2025
Student:
Ninah Jackson
Staff:
Bill McCoy & Carrie Pirmann
Faculty:
Vanessa Hill
Office or Program:
The Office of Civic Engagement (now the Office of Community Engaged Leadership, Learning & Research)
Student Organization:
Latine Alliance for Community and Opportunities for Students - LACOS
Collaborative Group:
International Student Flag Display Team
2024
Student:
Endia Scales '24
Staff:
Jessica Cowden
Faculty:
Gulay Guzel, assistant professor of markets, innovation & design
Nicholas Brady, assistant professor of critical black studies
Office or Program:
The Office of Civic Engagement (now the Office of Community Engaged Leadership, Learning & Research)
Student Organization:
Global Student Council
Collaborative Group:
Social Justice Lunch Seminar — Ninah Jackson and Nikash Kale
2023
Student:
Jerra Holdip ‘26
Staff:
Jen Schneidman Partica
Faculty:
Benjamin Wheatley, associate professor of mechanical engineering
Office:
Women’s Resource Center
Collaborative Group/Team Initiative:
Bucknell MLK Committee
Student Organization:
Black Student Union
2022
Student:
Madison Scopano ‘22
Quintina Smith ‘23
Staff:
Becca Haupt Aldredge
Marcus Scales
Faculty:
Adrian Mulligan, professor of geography (DEI faculty fellow),
Anjalee Deshpande Hutchinson, professor of theater and dance (DEI faculty fellow)
M. Laura Beninati, associate professor of mechanical engineering (DEI faculty fellow)
Office: Office of Admissions
Student Organization: Kappa Alpha Psi
2021
Student:
Jasmine Minhas ‘22
Anaya Benzan ‘23 (honorable mention)
Staff:
Maisha Kelly
Tanisha Williams (honorable mention)
Faculty:
Eddy Lopez, associate professor of art & art history
Eddy Ng, professor of management
Jasmine Mena, associate professor of psychology (honorable mention)
Office: International Student and Scholar Services
Collaborative Group/Team Initiative: Operation HUnGer
2020
Student:
Soni Madnani '20
Staff:
Rosalie Rodriguez
Faculty:
Philip Asare, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
Office: The Learning Center (TLC)
Collaborative Group/Team Initiative:
LACOS and La Casa for their contributions to Feria Latina
Dayeinu
2019
Student:
Brishti Mandal '20
Staff:
Kelsey Hicks
Faculty:
Erica Delsandro, associate professor of women's & gender studies
Student Organization:
Black Student Union
Collaborative Group/Team Initiative:
B-Eats
2018
Student: Anthony Scrima '18
Staff: Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer
Faculty: T. Joel Wade, presidential professor of psychology
Student Organization: B.A.C.E.S.
Collaborative Group/Team Initiative: Women in Leadership