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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

UWP students recognized at student leadership awards

PLATTEVILLE - Fifteen students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville were honored at the 17th annual UWP Leadership Awards Program. Students were recognized for their outstanding work and involvement at the university level through their promotion of outstanding student leadership and development. Kenneth Brotheridge, Lisa McLean, Mollie Allred, Abby Felix, Jordan O'Connell, Daniel Winter, Eugene Woehrle, Brittany DuCharme, Frank Moullet, Hanah Diebold, Opal Dennis, Valerie Golz, Nancy Lambert, Jenna Walsh and Kelly Jo Aldworth were all recognized as outstanding student leaders.

Six students were recognized as recipients of the UWP Foundation Excellence in Leadership Award, given to freshman, sophomore or junior students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities, continuously above and beyond the classroom, while maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.

The 2008 recipients are Woehrle, DuCharme, Moullet, Diebold, Dennis and Golz. McLean was honored as the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award. Faculty, academic staff or community members recognized as functioning in a primary advisory role of a recognized student organization are eligible. Lambert received the 2008 Outstanding Support Staff to a Student Organization Award. This honor is given to a faculty, academic staff or classified staff member who provides important support but are not advisors to a recognized student organization. Aldworth was awarded the UWP Outstanding Graduate Student, an award given to one graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities while contributing to UWP and the greater Platteville community. Walsh was the recipient of the UWP Woman Student of the Year.

This award recognizes a female student who has an outstanding record of making a difference in the lives of women by supporting the well-being and interests of females. Four students were recognized as recipients of the UWP Chancellor's Medallion Award, an award given to seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities, continuously above and beyond the classroom, while maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. The 2008 recipients are Allred, Felix, O'Connell and Winter.

Brotheridge was honored as the 2008 Dean Linden Pioneer Achievement Award winner. The Dean Linden Pioneer Achievement Award is presented annually to one outstanding student who has made a significant impact while serving in a leadership capacity at UWP. This award is named in honor of Lloyd Linden, an individual who served, for nearly 30 years, as dean of students and assistant chancellor for Student Affairs at UWP. Several student organizations were recognized for their outstanding service to the university. The award recipients included Student Senate, Alumni Association Oak Leaf Award for Outstanding Student Governance Group; the Exponent, Alumni Association Oak Leaf Award for Outstanding Student Organization; and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alumni Association Oak Leaf Award for Outstanding Greek Organization.

For more information, contact David Nevins, UWP leadership development coordinator, at (608) 342-1483.

Contact: David Nevins, leadership development coordinator, (608) 342-1483, nevinsd@uwplatt.edu
Written by: Anne Killian, UWP Public Relations, (608) 342-1194, killiana@uwplatt.edu


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