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May 4, 2021
Greensboro College Office of Communications

Greensboro College Announces 2021 Student Leadership Awards

GREENSBORO, N.C. – More than 20 students and student organizations have

been recognized in Greensboro College’s 2021 Student Leadership Awards,
presented by the Office of Student Development.

The awards:

Quiera Diavian Marshall, a junior elementary education major from Clinton, N.C.,
won the Daphne Smith Jennings Award. The award, named for a 1946 graduate
of the college, is given to an exceptional rising-senior female student who has
demonstrated involvement in leadership and service in campus life, while
maintaining a strong academic record.

Casey Lynn Connors, a senior criminal-justice major from Carolina Beach, N.C.,
won the inaugural Dr. Robin L. Daniel Resilience Award. The award, named in
honor of retired Executive Vice President Robin Daniel, is given annually to a
student who has overcome significant challenges to graduate from Greensboro
College.

Chance Austin Bryant, a senior biology major from Elizabethtown, N.C., received
the new Bryant Leadership Award, named in his honor. This award, which is not
necessarily to be presented every year, goes to a graduating senior who has
consistently displayed outstanding leadership, dedication, commitment, and
involvement throughout their entire Greensboro College career.

Emily Scott, chief of staff and Title IX officer, won the Student Advocate Award.
This award is given annually by the Student Development Department to
recognize a staff or faculty member outside of Student Development who has
continuously gone above and beyond their regular work to advocate for students,
their needs, and their experience at Greensboro College.

Other award winners included:

Tyler Michael Smith, a junior religion/sociology major from Siler City, N.C., won
the Religious Life Leadership Award.
Carlyn Grace Uhlir, a senior biology major from Greensboro, N.C., won the
Village 401 Pride of Service Award.

Lindsey Rebecca Mead, a senior theatre major from High Point, N.C., won the
Outstanding Leadership Award for the Student Honors Organization.

Cynthia Isabel Flores, a junior biology major from Winston-Salem, N.C., won the
Alpha Xi Delta Student of the Year Award.

Blake Alexander Hawkins, a senior religion-ministry major from Lynchburg, Va.,

won the Admissions Pride Guide of the Year Award.

Jada Lynn Ortiz, a sophomore criminal-justice major from Charlotte, N.C., won
the Pride Leader of the Year Award.

Adora Txakeeyang, a junior theatre/musical theatre major from Culpepper, Va.,

and KeyBrianna Trenise Ishman, a junior liberal-studies major from Mount Holly,
N.C., won the Above and Beyond Award.

Emily Louise Maack, a senior middle-grades education/science and psychology

major from Hollywood, Md., and Parker L. Spesock, a senior exercise & sport
studies and Business Administration & Economics major from High Point, N.C.,
were named Resident Advisors of the Year.

Alan Yael Ysidro-Compean, a senior history/political science major from

Lexington, N.C., and Kayce Jo Harris, a junior exercise & sport studies major
from Shelby, N.C., received the Karen Pierre Perseverance Award.

Wade Staten, a freshman psychology major from Elizabeth, N.C., won

Residence Life Program of the Year for his program, “The Talk.”

Katrina G. O’Neill, a sophomore psychology major from Franklin, Tenn., won the
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leadership Award.

The Collegian, the college’s student newspaper, won Student Organization of the
Year.

Polly Anton received the Student Government Advisor of the Year Award.

The United African American Society’s Black History Month Showcase won the
Student Government Program of the Year Award.

Blake Alexander Hawkins, a senior religion-ministry major from Lynchburg, Va.,

won the Student Government Officer of the Year Award.
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions
of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual
development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about
1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven
foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master’s
degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors
program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and
dozens of service and recreational opportunities.

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