Leadership Awards Night Celebration
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