The presentation of Union’s first Greek Awards engaged a full house in Memorial Chapel last week.
The awards and recognition ceremony, initiated by Timothy Dunn, director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, were given for both chapter and individual accomplishments. The event is one of many ways in which Dunn is seeking to broadcast the positive aspects and many successes of the Greek experience to the campus.
"It is important to the health and longevity of the Greek system that such outstanding work and these amazing students be recognized," Dunn said.
Awards ceremony winners were:
– David Wagenseil (1978) Memorial Award: Alexander Carrese ’08, Sigma Chi
– Frederick B. Hawley, Jr. Memorial Award: David Conelias ’08, Sigma Phi
– Greek Woman of the Year: Kelly Hurley ’08, Sigma Delta Tau
– Alumni Recognition Award: Jason Oshins ’87, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Ridgely Webster Harrison ’03, Sigma Phi
– Staff Member of the Year: Molly MacElroy, assistant director of Residential Life
– Faculty Member of the Year: Deidre Hill-Butler, assistant professor of Sociology
– Greek Scholars: Joshua DeBartolo ’08, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Carol Shotzbarger ’08, Gamma Phi Beta; Jessica Rudin ’08, Sigma Delta Tau; Mark Sottile ’08, Theta Delta Chi
– Awards of Distinction: Felisa Williams ’08, Lambda Pi Chi; Virginia Taft ’08, Sigma Delta Tau; Na'eem Crawford-Muhhamed ’08, Alpha Phi Alpha; Elizabeth Johnson ’08, Gamma Phi Beta; Aaron Davidowitz ’08, Alpha Epsilon Pi
– President's Recognition Cup: Dmitriy Geler ’08, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Ashley Banta’08, Gamma Phi Beta
– Philanthropy of the Year: Lambda Pi Chi
– Most Improved Fraternity: Sigma Chi
– Most Improved Sorority: Sigma Delta Tau
– Fraternity of the Year: Sigma Phi
– Sorority of the Year: Gamma Phi Beta