Centenary University Honors 29 Students at Annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony

Centenary University recognized 29 students, as well as an advisor, at the annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 15. The ceremony celebrated outstanding contributions to the University and surrounding communities.

“The students recognized at this year’s Student Leadership Awards Ceremony have demonstrated outstanding commitment to both scholarship and service,” said Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students Kerry Mullins. “Through their efforts, Centenary has built a vibrant campus environment and stronger ties to our local community.”

Diana Alzate, director of Centenary’s First Year Experience, was presented with the Advisor of the Year Award. A Hackettstown resident, Alzate serves as the advisor to the University’s chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for first-generation college students. Also referred to as Tri Alpha, the organization promotes excellence and provides opportunities for personal growth, leadership development, and campus and community service for first-generation students. Centenary inducted its first Tri Alpha class during the fall 2023 semester.

Individual student award recipients are:

New Jersey

Bergen County

Hackensack—Jayden Hall, Outstanding Community Engagement Group Award, Omega Rho

Hasbrouck Heights—Julia Campen, Student Organization of the Year Award, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee)

Essex County

Newark—Osaivbie Igiebor, Culture and Community Award and Outstanding Community Engagement Group Award, Omega Rho; Onoshope Itunoya-Musa, Seay Honors Award

Hudson County

Secaucus—Gabriella Filian, Lotte Honors Award

Mercer County

Ewing—Miron Miller, Eugene A. Noble Award

Trenton—Rashell Delacruz, Centenary Trifecta Award

Middlesex County

Perth Amboy—Litzy Diaz, First Generation Pioneer Award

Monmouth County

Howell—Victoria Schirripa, President of the Year Award

Manalapan—Giovanni D’Egidio, Judith Deacon Tartaglia Memorial Award

Morris County

Budd Lake—Kai Vialva, Centenary Spirit Cyclone Award

Riverdale—Jasmine Sampong, Student Organization of the Year Award, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee); Kayla Sampong, Student Organization of the Year Award, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee)

Succasunna—Senam Atadja, Greek Leadership Award; Antonia Cacopardo, Student Organization of the Year Award, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee)

Wharton—Zachary Orr, Centenary Trifecta Award

Somerset County

Franklin Park—Troy Sumpter, Douglas Wolfe Turrell Community Service Award and Outstanding Community Engagement Group Award, Omega Rho

Somerville— David Espino, Douglas Wolfe Turrell Community Service Award

Sussex County

Stockholm—Rebecca Kopf, Jeanne Picariello-Murphy Award

Sussex—Kayla Diee, The Beacon for the Region Award

Warren County

Hackettstown—Kelly Ann Earrusso, Student Organization of the Year Award, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee); Maria Juanita Franco, Commuter of the Year Award; Kane Montan, Robert Trevorrow Award

Washington—Lynn Roberto, Dr. Charles Frederickson Award

Connecticut

Columbia—Paige Lent, Resident Assistant of the Year Award

Maryland

Columbia—Mathias O’Neil, Centenary Trifecta Award

Perry Hall—Michael Rash, Catapano Family Community Service Award

Massachusetts

Northborough—Rose Heller, Resident Assistant Rising Star Award

Pennsylvania

Effort— Michael Tichy, First Generation Student of the Year Award

ABOUT CENTENARY UNIVERSITY

Centenary University offers extraordinary learning opportunities that empower students to develop intellectually, emotionally, and interculturally—keys to career and personal success. Under the leadership of President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., the University aspires to advance its reputation as a world class institution offering innovative programs, including the world’s first Master of Arts in Happiness Studies, to lift the future for our students and local communities.

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