Center for Student Engagement Front Desk Team  
  • Anna Bokus
  • Maeve Donovan 
  • Lauren Frye 
  • Angelica Luszcz 
  • Samantha Martinez 
  • Luke Mathews
Finalists
  • Achieving College ExcellencePeer Mentor Team 
  • Center for Student Engagement Front Desk Team  
Student Employee of the Year
  • CeliaFratianne
Core Element Recognition
  • Brice Will (Tutoring Center)
  • Celia Fratianne (Conference Services and LUMA)
  • Giulianna Larson (Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America)
  • Juan Martinez (Digital Media Services)

2021-22

The Arrupe Person for Others Award

This award goes to a student employee who clearly serves other people with a passion, and is also known as the “Person for Others Award.”

Award Recipient
  • Meenakshi Dhamija
Finalists
  • Makenzie Creden 
  • Japani Doan 

The Curis Apostalica Award

This award recognizes a student employee who strives in their efforts toward our Jesuit values and education, also known as the “Person for the Institution Award.”

Award Recipient
  • Rebecca Skedros
Finalists
  • Katrina Mayo 
  • Sohaib Mizra

The Ignatian Spirit Award

This award celebrates the successful collaboration and accomplishments of a student employment team, also known as the “Outstanding Team Award.”

Award Recipient Team
Career Services Student Staff:
  • Amanda Berry 
  • Danny Blough 
  • Dominique Dungca
  • Brooklyn Guntermann
  • Elyse Hall 
  • Delaney Hayes 
  • Aishat Iyiola 
  • Angelina Jackson 
Finalists:

Training and Professional Development Committee, Tutoring Center


Special Recognition for Service

Core Element: Recognition given to a student team and manger/s for their service and integral contribution to the Loyola University Chicago Community.

Award Recipients 
  • Taylor Hartman
  • Alec Loftus
  • Courtney Ramsey
  • Nicholas Zellner

 


Student Employee of the Year
  • Courtney Ramsey

2020-21

Arrupe Person for Others Award
Winner
  • Jessica Azevedo (Stritch School of Medicine)
The Curis Apostalica Award
Winner
  • Karis Blaker (Project: Vision Inc)
The Ignatian Spirit Award
Winners
Digital Media Services Advisors:
  • Phillip Arrington IV
  • Jessica Deering
  • Joseph Ditterline
  • Samantha Frey
  • Doreen Khan
  • Emily Litowchak
  • Jose Mesones
  • Harsh Patel
  • Lauren Powers
  • Courtney Rhomberg
  • Grace Ruark
  • Ryne Storey
  • Zughey Flores
  • Valentine Geze
  • Jahnika Gonzalez
  • Silvia Gonzalez
  • Xavier Oberhelman
  • Amadeusz Rydzy
  • Aye San
Core Element
  • Ayishat Mag Adeniran (New Student Programs/Special Populations)
  • Tai Judd (College of Arts and Science)
  • Riley Kelly (Office of Civic Engagement)
  • Kellie Steele (Department of Public Health)
  • Sophie Tangel (University Marketing and Communications)
Student Employee of the Year
  • Kellie Steele (Department of Public Health Scienc) 

2019-20

Arrupe Person for Others Award
Winners
  • Veronica Chevalier (Campus Recreation)
  • Fellisters Nyiramugisha (Living Works)
Finalists
  • Siqian (Mavis) Meng
  • Muna Hassan Omar Haji
The Curis Apostalica Award
Winners
  • Bryan Thacker (Department of Law Advancement)
  • Kira Hinz (Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Finalists
  • Angelo Kervakis
  • Farhan Tai
The Ignatian Spirit Award
Winners
  • Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Fellow Team
  • Career Development Center Peer Team
Core Element
  • Services for Students with Disabilities
  • Undergraduate Admissions Office
Service Gem
  • Taylor Perez (Lewis Library)
  • Jontae Thomas (Office of Student Services at Arrupe College)
  • Bianca Villalobos (Office of Student Services at Arrupe College)

2018-19

Arrupe, Person for Others Award Winners:
  • Angelika Kroczak 
  • Kimberly Truong
Curis Apostolica, or Person for the Institution, Award Winners:
  • Kyle Baker
  • Janelle Martin
Ignatian Spirit or Student Employment Team of the Year Award Winners:
  • StudentAccessibilityCenterAccess Team
  • Students Together Are Reaching Success ("STARSProgram)
Service Gem recognition Award Winners:
  • Daria Derda
  • Zaynah Farooq
  • Flavia Festa
  • Lauren Goodell
  • Mitchell Heacock
  • David Lescano
  • Kiersten Maurer
Core Element Award:
Winner:
  • Kiana King
Finalists:
  • Kiana King
  • Janelle Martin
  • Patrick Oster
  • Julie Troszczynska

2017-18

Arrupe, Person for Others Award Winners:
  • Jacob Kreiner 
  • Oceana Chavez
Curis Apostolica, or Person for the Institution, Award Winners:
  • Victoria Nguyen
  • Diana Greis
Ignatian Spirit or Student Employment Team of the Year Award Winners:
  • Residence Life, Desk Managers
  • Quinlan Student Ambassadors
Service Gem recognition Award Winner:
  • Alex Crump
Core Element Award:
Winner:
  • Daniel Benson
Finalists:
  • Russell Cain
  • Tabita Cusniriuc
  • Diana Greis
  • Brittany Medina

 

2015-16

The Arrupe Person for Others Award

This award goes to a student employee who clearly serves other people with a passion, and is also known as the “Person for Others Award.”

Winners
  • Sydney Hammuck (Center for Experiential Learning)
  • Madeline Stonis (Ignatian Spirituality Project)
Finalist
  • Rabiya Eshete

The Curis Apostalica Award

This award recognizes a student employee who strives in their efforts toward our Jesuit values and education, also known as the “Person for the Institution Award.”

Winners
  • Matthew Anderson (McGaw YMCA)
  • Mervin Dino (School of Education: Target New Transitions)
Finalist
  • Shenile Barranco

The Ignatian Spirit Award

This award celebrates the successful collaboration and accomplishments of a student employment team, also known as the “Outstanding Team Award.”

Winners
  • Damen Student Center Student Staff Team
  • Research Student Assistant Team (Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine, Department of Surgery)
Finalist
  • Military Veteran Student Services Team

2014-15

The Aruppe Award Winners
  • Jacqueline (Jax) Mendez
  • Ewuramma Taylor
The Curis Apostolica Award Winners
  • Kathleen Dillon
  • Tia Valentine
The Ignatian Spirit Team of the Year Award Winners
  • ePortfolio Team
  • The TNT Team
 

2013-14

The Arrupe Award Winners
  • Anna Galas
  • Jeremiah Martin
The Curis Apostolica Award Winners
  • Lorena Martinez
  • Adnan Ahmad
The Ignatian Spirit Team of the Year Award Winners
  • Damen Student Center Student Staff
  • Mertz Hall Resident Assistant Staff

Loyola’s student employment awards recognize outstanding student employees from on-campus, work-study, and the community work-study programs.


Student Employee of the Year