2023 Community Award Winners

The Fannie Lou Hamer Community Service Award
The Fannie Lou Hamer Community Service award is presented to the graduating student who has shown the utmost dedication to community service, both at Dartmouth College and in the Upper Valley community at large.

2023 Recipient: Danelia Gossop

The Nelson "Nels" Armstrong '71 Award
The Nelson "Nels" Armstrong '71 Award is presented to the staff member/faculty that has played an instrumental role to students in the class of 2023, shining both in their position and greatly contributing to the community at Dartmouth.

2023 Recipient: Trica Keaton

The Kye Allums Award for Athletic Achievement
The Kye Allums Award for Athletic Achievement is named in honor of Kye Allums, the first Division I openly transgender athlete in NCAA sports history, and is presented to graduating student who has broken records and/or barriers in athletics.

2023 Recipient: Chidimma Okpara

The Lorraine Hansberry Award for Performing Arts
The Lorraine Hansberry Award for Performing Arts is presented in honor of Lorraine Hansberry, prominent playwright and social justice advocate, to the graduating student who has shown superb dedication and performance in the arts.

2023 Recipient: Isaiah Brown

The Ernest Everett Just Award 1907 in Mathematics and the Sciences
The Ernest Everett Just Award 1907 in Mathematics and the Sciences is presented to a graduating student who has proven academic success in the scientific or engineering field, as well as contributed to a supportive community of STEM scholars. 

2023 Recipient: Sarrah-Ann Allen

The Dr. Reena N. Goldthree Award for Scholarly Excellence and Community Engagement
The Dr. Reena N. Goldthree Award for Scholarly Excellence and Community Engagement, was named after a professor who symbolized and modeled for students the balance of being a consummate scholar as well as being deeply involved in making Dartmouth a better place for Black students on campus through leadership, activism, and engagement. 

2023 Recipient: Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch

The Zora Neal Hurston Award in Social Sciences
The Zora Neal Hurston Award in Social Sciences is presented to the graduating student who has shown academic prowess in the social sciences.

2023 Recipient: John Ejiogu

The Edward Mitchell 1828 Award
The Edward Mitchell 1828 Award is presented to the graduating student who, throughout their academic career, has exhibited leadership, dedication and spirit in making a significant contribution to the college. 

2023 Recipient: Junelle Matthias

The Paul Robeson Award in the Humanities
The Paul Robeson Award in the Humanities is presented to the graduating student who has completed a special, interdisciplinary major, double major in two divisions and who has demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence through their coursework.

2023 Recipient: Shania Smith 

The Anna J. Cooper Award
The Anna J. Cooper Award is presented to a staff/faculty member who has shown excellence in their field, and dedication to students' success both inside and outside of the classroom.

2023 Recipient: Jazmine Gittens-Roberts

Lorna C. Hill '73 Award 
The final award is for our namesake, Lorna C. Hill. With highest honor, this distinguished award is presented to the staff or faculty member that not only excelled in their position at Dartmouth, but also provided invaluable service to the Black community through their support and mentorship of students. 

2023 Recipient: Zantasia Johnson

The Gloria Anzaldúa Academia Award 
This award serves to recognize a student who has demonstrated academic excellence in their field.

2023 Recipients: Jimena Perez and Guadalupe Ortega

José Clemente Orozco Artistic Award
This award goes to a student who is passionate about expressing Latinx and Caribbean culture through art, music, theater etc. It recognizes the pride and dedication this student demonstrated through their artistic expression either at Dartmouth or beyond. 

2023 Recipient: Reyna Santoyo

The Rigoberta Menchú Service Award 
This award goes to a student who has dedicated themselves to serving others. This award seeks to recognize one selfless individual who has not only shown kindness and concern for the needs of underprivileged communities, but has also taken action in helping some of those communities.

2023 Recipients: Lizet Garcia and Junelle Matthias

Harry Belafonte Bridge Building Award
This award seeks to recognize a student who has not only been a part of the Dartmouth Latine and Caribbean Community, but who has also reached out to other communities in effort to increase intersectionality and collaboration across campus. 

2023 Recipient: Laura Logan

Ellen Ochoa STEM Award 
This award seeks to recognize a student who has  been dedicated to their field in STEM through Dartmouth academics, internships, etc and who has served as mentor to other students studying or interested in STEM. 

2023 Recipients: Hubert Galan-Vargas and Jose Hernandez

Jennicet Gutiérrez Activism Award 
This award serves to recognize a student who has been passionate in advocating for the rights, interests, and resources of Latine and Caribbean students on campus. Their advocacy and work has demonstrated their love and care for the Latine and Caribbean community and the future of students at Dartmouth. 

2023 Recipients: Vanessa Perez-Robles and Naomi Valdez

Toussaint Louverture Resiliency Award
It is so important we recognize the strength and resilience we display as marginalized students on this campus. For this award, we want to honor a student who has overcome various difficulties or demonstrated immense strength while at Dartmouth regardless of their level of involvement in the Latine and Caribbean community.

2023 Recipient: Breanna Boland

Latine & Caribbean Community Advocate Award
In recognition of a faculty/staff/community member who has worked to advocate for the Latine and Caribbean Community. 

2023 Recipients: Carlos Cortez Minchillo and Maria Clara de Greiff

Beth Robinson '86 Emerging Leader Award
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated clear and decisive leadership in the early stages of their Dartmouth career by endeavoring to enhance the lives of LGBTQIA+ students.

2023 Recipients: Sonya Meytin '26 & Vincent Sun '26

Henry Weiss '60 Award
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding service to improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ students and enhancing the understanding of LGBTQIA+ members of the Dartmouth community.

2023 Recipients: Kieran Householder '23 & Farrar Ransom '23 

Ezekiel Webber '00 Memorial Award
Awarded to a student who has embodied the spirit of passionate and unwavering dedication to queer activism and service to the queer community. This award is given in honor of Zeke's memory.

2023 Recipients: Sabrina Eager '23 & Unlisted Award Recipient 

LGBTQIA+ Community Advocate Award
Awarded to any member or organization(s) of the Dartmouth community who has demonstrated exceptional advocacy on behalf of LGBTQIA+ community members.

2023 Recipients: Lila Hovey '23 & Mikala Uter '23

Allison Smith '06 Award
Awarded to a student who has an unmistakably infectious spirit and who works tirelessly to build bridges between communities, nurture a sense of place, and demonstrate strong commitment to Dartmouth's growth as an institution, just as Allison Smith did during her time at Dartmouth and throughout her life.

2023 Recipient: Damien Solinger Jeffers '23

Stewardship Award
In recognition of the unwavering commitment to improving the experiences of residents as the Triangle House UGA. I am personally so thankful for Amina's work and impact on folks in the house.

2023 Recipient: Amina Zoklat '23 

Embodiment of Kindness and Good Vibes Award
For their unwavering kindness and always having those good vibes. Nominators were thankful that they always reminded others, even their supervisors, of their worth.

2023 Recipient: Natalie Dokken '23

Slay All Day Award
In recognition of the growth, power, and slay of the first college-recognized, student-led drag group that has become a force on all their own over the past year.

2023 Recipient: The House of Lewan 

Outstanding Service Award
Awarded to an individual or group in recognition of outstanding service and significant contribution to the Pan Asian community at Dartmouth.

2023 Recipient: Jessie Wang 

Resilient Leader Award
Awarded to an individual who displays extraordinary initiative that has positively impacted the Pan Asian community through their leadership at Dartmouth. 

2023 Recipient: Maanasi Shyno

Community Advocate Award
Awarded to an individual or group who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the advancement of the Pan Asian community at Dartmouth through advocacy and social justice.

2023 Recipient: Daniel Lin

Distinguished Scholar-Activist Award
Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding perseverance in furthering the Pan Asian community at Dartmouth through their scholarship and academic service.

2023 Recipient: Lily Ren

Pan-Asian Community Award
Awarded to a group who embodies values such as innovation, philanthropy, resilience, and perserverance.

2023 Recipient: Palestine Solidarity Coalition of Dartmouth Students