SPCS Night
2023 Awards Ceremony
We hosted our 60th anniversary SPCS Night awards ceremony in Alice Haynes Theatre in the Modlin Center for the Arts. Award winners attended with their friends and family along with guests from across the university, faculty, staff and alumni. The event was also livestreamed for students, family and friends unable to attend the event in person.
- Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Time: 6-9 p.m.
Commencement Awards
- Richard W. Leatherman, Sr., and Ida Mae Leatherman Mace Bearer: Elisa de la Vega Ricardo
- U.S. Flag Bearer: Rich Bottone
- University of Richmond Flag Bearer: José P. Hermosilla
- SPCS Banner Bearer: Ana Reilly
- Student Speaker: Winston Mugford
- Gibb Family Distinguished Alumni: Deon Price, C’14
- Itzkowitz Family Distinguished Adjunct Faculty: Abbi Haggerty
Academic Book Awards
Education
- James W. Lanham Award for Excellence in Curriculum and Instruction: Molly Morgan
- Catherine S. Fisher Award for Excellence in Educational Leadership: Parish Talley
Human Resource Management
- Steve Neal Book Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement: Stephany Becton
- Steve Neal Book Award for Outstanding Graduate Achievement: Daisy Duitsman
Information Systems
- George E. Christopher and George W. Swartz Memorial Book Award: Kasey Caras
IT Management
- McDonald Davis Jr. Book Award: Brian Yauss
Liberal Arts
- Kuehl Book Award in Recognition of Excellence in the Bachelor of Liberal Arts Program: Jordan McAdam
- Daniel McDonald Roberts and Frances Taylor Roberts Master of Liberal Arts Memorial Book Award: Haylynn Gaunt
Nonprofit Studies
- Louis J. Narduzzi Memorial Book Award: Kristen King
Paralegal Studies
- William R. Marshall Jr. Memorial Book Award: Kaelyn Kessler
Master of Teaching
- Samuel E. Perry, Jr. and Nancy B. Perry Book Award (grades K-6): Chaniece Williams
- Ann C. Taylor Book Award (grades 7-12): Alyssa Sicard
Additional Awards and Honors
- Jean H. Proffitt Student Service Award: Ebony Alexander
- Elizabeth Spindler Scott Book Scholarship Award: Sasha E. Zerkin-Trickett
- Taylor Kie Cousins Award for Service to the University Community: Hiniye Madelaine
- Colonel (U.S.A., Ret.) Porcher L. Taylor, Jr., Ph.D. Book Award for Community Leadership: Cary Dickinson
- Joanita Bbaale Senoga Book Award in Recognition of Academic Excellence by a Student Whose Native Language is not English: Chiyo Tokizawa and Rosio Esparza-Hoppe
- Nonprofit Studies Graduates with Distinction: Bradley Kaplan and Rebecca Byrd Musser
- Graduate Education Comprehensive Projects — Passed with Distinction: Gina Davis, Patricia Jessee, Daniel Payne, and Lyons Sanchezconcha
25-Year Service Medallion
- William Prior, Adjunct Professor, Information Systems
If you'd like to learn more about these awards, review our Commencement Participants, Alumni Award, Faculty Awards, Student Awards and Academic Book Awards pages.
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