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Congratulations to Multicultural ExCEL Award Recipients

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The College of Charleston recognizes students, faculty, staff and community members for excellence in spreading the benefits of diversity and enhancing multiculturalism on campus, in the community and in their everyday lives.

The 2009 Multicultural Excel Awards program had a record attendance and the addition of several categories.

The winners are:

Student of the Year:
School of The Arts - Senior English Major Kracell Reown
School of Business & Economics - Junior Pre-Business Administration Major Dionna Everett
School of Education, Health, & Human Performance - Freshman Elementary Education Major Eric Stallings
School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Master’s Candidate History Major Neal Polhemus
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs - Junior Communication Major Kelynn Giorno
School of Sciences and Mathematics - Junior Biology Major Tiffany Williams
Graduate School Student of the Year - Master’s Candidate Languages Major Tiffany Dixon
SPECTRA/SCAMP Student of the Year - Junior Biology Major Shannon Wright
Student Athletes of the Year -
Senior Physical Education Major Danielle Jordan and
Sophomore Pre-Business Administration Major Kareem Yearwood

Student Organization of the Year - Student Ambassadors
The Eddie Ganaway Distinguished Alumni Award - Otto German of the College of Charleston Athletic Department.

Faculty of the Year:
School of The Arts - Music Professor Enrique Graf
School of Business & Economics - Associate Professor of Economics and Finance Jocelyn Evans
School of Education, Health, & Human Performance - Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Renard Harris
School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Associate Professor of Political Science, John Creed
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs - Program Director of Hispanic Studies, Gladys Matthews
School of Sciences and Mathematics - Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Linda Jones

Graduate School Faculty of the Year - Assistant Professor of Communication, Amanda Ruth-McSwain

Presidential Legacy Award Winners:
The President Leo I. Higdon Outstanding Leadership Award - Marine Biology Master’s Candidate Kolo Rathburn
The President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award - Associate English Professor, Simon Lewis
The President Theodore Stern Visionary Award – Senior Accounting Major, David Marongwe
The President Dr. Harry Lightsey Humanitarian Award - Sophomore Communication Major Elizabeth Rigstad

Other Winners:
Outstanding Staff Member of the Year - Admin Specialist for Academic Affairs, Clara Hodges;

The Good Neighbor Award - Sgt Trevor Shelor of the Charleston City Police;

The Unsung Champion Award - Librarian C. Michael Phillips.

The Septima P. Clark Award - Senior Accounting Major, Akeisha Worley

The Lucille Whipper Award - Senior Communications Major, Markessce Craft

The Eugene C. Hunt Awards (2)
Senior Accounting Major - David Marongwe, and
Rising Junior Political Science Major, Brittany Nicole Graham

For more information, please contact Teresa Smith, Director of the Multicultural Center, at 843-953-5660 or smitht@cofc.edu.