2021 Community Award Winners

W.E.B. Du Bois Prize for Academic Excellence

This award is presented to a graduating senior of African descent with the highest cumulative grade point average and who has most embodied the high standards of excellence, set by Dr. Du Bois.

2021 Recipients: Ezekiel Vergara and Cecilia Morin.

Fannie Lou Hamer Community Service Award

This award is presented to the graduating student of African descent who has shown the utmost dedication to community service, both at Dartmouth College and in the Upper Valley community at large.

2021 Recipient: Marina Cepeda

Kye Allums Award for Athletic Achievement

This award is named in honor of Kye Allums, the first Division I openly transgender athlete in NCAA sports history, and will be presented to the graduating student of African descent who has broken records and/or barriers in athletics.

2021 Recipient: Tola Akinwumi

Lorraine Hansberry Award for Performing Arts

This award is presented in honor of Lorraine Hansberry, prominent playwright and social justice advocate, to the graduating student of African descent who has shown superb dedication and performance in the arts. To whom high consideration is given, to those whose artistic work reflects aspects of the Black experience.

2021 Recipients: Alexandra "Lexi" Warden and Esther Omene

Lorna C. Hill '73 Award

With highest honor, this distinguished award is presented to the staff or faculty member who not only excelled in their position at Dartmouth, but also provided invaluable service to the Black community through their support and mentorship of students. This award symbolizes a member of the community who the Class of 2021 feels was invaluable to their undergraduate experience.

2021 Recipient: Dr. Joshua Bennett

Anna J. Cooper Award

This faculty-specific award is presented to the faculty member who has shown excellence in their field, and dedication to students' success both inside and outside of the classroom.

2021 Recipient: Dr. Trica Keaton

Nelson "Nels" Armstrong '71 Award

This staff-specific award is presented to the staff member who has played an instrumental role to students in the Class of 2021, shining both in their position and greatly contributing to the community at Dartmouth.

2021 Recipient: Vince Wilson

Paul Robeson Award in the Humanities

This award is presented to the graduating student of African descent who has completed a special, interdisciplinary major, double major in two divisions, or a Senior Fellowship and who has demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence through their course of work.

2021 Recipient: Jordan McDonald

Edward Mitchell 1828 Award

The award is presented to the graduating student of African descent who, throughout their academic career, has exhibited leadership, dedication and spirit in making a significant contribution to the college.

2021 Recipient: Princilla Minkah

Zora Neal Hurston Award in Social Sciences

This award is presented to the graduating student of African descent, who has shown academic prowess and will graduate with honors in the social sciences.

2021 Recipients: Jasmine Butler and Michael Green

Ernest Everett Just Award 1907 in Mathematics and the Sciences

This award exemplifies the spirit of Ernest Everett Just, a pioneering cell biologist and Class of 1907 Valedictorian. This award recipient is a graduating student of African descent who has proven academic success in the scientific or engineering field, as well as contributed to a supportive community of STEM scholars.

2021 Recipient: Nathanael Boone

Dr. Reena N. Goldthree Award for Scholarly Excellence and Community Engagement

Formerly known as the Black Student Advising Award, in 2017 was renamed after a professor who symbolized and modelled 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.

2021 Recipient: Dr. Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch

African and African American Studies Awards 

Gary Love Prize in AAAS: Oumy Kane and Marina Cepeda

Pamela Joyner Prize in AAAS: Nai-Lah Dixon

William Cook-Louise Cook Jacobs Award in African American Arts and Letters: Alexandra "Lexi" Warden

Award for Service to the International Student Community

Presented to a graduating international student who has served the international student community at Dartmouth throughout their years by way of promoting community

2021 Recipient: Selin Capan

Award for Leadership Among International Students

Presented to a graduating international student who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the success of the Dartmouth international student community through acts of leadership, advocacy, and support of their peers.

2021 Recipient: Ines Tanoh

Award for Service to the Office of Pluralism and Leadership 

Presented to a graduating international student who has demonstrated tremendous dedication to advancing OPAL International Student Advising programming with a focus on strengthening the international student community.

2021 Recipient: Yelyzaveta Begunova

Gloria Anzaldúa Academia Award

This award serves to recognize a student who has demonstrated academic excellence in their field.

2021 Recipient: Odalis Hernandez Medrano

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.

2021 Recipient: Emmanuel Berrelleza

Building Bridges Award

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

2021 Recipient: Stephanie Paola Rivera-Ithier

Dolores Huerta Activism Award

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

2021 Recipients: Marina Cepeda, Laura Logan, and Gabe Onate

Latinx Community Advocate Award

This award is for a faculty, staff, or community member who has worked to advocate for the Latinx and Caribbean Community at Dartmouth.

2021 Recipient: Maria Clara de Greiff

FUERZA Award

This award serves to recognize a student who has demonstrated great strength and dedication in advocating for the needs of the Latinx community, on and off-campus.

2021 Recipient: Keren Valenzuela Bermudez

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.

2021 Recipients: Jaime Aranzabal '24 and Chloe Fugle '23

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.

2021 Recipients: Jeremy Rodriguez '22 and Colin Goodbred '21

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.

2021 Recipients: Jessica Chiriboga '24 and Val Werner '20

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.

2021 Recipients: Center for Social Impact's Foundations in Social Impact program - Jaime Aranzabal, Manu Onteeru, Emily Chen, Evelyn Hatem, Griselda Chavez, Ana Torres Rodriguez, Janine D'Souza, IvanTochimani-Hernandez, Vaishnavi Katragadda, Lisa Wong' Eleanor Clark, Jackie Claros, Mackenzie Brady, Justin Fajar, Ben Traugott, Mimi Majumder, Sydney Wuu, Emma Johnson, Adriana Ochoa

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.

2021 Recipient: Connor Craven-Falcon '22

New Energy Award

This award serves to recognize a student who has demonstrated a dedication to advocating for the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community.

2021 Recipients: Green Lambda Leaders - Courtney Jimenez, Bridget Slone, Keighley Rockcliffe and Karol Faehnrich

Outstanding Service Award

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

2021 Recipients: Naomi Lam and Emily Chang

PAC 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.

2021 Recipients: Ameena Razzaque and Sirajum Sandhi

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Award

This award is given to an individual or group who exemplifies the theme of this year's AAPIHM. Elements celebrates our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. Just as AAPIHM endeavors to create opportunities for people to enhance their understanding of the AAPI community and perspectives, these individuals endeavor to build lasting connections between the AAPI community and other communities on campus.

2021 Recipients: Vincent Chang and Brandon Zhou '22

Emerging Leaders Award

Awarded to an undergraduate student who displays extraordinary initiative and potential to further positively impact the Pan Asian community at Dartmouth.

2021 Recipients: 2021 AAPIHM Committee - Deborah Jung, Sheen Kim, Caitlyn King, Connie Lu, Wenhan Sun, Karen Zheng