Honoring student leadership and achievement

Mount Holyoke College students gathered to be honored by the community for their leadership and service to others.

At Mount Holyoke College, students build skills and connections for a lifetime of purposeful leadership. On April 30, 2025, they were honored in Chapin Auditorium for their leadership skills and community service. 

鈥淭his is truly one of my favorite nights of the entire academic year because we get to honor you. We get to honor all the good work that you do on campus all the time,鈥 said Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Marcella Runell. 鈥淪o, first and foremost, I would like to be amongst the first to congratulate you all for being nominees. Your hard work and your dedication are truly inspiring, and this evening is all about celebrating you.鈥

President Danielle R. Holley also shared her admiration for MHC students. 鈥淚 look out on this audience, and so many of you are familiar to me,鈥 she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen the way that you are leading on our campus, whether it鈥檚 by leading the TGNC10 working group, by being a presidential ambassador, by starting a new law journal on campus or [a] mock trial team, or [by] working to coordinate so many of the amazing cultural events that we host here in Mount Holyoke. Every student in this room has stepped forward to lead.鈥 

Here is the complete list of honorees: 

Individual Awards

This award is given to students with the highest grades in their class who ranked as Sarah Williston scholars during their sophomore or junior year.

Audrey Brogna 鈥26
Lindsay Clark 鈥26
Olivia Curtis 鈥26
Lynn Do 鈥26
Maya Evans 鈥26
J Farrington 鈥26
Shenny Feng 鈥26
Sophie Frank 鈥26
Isabella Gallo 鈥26
Maya Goldwasser 鈥26
Sarah Grinnell 鈥26
Lei Hsin 鈥26
Anna Induni 鈥26
Kali Johnston 鈥26
Yewon Lee 鈥26
Emily (Emmy) McCormack 鈥26
Elizabeth Mobley 鈥26
Natasha Nagarajan 鈥26
Grace Nelson 鈥26
Janna Parrot 鈥26
Amelia Potter 鈥26
Amelia Ringor 鈥26
Meg Ross 鈥26
Sydnee Schilling 鈥26
Quinn Suomala 鈥26
Clara Tupitza 鈥26
Wenjie (Sarafina) Wang 鈥26
Claire Westrich 鈥26
Grace Wieselquist 鈥26
Bea Croteau 鈥26
Maria-Diana Alecu 鈥26
Clara Amaral 鈥26
Phoebe Baskin 鈥26
Emma Belfer 鈥26
Gray Bolduc-Nicoletti 鈥26
Sharon Bosco 鈥26
Liv Churchill 鈥26
Siyan (Anna) Dai 鈥26
Piper Danielson 鈥26
Midori Fitzgerald 鈥26
Silas Gemma 鈥26
Sophia Glasco 鈥26
Eva Hanson 鈥26
Emma Harrison 鈥26
Hailey MacMillan 鈥26
Bria McKinley-Nicastro 鈥26
Grace Robes-Kenworthy 鈥26
Cal Smith 鈥26
Annie Sweeton 鈥26
Yian Wang 鈥26
Bethany Whalen-Slyver 鈥26
Eliza Williams-Derry 鈥26
Ashley Zhang 鈥26
Xinyi Cai 鈥26
Maddy Broussard 鈥26
Carlyn Daese 鈥26
Sophia Fadem 鈥26
Autumn Gebhardt 鈥26
Miki Iwata 鈥26
Camila Juarbe 鈥26
Natsumi Kiso 鈥26
Sueyon Lee 鈥26
Madeline Locke 鈥26
Diana Lytvynova 鈥26
Melita Madhurza 鈥26
Sadichchha Maharjan 鈥26
Abigail McKeon 鈥26
Ashna Mehta 鈥26
Adiba Mobarak 鈥26
Anh Nguyen 鈥26
Huyen Pham 鈥26
Robyn Pilecki 鈥26
Anya Prendergast 鈥26
YiYang Ru 鈥26
Marissa Slocumb 鈥26
Lila Wilson 鈥26
Xingshao Ye 鈥26
Virgina Middleton 鈥26
Ruby Shaw 鈥26
Holly Wrampelmeier 鈥26
Madeline Barton 鈥26
Delaney Gardner 鈥26
Kira Kaur 鈥26
Alexandra Shishov 鈥26
Erin Deffely 鈥26
Anja Eriksen 鈥26
Adwoa Owusu 鈥26
MJ Pinkes 鈥26
Sarah West 鈥26
Emily O'Connor 鈥26
Lucie Berclaz 鈥25
Georgia Camacho 鈥25
Camille Cheng 鈥25
Mina Dao 鈥25
Max Endieveri 鈥25
Xinran Fan 鈥25
Helen Frank 鈥25
Sophia Lee 鈥25
Nay Won Lett 鈥25
Shirui Li 鈥25
Yicheng Liu 鈥25
Megan Loveless 鈥25
Birdy Newman 鈥25
Clary Nguyen 鈥25
Ariana Samiee 鈥25
Erin Siegel 鈥25
Anh Thack 鈥25
Kamlyn Yosick 鈥25
Yihan Zhang 鈥25

This award recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to raising campus awareness of critical global issues.

Asmi Shrestha 鈥26

This award honors students who have demonstrated excellence in engaging the Mount Holyoke community on topics of sustainability and environmental justice and who have supported the Miller Worley Center鈥檚 mission to create a greener and more equitable world.

Piper Hattenbach 鈥25
Cindie Huerta-Velazquez 鈥25

The award is given for exemplary work related to addressing a campus sustainability challenge through service and community engagement.

Maya Bisram 鈥25

This award is given to students who have demonstrated leadership across campus with a particular commitment to Weissman Center for Leadership activities and events.

Julia Camargo 鈥25
Sarahjeen Paul 鈥25
Naomy Poot Ibarra 鈥25
Priya Joshi 鈥25
Tehani Chandrasena Perera 鈥25
Campbell Kelly Waters 鈥25
Dawn Chaelce Bernardo 鈥25
Cindie Huerta 鈥25

This award recognizes students who moved beyond standard leadership models and leaned into concepts of restorative and conscious leadership to serve our on- and off-campus communities.

Valentino Tafuri 鈥25

This award recognizes students who moved beyond standard leadership models and leaned into concepts of restorative and conscious leadership to serve both our on- and off-campus communities.

Sadalys Pe帽a 鈥25
Blessie Ruelo 鈥25
Francesca Dawn 鈥25

Aria Mallare 鈥25
Lila McDougall 鈥25

This prize is awarded to students who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting debate on campus.

El铆sabet Lau 鈥25

This award is given to recent alums (who graduated 15 or fewer years ago) who demonstrate exceptional promise or sustained achievement in their lives, professions or communities and whose work embodies the humane values that Mary Lyon exemplified in her life and inspired in others.

Lachanda Garrison 鈥11 MAT鈥19
Kate Krueger 鈥19

This award is presented to the Community Advisor who best fulfilled the spirit and the letter of their position over the previous academic year. They have demonstrated excellence in programming, role-modeling care for others and strengthening their staff, building and campus community.

Akosua Frimpong 鈥25

This award is presented to the LLC Resident Advisor who best fulfilled the spirit and the letter of their position over the previous academic year. They have demonstrated excellence in programming, role-modeling care for others and strengthening their staff, building and campus community.

Karoline Bastien 鈥27

This award is presented to the Senior Community Advisor who excelled in all areas of their position over the previous academic year. Their supervision skills, their ability to handle difficult situations and the relationships they built among their staff and building have made them a role model to the Mount Holyoke Community.

Sky Cho 鈥25

This award recognizes a student for their service and commitment to the Office of Residential Life throughout their time at the College.

Abby Bowden 鈥25

This award was established in 1978 by Irma L. Rabbino 鈥53 to honor her father by recognizing a Resident Advisor or Fellow who made a significant contribution to the life of Mount Holyoke College through their service and commitment within Residential Life.

Delina Duron 鈥25

This award, inaugurated in 2022, is offered by the Religious and Spiritual Life program of the Office of Community and Belonging to a student who has advanced interfaith leadership, literacy, community building and spiritual justice action during their college education.

Kadiatou Barry 鈥27
Sabina Lindner 鈥27
Honorable Mention: Nina Baran 鈥25

This award recognizes students who have influenced a program or organization from behind the scenes with a positive attitude, a willingness to help in whatever capacity necessary and a commitment to excellence.

Ananya Kholi 鈥26
Mikayla Esquilin 鈥26

This award honors students in their first or second year at the College who show leadership promise through their contributions to student life and community building.

Manal Fatima 鈥27
Roselyn Marrero 鈥28

This award honors a group that has demonstrated a high level of personal commitment to the community beyond the campus.

Class Board of 2027

This award recognizes a program or person who demonstrates exceptional creativity, innovation and expression through performance or art. This award celebrates the ability to inspire, engage and elevate audiences through powerful and original artistic work, fostering an environment where artistic vision thrives.

Sophia Jakobson 鈥25

Established in 1979 by Helen Warren Smith, class of 1908, this award honors a senior student for their outstanding interest in, involvement with and service to the Mount Holyoke College community.

Addison Heintz 鈥25

This award, established in 1981 by the family of Frances H. Williams and updated in 2024 to include recognition of H. Elizabeth Braun, recognizes leaders for their extraordinary work creating a diverse and inclusive community while pursuing their goals of academic excellence, social justice and service to others.

Nathania Amadi 鈥26
August Owens 鈥26

This award was established in 2023 by the Division of Student Life to recognize leaders for their extraordinary work in affirming identity, building community and cultivating leadership at Mount Holyoke.

Amanda Lee Adams 鈥25
Delfina Duron 鈥25

This award recognizes exemplary dedication and service to the Mount Holyoke College community. Presented by the Dean of Students, it honors a student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive campus environment through their leadership, initiative and contributions. The recipient of this award embodies the values of service, compassion and collaboration, significantly impacting the campus community and inspiring others to contribute positively to campus life.

Julia Keane 鈥25

Group Awards

This award recognizes a student program for its exceptional creativity, planning and execution of a campus-wide experience. Decision criteria include appeal to a broad cross-section of the College community, originality and member participation during all phases of the effort. The program must have been administered and managed by an organization that significantly, if not completely, involves students in the decision making, planning, implementation and presentation of the program.

Model UN

This award honors recognized student groups and their distinguished level of contribution to the MHC community through planned events and programs on campus.

International Student Organizing Committee (ISOC)

Presented by the MoZone Social Justice Peer Education program, this award honors a recognized student organization that has demonstrated a significant commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout the academic year.

Association of Pan-African Unity (APAU)
Honorable Mention: Asian American Students in Action (AASIA)

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