Each April, the University community gathers for a night of celebration, honoring the achievements of students, faculty, staff and student organizations during the academic year.

For information about Leadership Awards Night 2025, including process and award descriptions, please see the Leadership Awards Night 2025 Guidebook.

Please send questions to spartanleadership@ut.edu.

 

2025 Recipients

Registered Student Organizations

Most Improved Organization of the Year

• Breathe Easy

Outstanding Organization of the Year

• Alpha Kappa Psi

Outstanding Organization of the Year

• Roots & Shoots

Outstanding Innovation Award

• American Marketing Association

Outstanding New Organization of the Year

• The Walking Club

Outstanding Commitment to Global Fluency

• UTampa Pride

Tom Fitzgerald Most Spirited Organization of the Year

• Morgan's Message

 

Faculty and Staff

J. Richard Piper Outstanding Advisor of the Year

• Rachel Gambol

Unsung Hero (10)

• Nick Chevalier
• Erin Chisholm
• Andrew DeMil
• Brittany Garcia
• Hector Huertas-Rivera
• Leslie Jones
• James Reinhardt
• Stacey Schetzsle
• Mason Weibley
• Linda Wilde

Joyce Keller Faculty/Staff Volunteer of the Year

• Kathryn Branch

 

Service

Volunteer Organization of the Year

• Happy Tails

Student Volunteer of the Year

• Arina Khona

Active Citizen Award

• Olivia Kelly

 

Individual Student

Student Employee of the Year

• Steve Ifantis

Ruday: First Year of Involvement

• Faith O’Connor
• Natalie Nikolova
• Caden Raymond

Ruday: Second Year of Involvement

• Nicholas Bevinetto
• Steve Ifantis
• Nicholas Williams

Ruday: Third Year of Involvement

• Alicia Ambra
• Ragnhild Bjoergen
• Anna Vu

Ruday: Servant Leader

• Ana Alvarado
• Mia Angarita
• Alanna Rogers
• Lucia Saceroti

Ruday: Unsung Hero

• Natasha Berman
• Aaliyah Cornelio
• Nia Henry
• Gabriel Mudd
• Kassandra Mueller
• Haley Zubrzycki

Bob Ruday Spartan Award

• Aruzhan Demeuova
• Joseph Gould
• Kaila Kane
• Natalie Katsaros
• Arina Khona
• Abigail King
• Eve Lavitman
• Valerie Morales
• Osama Shilbayeh
• Emily Vallone

Ruday: Student Leader of the Month (7)

• September: Emily Moon
• October: Alexandra Reed
• November: Emily Balchunas
• December/January: Lyle Kamback
• February: Aruzhan Demeuova
• March: Thomas McGinley
• April: Madison Rodriguez

Excellence in Civic Engagement Award

• Ellie Arthur

 

Leadership and Academic Achievement

• Ana Alvarado

• Alicia Ambra 

• Mia Angarita 

• Andrew Arimborgo 

• Jillian Arzoumanian 

• Adriana Barni 

• Ryan Barry

• Natasha Berman 

• Ragnhild Bjoergen 

• Sara Braunstein 

• Elizabeth Brown

• William Cacace 

• Sophia Colangelo

• Carsen Conover 

• Aaliyah Cornelio 

• Leilany Correa Torres 

• Luke DeLoe 

• Aruzhan Demeuova 

• Maggie Dever 

• Madeline Donahue 

• Christian Farrell

• Brooke Farren

• Kristen Gatchalian 

• Samantha George

• Isabella Cunha Goulart 

• Joseph Gould 

• Brianna Grasso 

• Sean Machado Guzman 

• William Hartman

• Nicole Helo 

• Nia Henry

• Hannah Hutchinson

• Steve Ifantis 

• Aimee Kanaskie 

• Kaila Kane 

• Natalie Katsaros 

• Livsey Kegler 

• Olivia Kelly

• Tyler Kerr

• Arina Khona 

• Abigail King

• Isabel Knuteson 

• Sara Kosovitz

• Samantha LaFarge 

• Raurie Laliberte 

• Paige Lane

• Eve Lavitman 

• Emily McLaughlin 

• Sean McQueen

• Andrew Miller

• Marley Mladucky

• Valerie Morales 

• Allison Morelo

• Gabriel Mudd

• Kassandra Mueller 

• Charles Murgia

• Olivia Nichols

• Maria Nikolova 

• Faith O’Connor

• Dayana Figueredo Perez 

• Shane Petagna 

• Kiley Petracek 

• Joseph Petriello 

• Emily Ramos

• Caden Raymond

• Alexandra Reed

• Hayden Reich 

• Alanna Rogers

• Brigette Rosenberg

• Carter Ruddell

• Lucia Sacerdoti 

• Sienna Santiago

• Osama Shilbayeh 

• Salem Tillman Rodriguez 

• Emily Vallone 

• Anna Vu

• Ashley Wagge 

• Jessie Wahlers 

• Kelis Waye 

• Nicholas Williams

• Abigail Wilson

• Haley Zubrzycki 

Leadership Minor (multiple)

• Alyssa Almani
• Atticus Bartlett
• Ariana Benavides
  
• Natasha Berman
• Alyssa Bianchi
• Kobe Brown
• Samuel Buytaert
• Diego Cordova
• Neal Deleo
• Samantha DiMiceli
• Joseph Dufault
• Nicole Fernandez
• Dahlia Jones
• Delfin Kiraz
• Paige Lane
• Marsella Makarski
• Isabella Massimini
• Janessa Maynard
• Kara McWhinnie
• Jennah Milardo
• Valerie Morales
• Kassandra Mueller
• Rachel Ramos
• Brigette Rosenberg
• Shreeya Saha
• Tyler Schnorrbusch
• Raha Shavandi
• Kayla Stone
• Abigail Thomas
• Anthony Torrelli
• Agnes Torres
• Alexander Valencia
• Ryleigh Wenker
• Gabriella Young

 

External

Fraternity and Sorority Life

• Greek Person of the Year from a Sorority – Chloe Kaczmarski
• Greek Person of the Year from a Fraternity – Trevor Sandler
• Fraternal Volunteer of the Year – Gabrielle Cristofaro
  
• Outstanding Panhellenic Chapter of the Year – Delta Zeta
• Outstanding IFC Chapter of the Year – Phi Gamma Delta
• Outstanding Unified Greek Council Chapter of the Year – Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.

Center for Teaching and Learning Leadership Award

• Gabriel Mudd

Career Services' Intern of the Year

• Olivia Nichols

OURI Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

• Kristen Gatchalian

Sustainability Awards

• Faculty/Staff: Eric Cardenas
• Organization: Environmental Protection Coalition (EPC)
• Student: Alexandria Carson

First-Year Studies Outstanding Peer Mentors

• Fall 2024: Raha Shavandi
• Spring 2025: Thallisa Joseph

Residence Life Excellence in Leadership Award

• Olivia Torres
• Joseph DiBacco

Agent of Change Award

• Communications and Public Affairs
• Giulia Fiorentini
• Daiana Collazo
• Emily Ramos
• Tyler Kerr
• Isaiah Young

International Experience Award

• Paulina Larios
• Madeline Ciunci

Wellness 

• Outstanding Dedication: Alexandria Carson
• Outstanding Promotion: Camille DeBeary