North Carolina Campus Compact has honored 25 students selected by their campuses to receive a 2016 Community Impact Award. Eighteen of the recipients were recognized at the CSNAP Student Conference held recently at UNC Asheville.
1st row (L-R): Yanez, Leeper, Wilson, Gillette, Gladney, Nelson, Page, Yarbough, Woodson / 2nd row (L-R): Garcia, Myhand, Tesoriero, Slater, Fukunaga, Pittman, Cherry, McKenzie
The 2016 Community Impact Award winners are:
Appalachian State University – Evan Montpellier
Evan is a senior geography major from St. Catharines, Ontario.
Bennett College – Kaylah Stevenson
Kaylah is a senior business administration major from Philadelphia.
Central Piedmont Community College – DaQuane Cherry
DaQuane is a second year marketing student from Elizabeth City.
Davidson College – Nate Casey
Nate is a senior religion major from Tega Kaye, South Carolina.
Read more about Nate.
Durham Technical Community College – Kevin Garcia
Kevin is a second year student from Chapel Hill majoring in recreation management.
East Carolina University – Lekisha Pittman
Lekisha is a senior family and community services major from Jamestown, NC.
Read more about Lekisha.
Elon University – June Shuler
June is a senior from Zuoz, Switzerland, who is majoring in public health studies and policy studies.
Fayetteville State University – Jerrin “Giselle” Grant
A senior criminal justice major, Giselle is from Greensboro, NC.
Guilford College – Mamta Gurung
A third year student majoring in accounting, Mamta’s hometown is High Point, NC.
Read more about Mamta.
High Point University – Ebony Gillette
Ebony is a senior business administration major from Laurel, Maryland.
Read more about Ebony.
North Carolina Central University – James Yarbough
James is a senior from Mebane, NC majoring in public health education.
North Carolina State University – Ashle Page
Ashle is a senior majoring in chemical engineering from Raleigh, NC.
Pfeiffer University – Molly Huber
Molly is a sophomore criminal justice major.
Queens University of Charlotte – Margaret Nelson
Margaret is a senior from Ahoski, NC majoring in political science and sociology.
UNC Asheville – Amanda Slater
Amanda is a senior majoring in new media from Cary.
Read more about Amanda.
UNC Chapel Hill – Jashawnna “Shawnna” Gladney
A senior, Shawnna is a global studies major from Thomasville, NC.
Read more about Shawnna.
UNC Charlotte – Sean Myhand
A junior, Sean is a computer science major from Charlotte, NC.
Read more about Sean.
UNC Greensboro – Joshua Leeper
A senior from Washington, D.C., Joshua is majoring in African American and African Diaspora studies.
Read more about Joshua.
UNC Pembroke – Erin Tesoriero
Erin is a sophomore chemistry major from Charlotte, NC.
Read more about Erin.
UNC Wilmington – Elise Wilson
A senior history major who will join Teach for America next year, Elise is from Norfolk, Virginia.
Read more about Elise.
Wake Technical Community College – Kelly Suggs
Kelly is a first-year nursing student at Wake Tech.
Warren Wilson College – Emily Odgers
Emily is a senior majoring in anthropology/sociology from Northampton, MA.
Western Carolina University – Joanna Woodson
Joanna is a junior from Monroe, NC majoring in social work and Spanish.
Read more about Joanna.
William Peace University – Yaqueline Yanez
A first-year student majoring in criminal justice, Yaqueline is from Morganton, NC.
Wingate University – Trevor McKenzie
Trevor is a senior mathematics major from Ocean Isle, NC.
Read more about Trevor.