The Undergraduate Student Leader

The Undergraduate Student Leader Award is presented annually by OCPA. This award is presented to an undergraduate student leader who is enrolled in an Ohio higher education institution and has demonstrated leadership, contributed to student affairs on campus, and has a desire to begin a professional career in Student Affairs.

Past award winners

Year

Recipient

1994

Donald Giancola, Baldwin Wallace University

1995

Stephen Bigley, Kent State University & Kari Johnson, Mt. Saint Joseph College

1996

 Gregory Gilmore, Miami University

1997 & 1998

Not Awarded

1999

Marci Stead, The University of Akron  &  Shon Christy, The University of Akron

2000

Libby Koerner, Ashland University

2001

 Jose Medina, Ashland University

2002

Sarah Whinnery, Kent State University
2003 Missy Mordarski, Baldwin Wallace University
2004 Kelly Naples, Baldwin Wallace University
2005 Colette Masterson, Otterbein University
2006 Kyle Williams, Otterbein University
2007 Kourtney Kocel, Otterbein University
2008 Molly Ward, Capital University
2009 Paul Wojdacz, Baldwin Wallace University
2010 Not Awarded
2011 Amelia Shaw, Ohio University
2012 Sarah Graf, The Ohio State University
2013 Haley Young, Otterbein University
2014 Courtney De Schepper, Baldwin Wallace University
2015 Taylor Cayot, Urbana University
2016 Leroy Ricksy Jr., The Ohio State University
2017 Meera White, Kenyon College
2018 Isis Walker, University of Toledo
2019 Not Awarded
2020 Grace Nanni, The Ohio State University
2021 Elijah McCutcheon, Otterbein
2022 Not Awarded
2023 Not Awarded
2024 Kyle Negin, Bowling Green State University
2025 Leah Kania, Baldwin Wallace University