WE ARE AWARD WINNERS
Andy and Ellyn Lansing
LEADER-SCHOLAR AWARD
JESSICA ST. GEORGE was
an active member of the OS
community from the moment she
entered the program. As early as
her sophomore year, she began
attending OS’s student advisory
board meetings. She also
participated in the OS student
organization Organizational
Diversity Initiative (ODI) activities.
She served as one of this
year’s peer mentors, advising
prospective students who are
considering applying to OS.
Jessica’s leadership activities
went beyond OS, from helping
her fellow students as a Resident
Assistant in UM’s North Campus
Family Housing, to mentoring
transfer students in the Office of
New Student Programs. She was
also a +Lab Lead Fellow in the
Ross School’s Center for Positive
Organizational Scholarship. As
a Magnify student consultant
through the Center, she analyzed
how employees at a local
nonprofit connected their work to
the company’sx mission.
Jessica’s academic record, her
engagement in the program,
in student life, and in her co-
curricular activities made her a
clear winner of the OS program’s
most prestigious award.
Suzanne M. Jones
SPIRIT AWARD
JENNA WEBERMAN showed
her commitment to sharing all
the wonderful things about the
OS program in many ways! As
part of the recruitment team,
she visited first-year seminars,
giving a brief description of the
major and opening students’
eyes to the great opportunities
for customizing the OS degree
and having a whole network of
alumni who are eager to help
our students understand how to
utilize the skills they take away
from the program. Jenna’s weekly
posts as social media coordinator
helped boost publicity of our
important events, but more
importantly, highlighted the
richness of the OS community.
Jenna posted words of
encouragement as students
headed into exams, cheered on
our honors students presenting
at our honors symposium and led
one of our student organizations,
Women in Leadership.
It is quite fitting that Jenna chose
to focus her own honors thesis
on “The Relationship Between
Physical and Non-Physical
Variables and Overall Energy”,
because energy is what she
brought to every hour that she
spent on the 8th floor of Weiser.
Jordan Harris
SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
NADIA FINKEL’S pathway
statement clearly demonstrated
why so many of her peers
nominated her for this award...
“I want to optimize institutions so
that they are as inclusive as possible.
This includes an emphasis on
minority groups, especially women.
I am extremely passionate about
making work and social spaces
places that women can grow, thrive
and feel safe.”
Nadia chose courses in nonprofit
management and prosocial
leadership, and then decided
to top off her degree with an
honors thesis examining the
“Legal Underpinnings and
Implications of Sexual Assault
on College Campuses.” She did
not rest with simply doing the
research, however. She created
an infographic that familiarizes
students with the resources
available on campus in the event
of a sexual assault. Her findings
were published in The Michigan
Daily.
Nadia plans on pursuing a career
in women’s law where she hopes
to reform laws and systems that
restrict rather than promote the
livelihood of women.
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