SEAL Awards
Student Organizations at Miami University provide many key activities, events, and experiences that make the Miami experience the best undergraduate experience in the nation. The Student Engagement and Leadership (SEAL) Celebration is a recognition ceremony recognizing the dedication and hard work of various student organizations, as well as members and advisors of student organizations each year.
The ceremony is typically held mid to late April in the Armstrong Student Center. This year's awards were presented on April 26, 2023.
The winners for the year are:
Student Activities
Innovative Event of the Year
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- Engineers Without Borders, Innvovation Day
Gerald Yearwood Diversity Programming Award
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- Asian American Association, Asian Cultural Festival
Unity Event of the Year
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- HAWKS Peer Health Educators and Miami Athletics, I Step Up: Bystander Intervention: A Talk with Kyle Richard
Recurring Event of the Year
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- The Indian Student Association, Diwali 2022
Philanthropic/Service Event of the Year
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- Engineers Without Borders, Rwanda Water Pipeline Implementation Trip
Best Media
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- Treblemakers Acapella, Dream On Video Single
Best Poster/Flyer
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- Miami University Fashion and Design, Oasis Fashion Show Flyer
Best Social Media Campaign
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- Miami University Student Foundation, Joining the Legacy
Rising Leader of the Year
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- Mónnica Gay, Unidos, DAC, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
President of the Year
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- Preston Krzyzak, College Mentors for Kids
Most Improved Organization
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- Stage Left
Most Resilient Organization
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- Society of Women Engineers
Outstanding New Organization
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- Cinci Smiles
Outstanding Graduate Advisor
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- Reena Murphy, RedHawks Count and Lucy Trevino Alañis, UNIDOS
Dr. John Clover Outstanding Off-Campus Advisor
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- Pat Lindsay, Pi Sigma Epsilon
Dr. Richard Nault Advisor of the Year
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- Jeffrey Wanko, Stage Left
Student Leader of the Year
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- Nathan Ashbrook, Engineers Without Borders
- Sydney Kent-Strong, EcoReps
Organization of the Year
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- Best Buddies
Event of the Year
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- Miami University Fashion and Design, Annual Fashion Show: Oasis
- Miami Activities and Programming, Electric Root Festival
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Rising Leader of the Year
- IFC: Aidan Scott, Delta Chi
- MGC: Oscar Campos Ortiz, Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
- NPHC: Marcus Jordan, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Giade Ensley, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Panhellenic: Claire Ogden, Alpha Delta Pi
Warren T. Nelson Award for Outstanding Service
- Taha Sharaf, Delta Chi
Chapter President of the Year
- IFC: Josh Akum, Alpha Epsilon Pi
- MGC: Bianca Colón, Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
- NPHC: Mackenzie Lee, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Panhellenic: Caroline Geist, Zeta Tau Alpha
Dr. Richard Nault Scholarship
- Rylie Hildebrand, Phi Sigma Sigma
- Taha Sharaf, Delta Chi
Grace Daniels Outstanding Sorority Advisor of the Year
- Emily Wolfzorn, Alpha Omicron Pi
Brian Breittholz Fraternity Advisor of the Year
- Michael Raymond, Lambda Chi Alpha
Jerry Miller Outstanding Fraternity Faculty/Staff Advisor Award
- Dr. Timothy Cameron, Beta Theta Pi
B. Derrell Hart Most Improved Chapter Award
- IFC: Alpha Epsilon Pi
- MGC: Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
- NPHC: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- Panhellenic: Delta Delta Delta
Andrew Herman Memorial Chapter Excellence
- IFC: Delta Chi
- MGC: Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
- NPHC: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Panhellenic: Chi Omega
Phillip and Martha Shriver Outstanding Greek Man & Woman
- Outstanding Man: John Michael Dancy, Sigma Chi
- Outstanding Woman: MacKenzie Lee, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Council Leaders of the Year
- IFC: Sam Belkowitz, Alpha Epsilon Pi
- MGC: Sevara Ubaydullaeva, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
- NPHC: Katie Ervin, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- Panhellenic: Deisi Kazizi, Alpha Chi Omega
Wilks Institute for Leaderhip and Service
Wilks Institute Leadership and Service Award
Yaereem Lee
Wilks Institute Civic Responsibility Award
Mollie Duffy
Harry T. Wilks Fraternity and Sorority MPACT Award
Kappa Kappa Psi
Harry T. Wilks Student Organization MPACT Award
Engineers Without Borders
Wilks Institute Socially Responsible Leader Award
Jules Jefferson
Wilks Institute Servant Leader Award
Annabel Dechant
Sustainability Awards
Social Sustainability
Green Gamers, Spectrum and League of Geeks
Economic Sustainability
Ian Murphy, Geography and Planning Society
Environmental Sustainability
Lauren McCann, Ecoreps
Red Brick Reward Recognition
Best Buddies
Chabad
Dance Theatre
Hillel
League of Geeks
Miami Chemical Society
Cru
Miami University Fashion and Design
HAWKS Peer Health Educators
Phi Delta Epsilon
Student Academy of Nutrition and Deitetics
Warriors of Tomorrow
Stage Left
Vision Dance Company