Region 1 is proud to announce our winners for the following NIRSA Awards.  We will recognize everyone at the 2017 NIRSA Annual Conference and at the Member Network meetings.

William N. Wasson Leadership & Academic Awards

  • Alexis Charles – East Stroudsburg University
  • Bailey Gasior– Stevenson University
  • Molly Podosek– Rider University
  • Pat Shank– West Chester University
  • Lauren Taylor – University at Albany

Horace Moody Award

  • Jessica Ward, Princeton University

Juliette Moore People of Color Distinguished Leadership Award

  • Jocelyn Hill, American University

NIRSA Research Award

  • Anne Wilkinson, PhD, CRSS, Temple University

Creative Excellence Awards – Audiovisual Promotion, 1st Place

  • Cornell Tree Climbing Institute, Cornell Outdoor Program – Cornell University

Creative Excellence Awards – Website, 1st Place

     •    MIT Recreation,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2017 Professional NIRSA Foundation Scholarship Winners

  • Jillian Formanski– Drexel University
  • Maria Lyon– Cornell University
  • Brian J. Kabel– Western New England University
  • Jeff Ryder- CENTERS, LLC University of New Haven
  • Marissa Allen– University at Albany
  • Lauren Motzkin– East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

2017 Student NIRSA Foundation Scholarship Winners

  • Jennifer De La Rosa– The College at Brockport State University of New York
  • Thomas Koller– Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
  • Demitri Lahanas – East Stroudsburg University