Multicultural Leadership Award

Leadership Award
Application

This Application requires one to three references. Please email the link below to your references.
Reference Form

Purpose: The Multicultural Leadership Award recognizes up to two minority students who have achieved academic success and demonstrated effective leadership in promoting cultural awareness to the campus and community.

Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled Multicultural student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and good disciplinary standing
  • Evidence of leadership in community and/or campus cultural awareness events
  • One to three references (one of which must be YSU faculty or administrative staff).

Selection: Up to two candidates will be chosen by the Student Awards Committee and a representative of Multicultural Student Services based upon the completed application, input from references and feedback on interview.

Application Questions:

  1. Please include a BULLETED LIST of your organizations, campus involvement, and community service. Be sure to include all information about your YSU experience this far.
  2. Describe how the student leadership experiences above have enhanced your personal growth and enriched your overall college experience.
  3. How do you plan to use your leadership skills to make a positive impact in your chosen field or community?

PAST MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

  • 2024 Jenna Knowles
  • 2023 Victoria Oluwasoorefunmi Olayiwola
  • 2022 Shreeya Manandhar
  • 2021 Aniket Kumar Singh
  • 2020 Shantia Cox
  • 2019 My Le
  • 2018 Catherine Cooper
  • 2017 Abdullah Khalil
  • 2016 Quincy Carrier
  • 2015 Julian Harris
  • 2014 Antoine Watkins
  • 2013 Jacob Vaughns
  • ​2012 Cary Dabney
  • ​2011 N/A
  • 2010 Jeremy McGhee
  • 2009 Montaja Simmions
  • ​2008 Dominique Price
  • 2008 Carrington Moore
  • 2007 Lamar Sykes
  • 2007 Wilson Okello
  • 2007 Michael Dinh
  • ​2006 Kristin Banks
  • 2005 N/A
  • 2004 N/A
  • 2003 N/A
  • 2002 N/A
  • 2001 Latya Nicole Reed