CU Honors 23 Students at Annual Academic and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony
4/17/2025
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Centenary University Honors 24 Students at Annual Academic and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony
Advisor also recognized at event recognizing academic and extracurricular contributions to the University and service to the local community
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, April 21, 2025—Centenary University recognized 24 students, as well as an advisor, at the annual Academic and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 16. The ceremony celebrated outstanding academic and extracurricular contributions to the University and surrounding communities.
“The students honored at this event are academic and extracurricular leaders who have distinguished themselves at Centenary University,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert Battistini, Ph.D. “They inspire fellow students to strive for excellence in the classroom, and later in graduate school and the workforce. We’re extremely proud of their success.”
Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students Kerry Mullins agreed: “These students have committed themselves to excellence in both scholarship and service to our campus community, as well as to our local community.”
During the ceremony, Hopatcong resident Juliana Belar, associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator, was presented with the Advisor of the Year Award. In addition, the University’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) was recognized with the Outstanding Community Engagement Group Award.
Individual student award recipients are:
New Jersey
Cape May County
Cape May—Liana Wallace, Raymond Sloan Scholarship in the Arts
Essex County
Irvington—Jordan Henderson, Lotte Honors Award
Newark—Erin Cooper, the Douglas Wolfe Turrell Community Service Award; Osaivbie Igiebor, Certificate of Recognition
Hudson County
Bayonne—Anisa Powell, Seay Honors Award
Jersey City—Faith Kitchens, Greek Leadership Award
Kearny—Kristine Correa, First-Generation Student of the Year Award
Hunterdon County
Flemington—Ashley Carosella, Red Knot Award
Hampton—Madison Trevaskiss, Resident Assistant of the Year Award
Morris County
Long Valley—Nicolas Radovanic, First-Generation Valedictorian
Millington—Michael Rodriguez, Elaine Stewart Tyrrell Memorial Scholarship
Mount Olive—Kai A. Vialva, the Eugene A. Noble Award
Riverdale—Jasmine Sampong, the Catapano Family Community Service Award
Passaic County
Bloomingdale—Madison Passanante, the Douglas Wolfe Turrell Community Service Award
Somerset County
Basking Ridge—Claire Lodato, Cathleen Benedict Memorial Scholarship
Franklin Park—Troy Sumpter, the Centenary Spirit Cyclone Award
Warren County
Columbia—Gabriella Walaszczyk, Richard A. Dennis Scholarship
Hackettstown—Chris Catanzaro, Susan Bao Enactus Scholarship; Maria J. Franco, President of the Year Award; Kayla Sampong, Elizabeth Dickinson Dunlap Scholarship; and Alexandra Zeich, James Gregory Smith Scholarship
Hardwick—Kayla Senzig, Harry Strickhausen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Port Murray—Eva E. Estrada, Bertha Florey Sloan Scholarship in Business
California
Norca—Jenn Thistlethwaite, Jane Barbara Thomas Scholarship in Fashion Merchandising
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.