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Blaine Steensland Award for Outstanding Student Leadership and Services

The Blaine Steensland Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service was created in 2006 by members of the Student Government Association. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and service by an undergraduate student at Penn State Berks.

Eligibility

Consideration for this award shall be given to all undergraduate students enrolled at Penn State Berks who have achieved outstanding student leadership and service as well as maintained a minimum of 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Criteria for Judging

  • Demonstrated leadership and service to the Penn State Berks campus community
  • Made significant contributions for the betterment of the campus and/or surrounding community
  • Been actively involved in a wide array of co-curricular activities
  • Displayed strong leadership behaviors and encouraged leadership development among others
  • Nominations should include why the nominee deserves to be chosen for this award, and how their performance positively impacted students and enhanced the Penn State Berks community

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Past Recipients

  • 2024: Vidda Jiménez
  • 2023: Tianna Hamilton
  • 2022: Adam Brezina
  • 2021: Liz Sanchez Pena
  • 2020: Elizabeth McCarty
  • 2019: Jasleen Bhogal
  • 2018: Aymed Rodriguez Ortiz
  • 2017: Jocelyn Vargas

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