RIT students honored as exceptional leaders

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A. Sue Weisler

More than two dozen students with hometowns as close as Rochester and as far as India were honored at the 2015 RIT Leadership Awards Scholarship Ceremony.

More than two dozen Rochester Institute of Technology students with hometowns as close as Rochester and as far as India gathered Wednesday in RIT’s Ingle Auditorium where they were honored at the 2015 RIT Leadership Awards Scholarship Ceremony.

The traits they have in common were celebrated: they are students who get involved, take charge, solve problems and inspire their fellow students.

“Leaders say ‘we’ instead of ‘me,’” said RIT Student Government President Ashley Carrington, keynote speaker at the ceremony. “In order to lead, you must be able to follow. And leaders create an open space for creative ideas. We are the future, so let’s build it together.”

Students honored were:

Alfred L. and Ruby C. Davis Leadership Award Scholarships: Hanna Abele, an industrial design major from Harrisburg, Pa.; Laura Alderfer, a biomedical engineering major from Sellersville, Pa.; Hassan Ali, an accounting major from Henrietta, N.Y.; Stephanie Barbato, a psychology and advertising/public relations major from Henrietta, N.Y.; Christina Burnett, a psychology and criminal justice major from Rochester; Nathan Castle, a computer science major from Goffstown, N.H.; Maura Chmielowiec, a mechanical engineering major from Batavia, N.Y.; Chelsea Coats, an information technology major from Sanborn, N.Y.; Xiau Ya Huang, a biochemistry major from Flushing, N.Y.; Trevor Klemp, a computer science major from Houston, Texas; My Vu Le, a new media marketing major from Vietnam; Kevin Mead, a film and animation major from Davidsonville, Md.; Emily Moore, an industrial design major from Sterling, Mass.; Austin Quinlan, a film and animation major from Marcellus, N.Y.; Emma Rogers, a new media marketing major from Webster, N.Y.; Kellie Streff, a communication major from Penfield, N.Y.; Kaleigh Sweeney, an industrial and systems engineering major from Syracuse, N.Y.; and Anika Wright, an accounting major from The Bronx, N.Y.

Walls-Olson Memorial Scholarship and the Eric Senna Award: Peter Ryan Jr., a computing security major from Orchard Park, N.Y.

Isaac L. Jordan Sr. Endowed Scholarships: Srikripa Kartik, a sustainable engineering major from India; Kaitlyn Spaude, a journalism major from Little Suamico, Wis.; and Anika Wright, an accounting major from The Bronx, N.Y.

Joseph T. Ferraro Memorial Scholarship and the Cheryl Bulls, Lanette Moore & Susan Willoughby Scholarship: Shantinique Cowans, a media arts and technology major from Rochester.

Frederick Douglass Memorial Scholarships: Casira Copes, a graphic design major from Elkton, Md.; Jeremy Hall, a management information systems major from Middletown, Conn.; Maria Smith, a biotechnology and molecular biology major from Dominica; Hanan Ahmed, a biomedical sciences major from Lewiston, Maine; and Ja’Nai Gray, a sociology and anthropology major from Rochester.

Outstanding Service Award of an International Student: Tamalika Mukherjee, an applied and computational mathematics major from India.

Kathleen M. Keyes Memorial Award: Emily Moore, an industrial design major from Sterling, Mass.