The annual Champlain Community Banquet, sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Sodexo, was held April 16 in the IDX Student Life Center. Numerous year-end awards were given to students, faculty and staff for their accomplishments during the 2009-10 academic year.

They are:

Outstanding Staff - Lara Scott
Outstanding Administrator - Michel George
Helping Hands Award - Gayle George
Ally Award - Claire Giroux-Williams
Ally Award - Cinse Bonino
Ally Award - Wesnide Labissiere
Resident Assistant - Matt Naples
Peer Advisor - Matt Ginsburg
Community Leadership - Chelsy Pillsbury
Community Leadership - Maria Thach
Lucy Remington Social Justice Award - Elisha Kottler
SGA members at banquet: Tommy Ngan, David Tabaruka, Carlyn Trout
Diversity Service - John Desmond
Diversity Service - Jasmin Jandric
Thank you! - Chieko Fukuda (International Group Advisor)
Community Partner Award - Nicholas Fenn
Community Partner Award - Champlain College Event Center
Community Partner Award - One Team Consulting (Bob Moore and Karen Walker)

Seniors who were recognized during the Kente Stole Ceremony:
1. Emmy Campbell - Social Work
2. John Chagnon - Business
3. Jean Luc Dushime - Public Relations
4. Anthony Enzor-Demeo - Computer & Digital Forensics
5. Katelyn Fausnacht - Elementary Education
6. Dipika Gupta - Software Engineering
7. Nishit Khimasia - Software Engineering
8. Elisha Kottler - Business and Social Work
9. Howie Le - Multimedia & Graphic Design
10. Glenna Murray - Business
11. Bailey Osborne - Social Work
12. Ellen Post - Elementary Education
13. Rajna Shetty - Business
14. David Tabaruka - International Business
15. Telar Telar - International Business
16. Maria Thach -Criminal Justice and Computer & Digital Forensics
17. Paula Thurgate - Accounting

Dr. Angela E. Batista, Sr. Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Champlain College, 802-860-2784
abatista@champlain.edu
http://www.champlain.edu/diversity