2025 News 2025: Student Leadership Awards celebrate campus community all-stars

Award ceremony recognizes outstanding campus community leadership at UMass Dartmouth

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Student Leadership Awards! Your commitment to UMass Dartmouth is what makes our vibrant campus come to life.   

Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award 

• Margaret “Peggy” Dias – NSBE

Most Improved Student Organization of the Year Award 

• Graduate Student Senate

Student Organization of the Year Award 

• Pre-Health Society

Outstanding Student Event(s) of the Year  

• Society of Women Engineers, Outreach Program 
• Black History Month Show Committee, Black Art: The Black History Month Show 

Navigating Leadership Recognition 

• Maria Dantas 
• Surrya Mukkara 
• Kyara Costa 
• Nicolas Silva 
• Sudhanshu Mukherjee 
• Seshu Sigilisetti 
• Aidan Danforth 
• Ali Karami-Fard 
• Raquel Ana Bush 
• Carolina Cuevas 
• Zalia Canty 
• Kabya Rimal 
• Lawensky Jean 
• Logan Wornham 
• William Alperin 
• Seth Albernaz 
• Surrya Mukkara 
• Bryanna Mbugua 
• Marilyn Bowhile 
• Jeff Romano 
• Sonam Suresh Tiwari 
• Lourdjina Daout 
• Comfort Korli 
• Jada Boateng 
• Mythri Krpet Jayaram 
• Jorden Bostick 

Emerging Leaders of the Year 

• Roxnny Roche 
• Seth Albernaz 

David M. Milstone Established Leader 

• Maxime Larsen 

University Civic Engagement Award 

• Marshall MacDonald 

Student Bar Association Awards

• Excellence in Leadership Award, Kaitlyn Girouard 
• Outstanding Part-Time Student Award, Jack Riley 
• Law Review Excellent Award, Kelsey Delgado

Frederick Douglass Unity Award 

•  Maxime Larsen 

Center for Religious & Spiritual Life Awards 

• Brandon Weyand 
• Cameron Kellstein 

Student Government Association Awards 

• Committee of the Year, Student Affairs Committee & DEI Committee 
• Senator(s) of the Year, Ayva Faria, Tycho Dickerson, Kinu Takasugi
• Rising Star Award, Nazim Cisse
• Student Body Representative of the Year, Paula Mmamelu
• Excellence in Leadership, Cassy L. Depina 

Graduate Student Senate Awards 

Committee Impact Recognition 

Finance Committee 

• Prakhar Gupta, Chair 

Event Committee

• Sagar Chittaranjan Modi, Chair

Premier Workplace Achievement 

• Dr. Tesfay Meressi 

Outstanding Professional Recognition 

• Maria J. Antao

Excellence in Support & Guidance 

• Dr. Michael D. Goodman 
• Dr. Kimberly M. Scott 

Senator of the Year 

• Kamran A. Walsh 

Excellence in Leadership 

• S M Mushfiquer Rahman Ashique 

Walter Cass Faculty Recognition Awards  

• Bharatendra K Rai, Decision Information Sciences 
• Kristen McHenry, Political Science 
• Yuzhu Li, Decision Information Sciences 

Distinguished Service to the University Awards 

• Juma Miller, Charlton College of Business 
• Olivia Farinha, Online Continuing Education

Susan T. Costa Leadership Award 

• Armani Rivas

Louise M. Goodrum Unsung Hero Awards 

• Annette Limoges 
• Kerin Caldwell 

Lamar E. McClinton Student Leadership Award

• Gina Cuba 

Donald C. Howard Pillars of the Community 

• Aaliyah Encarnacion 
• Collin Farr 
• Dean Cuba Jr. 
• Gaspard Baye 
• Gina Cuba 
• Jessica Welsh 
• Leandro Neves 
• Marshall MacDonald 
• Maxime Larsen 
• Mitchell Messina 
• Nicole Loiselle 
• Tyree Brooks