Leadership Recognition Banquet

Thursday, April 19, 2012

For 25 years, the Leadership Recognition Banquet has been recognizing students, advisers, and student organizations for their contributions to the campus community. It occurs every April with more than 500 student leaders and their advisers in attendance. A recording of the 2012 Leadership Recognition Banquet can be viewed here.

Organization of the Year (General) Recognizes an outstanding student group that has built a solid organization and has achieved success in accomplishing its goals. 2012 recipient: Student Nurses Association
Organization of the Year (University Funded) Recognizes an organization that receives substantial support (financial, advisement, etc.) from Northern Michigan University, has a campus-wide mission, has built a solid organization, and does an excellent job of performing its defined role. Organizations included in this category are: ASNMU Campus Cinema First Aid Productions NAE Gonzo Media The North Wind Platform Personalities Primetime Productions Special Events Committee Student Art Gallery Student Finance Committee WUPX 2012 recipient: Special Events Committee
Community Service Award Recognizes the organization that has demonstrated the highest degree of volunteer service contributions to the surrounding Upper Peninsula communities during the academic year. Factors such as quantity of participants and quality of project outcomes will be considered. The award can also be given to an organization that has done one outstanding project. 2012 recipient: Mu Beta Psi
Program of the Year Recognizes an outstanding effort by an organization to plan, promote, and implement a single program or event during the year. 2012 recipient: Platform Personalities: The Buried Life
Project of the Year Recognizes an outstanding effort by an organization to plan and implement a project that benefited the campus and/or community during this past year. 2012 recipient: Circle K: 10th Annual 24 Hour Service Project
Diversity Program/Project of the Year Recognizes an outstanding effort by a student organization to plan, promote, and implement a single project or event during the year that promoted the understanding, appreciation, and embracement of diversity. 2012 recipient: The Volunteer Center: Detroit Service Exchange
Adviser of the Year Recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job in her/her role as an adviser to a student organization. 2012 recipient: Kate Sartori: Women For Women