California State University, Stanislaus awarded the 2009 Student Leadership Awards to six individuals and six organizations, with two of the awards going to the Hmong Students Association.
The Hmong Students Association received the Outstanding Student Organization Award, and the group’s faculty advisor Dr. Kou Yang of the Department of Ethnic and Gender Studies was honored as Advisor of the Year at a May 20 awards program.
Other group awards went to Kappa Sigma, Award of Excellence; Math Club, Most Improved; Nu Alpha Kappa, Greatest Achievement; Sociology Club, President’s Trophy; and the Cheer and Stunt Team, Most Spirited. The Cheer Team co-captains were Mallory Peebles of Saratoga and Whitney Diniz of Patterson.
Individual recipients were Richard Albert of Roseville, Outstanding Student Leader of the Year; Diana Heredia and Michael Sederquist , both of Turlock, Carol Burke Memorial Award; Tiffany Darling Gelbaum, Student Empowerment; Harkaman Ghag of Ceres, Miriam V. & John L. Keymer Memorial Award; and Margaret Stepro of Turlock, Judge and Alverta Hughes Humanitarian Award.
