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Individual Awards

Distinguished Freshman Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Mahek Hooda
  • 2016 - Ajay Joshi
  • 2017 - Tasneem Bootwala
  • 2018 - Thao Diep
  • 2019 - Amanda Vargas
  • 2020 - Abbigail Payne
  • 2021 - Gabrielle Kostecki
  • 2022 - Sarah Khan

Distinguished Sophomore Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Emily Johnson
  • 2016 - Zeel Vora
  • 2017 - Nisha Sabapathy
  • 2018 - Shangyi Fu
  • 2019 - Bassam Razzaq
  • 2020 - Faith Huynh
  • 2021 - Olivia Tran
  • 2022 - Hannah Reeves

Distinguished Junior Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Natalie Collazo
  • 2016 - Yash Desai
  • 2017 - Warda Ruhi Mohammad Shahabuddin
  • 2018 - Heba Hoelscher
  • 2019 - Katherine Turner & Tomas Bryan
  • 2020 - Laiba Khan
  • 2021 - Kelechi Iroegbu
  • 2022 - Alyssa Green

Distinguished Senior Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Mai-Anh Vu
  • 2016 - Sofia Thai
  • 2017 - Kayla Fischer
  • 2018 - Mahek Hooda & Alyssa Nguyen
  • 2019 - Gabby Cabangon
  • 2020 - Su Wern Khor
  • 2021 - Lucinda Ba
  • 2022 - Ogechi Ngwakwe

Distinguished Graduate Student Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Varun Screenivas
  • 2016 - Vrutant Shah
  • 2017 - Jesus Cruz-Garza
  • 2018 - Hannah Locke
  • 2019 - Sydnee Spruiell Eldridge
  • 2020 - Monica Flores
  • 2021 - Lotanna Ohazuruike
  • 2022 - Kennedy Henderson

Inclusion and Advocacy Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Celestina Billington
  • 2016 - Heena Momaya & Murietta Flores
  • 2017 - Chukwuma Osuji
  • 2018 - Rachel Shenoi
  • 2019 - Kevin Nguyen
  • 2020 - Hamad Khan
  • 2021 - Fernanda Marrero Hi
  • 2022 - Amenda Khoei

Community Impact Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Kim Mai Le
  • 2016 - Yash Desai
  • 2017 - Luis Espinoza
  • 2018 - Jacob Furrh
  • 2019 - Natalie Rodriguez
  • 2020 - Daniel Phu
  • 2021 - Audrey Huang
  • 2022 - Gabrielle Kostecki

Outstanding Non-Traditional Student Leader Award Description

  • 2015 - Justin Stakutis
  • 2016 - Monique Hall
  • 2017 - Vicky Su
  • 2018 - Andrew Bahlmann
  • 2019 - Ciera Mathis
  • 2020 - Layne Browning
  • 2021 - Riham Abdulhalim
  • 2022 - Derick Miller

Outstanding Advisor Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Trang Phan
  • 2016 - Maria Perez
  • 2017 - Erin Ciceri
  • 2018 - Allyson Yolland
  • 2019 - Sarah Fard
  • 2020 - Daniel Price
  • 2021 - Simone Doudna
  • 2022 - Stephanie Hignojos

Rising Star Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Katherine Lephuoc
  • 2016 - Daniel Flores Herrera
  • 2017 - Tasneem Bootwala
  • 2018 - William Tonthat
  • 2019 - Eduardo Abrams
  • 2020 - Bryan Medrano
  • 2021 - Duc Nguyen
  • 2022 - Sarah Khan

Unsung Hero Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Nicholas Arend
  • 2016 - Rosaura Martinez
  • 2017 - Michelle Vu
  • 2018 - Kim-Briana Lorine
  • 2019 - Duong Nguyen
  • 2020 - Mubashir Khan
  • 2021 - Fahad Ahmed
  • 2022 - Tung Tran

SGA Cedric Bandoh Distinguished Leadership Award Award Description

  • 2016 - Sejio Brereda
  • 2017 - Shane Smith
  • 2018 - Alyssa Nguyen

SGA Rani Ramchandani Distinguished Service Award Award Description

  • 2017 - Zeel Vora
  • 2018 - Kim-Briana Lorine

Dean's Award Award Description

  • 2016 - Yash Desai
  • 2017 - Hilario Yanez
  • 2018 - Monique Hall
  • 2018 - Monique Hall
  • 2022 - Elisa Calderon

Michael and Lisa Sachs Leadership Scholarship Award Description

  • 2015 - Brooke Sullivan
  • 2016 - Christine Vo
  • 2017 - Zeel Vora
  • 2018 - Alejandra Rangel
  • 2019 - Iram Fatima
  • 2020 - Maggust Bui
  • 2021 - Zunayra Hemani
  • 2022 - Sarah Khan

The Legacy Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Sara Lalani, Mahvish Danka & Serjio Brereda
  • 2016 - Celestina Billington, Antoniette Vickio & Sebastian Agudelo
  • 2017 - Yash Desai, Christopher Pinto & Christian Kladzyk
  • 2018 - Nazir Pandor, Monique Hall & Katherine Lephuoc
  • 2019 - Davis Medoza Darusman, Gabby Cabangon & Rachel Shenoi
  • 2020 - Eduardo Abrams, Christopher Caldwell & Stephen Cassman
  • 2021 - Ailin Fei, Kelechi Iroegbu, CJ Moorer & Lotanna Ohazuruike
  • 2022 - Jordan Booker, Zunayra Hemani & Angel Flores

Organizational Awards

New Student Organization Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Financial Economics Association
  • 2016 - Food Recovery Network & The Energy Coalition
  • 2017 - Houston Business Healthcare Alliance
  • 2018 - Coogs Against Human Trafficking
  • 2019 - Bauer Student Union
  • 2020 - Humanity First
  • 2021 - Nothing About Us Without Us
  • 2022 - Meditation Monday

Outstanding Collaboration Award Award Description

  • 2018 - Council for Cultural Activities
  • 2019 - Graduate and Professional Student Association
  • 2020 - Texas Restaurant Association Cougar Chapter
  • 2021 - Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • 2022 - Frontier Fiesta Association

Outstanding Educational Program Award Description

  • 2018 - CDI Ambassador Program
  • 2019 - Graduate and Professional Student Association
  • 2020 - "Little DOC Talk" Katarina Tomasic
  • 2021 - American Medical Women's Association

Outstanding Sponsored Program Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Metropolitan Volunteer Program
  • 2016 - Metropolitan Volunteer Program
  • 2017 - Metropolitan Volunteer Program
  • 2018 - Council for Cultural Activities
  • 2019 - Metropolitan Volunteer Program
  • 2020 - Cultural Explosion, Council for Cultural Activities
  • 2021 - Council for Cultural Activities
  • 2022 - Be the MVP, Metropolitan Volunteer Program

Outstanding Program Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists at the University of Houston
  • 2016 - Nigerian Students Association
  • 2017 - The Indian Student Association for NASHA
  • 2018 - Residence Halls Association
  • 2019 - She's The First
  • 2020 - Youth Outreach Day and Future Cougars Day, Hispanic Business Student Association
  • 2021 - First Generation Law Students
  • 2022 - teachHouston Student Society Mentorship Program, teachHOUSTON Student Society

Outstanding Sponsored Student Organization Award Award Description

  • 2019 - Frontier Fiesta Association
  • 2020 - Council for Cultural Activities
  • 2021 - Metropolitan Volunteer Program
  • 2022 - Council for Cultural Activities

Outstanding Student Organization Award Award Description

  • 2015 - Vietnamese Student Association
  • 2016 - Adaptive Athletics at the University of Houston
  • 2017 - Food Recovery Network
  • 2018 - Food Recovery Network
  • 2019 - Circle K International
  • 2020 - Hispanic Business Student Association
  • 2021 - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
  • 2022 - The Zeta Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.