UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Multicultural Resource Center held its 21st Annual Senior Student and Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Awards in Robb Hall at the Hintz Alumni Center on April 3. This annual recognition reception honors graduating seniors at University Park who have shown leadership, academic excellence, inspiration and resilience in the face of odds as well as faculty/staff who consistently promote multiculturalism and demonstrate concern for and sensitivity to the needs of multicultural students. The 2012 recipients are listed below:
Student Awards:
Resilient Student Award:
Samantha Josaphat, B.A., arts and architecture
Leadership Award:
Dahiana Tejada, B.A., Latin American studies with minors in Latino studies and history
Volunteer Service Award:
Elicia Abella, B.S., biological anthropology
Academic Scholarship Award:
Amirah Heath, B.S., marketing; B.A., women’s studies ; B.A., media studies
Inspiring Student Leader Award:
Steven Brunson, B.S., management
Christopher King, B.A., crime, law and justice
Student Speaker:
Scott Pandya, B.S., biochemistry and molecular biology
Faculty /Staff Diversity Recognition Award Recipients:
Teresa McGowan, assistant director, student involvement, Penn State Alumni Association, Penn State University Park
Laura Brown, senior undergraduate studies advisor, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Penn State University Park
John Romano Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Award:
Dr. Jyotsna (Josie) Kalavar, associate professor of human development and family studies, Penn State New Kensington
The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) provides professional counseling and educational services for undergraduate multicultural students. MRC’s staff is dedicated to helping students succeed and graduate from Penn State.
For more information, please contact Elisabeth DeAngelo-Tucker, (814) 863-1557, or eld11@psu.edu.