Highlander Awards

Each year, the Wackerle Center for Career, Leadership, and Fellowships and the Office of Student Engagement host the Highlander Awards and Inauguration Banquet where we recognize outstanding contributions to the campus community by our faculty, staff, and students. The ceremony also includes a formal recognition of the work of the Student Government and the installation of the new President and Vice President of the Student Body.

You can see a full list of the awards here: Award Descriptions

Nominations for the 2022-23 awards are now closed.

2022-23 Highlander Awards Nominees and Winners:

Peer Mentor of the Year
Cal Bigham
Jonathon “JD” Diaz
Madison Meldrum
Madison Walker
Dani Hagens - Winner
Good Neighbor Award
Sydney Barton and Maya Dickerson
Megan Dailey
Jacinda Garcia
Rahm Pandey
Jeff Schnetzler - Winner
Marie Vega
Monmouth Difference Maker Award 
Michael Connell
Christopher Fasano
Jevanie Gillen
Regina Johnson
Anne Mamary
Trudi Peterson - Winner
Brian Woodard
Student Employee of the Year
Jonathon “JD” Diaz
Jazmyn Gentry
Dani Hagens
Reese Hill
Lillian Hucke - Winner
Lauren Johnson
Larissa Pothoven
Omar Ildefonso Godinez  Quinones
Jacob Rathgeb
Camden Schmidt
Jeff Schnetzler
Service Excellence Award
Fighting Scots Baseball Team
Mental Health Peer Educators
Phi Delta Theta - Winner
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Organization Excellence Award
Assn. for Student Activity Programming
Mental Health Peer Educators - Winner
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Women’s League
Advisor Excellence Award
Sydney Greenwalt - Winner
Laura Moore
Jessica Vivian
Outstanding Career Mentor
Marnie Dugan
Regina Johnson - Winner
Laura Moore
Jessica Vivian
Kaleidoscope Award
LGBTQ+ Resilience Workshop
Mental Health Peer Educators
Mindful Mondays
Safe Zone Training - Winner
Women’s League
Emerging Leader Award
Michael Andal
Megan Dailey
Ben Dorn - Winner
Anita Gandara
Kaid Landon
Izzy McDermott
Rahm Pandey
Jeff Schnetzler
The Champion for Change Award
Nyasaina Kwamboka
Addi Cox
Jonathon “JD” Diaz - Winner
Morgan Thompson
White and Crimson Leadership Award
Megan Dailey
Kaitlyn Fox
Shay Hafner
Ivair Pacheco
William Plumley
Jacob Rathgeb - Winner
Jeff Schnetzler