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For immediate release
May 22, 2009 |
Washington D.C. – Service and community engagement have long been hallmarks of undergraduate life at Georgetown University, and every year countless students participate in projects and initiatives serving disadvantaged and underserved communities in the Washington region and beyond.
Georgetown recently honored 20 of those students with the Lena Landegger Community Service Award, a $2,500 prize that recognizes students with an exceptional commitment to service and social justice work.
"We are proud of the many students whose service and deep concern for others that these awards highlight,” said Jeanne Lord, Associate Dean of Student Affairs. “Their work for social justice and commitment to service has had a profound impact on communities all over the world."
The students who received this year’s Landegger Awards have distinguished themselves through a wide range of service and social justice pursuits, including tutoring low-income, immigrant or adjudicated youth in the D.C. area; creating programs to improve financial literacy among migrant workers in Qatar; and responding to the needs of people affected by the tsunami that hit parts of Southeast Asia.
The Landegger Awards provide an opportunity for Georgetown to celebrate and honor its longstanding commitment to community service and engagement. Created in honor of the late Lena Landegger, the annual awards are made possible through support of the Landegger Charitable Foundation. Students are nominated by faculty, staff or other students, and their applications are evaluated on the breadth, depth and impact of their involvement in service and justice projects.
The following students are among this year’s winners:
Yamiche Alcindor, Cooper City, Fla. – English and government (COL’09)
Olobukola Bamigboye, Brentwood, Tenn. (COL’09)
Jonathan Brower, Franklin Lakes, N.J. – biochemistry (COL’09)
Marion Cory, Great Falls, Mont. (COL’10)
Sarah David Heydemann, Chevy Chase, Md. – English (COL’09)
Lauren Delaloye, Dallas – culture and politics (SFS’10)
Alexander Denny, Arnold, Md. – international business (MSB’09)
Roland Dimaya, Burbank, Calif. – human science (NHS’09)
Maura Garven, Lakewood, Ohio – sociology (COL’09)
Amy Hang, St. Paul, Minn. – government (COL’09)
Aakash Jayaprakash, Doha, Qatar – international politics (SFS ‘11)
Sarah Jones, Bethesda, Md. – psychology (COL’09)
Brian Kesten, Gaithersburg, Md. – theology (COL’10)
Hung Lin, Holmdel, N.J. – biochemistry (COL’09)
Jennifer Lydic, New York – culture and politics (SFS’09)
Reed Morrissey, Ketchum, Idaho – government (COL’09)
Christopher Murphy, Denver – international politics (SFS ’09)
Jennifer Nguyen, Richmond, Texas – English (COL’09)
Carlos Palacios, Los Angeles – international politics (SFS’09)
Nicolas Sementelli, Carrollton, Texas – culture and politics (SFS’09)
Profiles of this year’s winners are available here.
About Georgetown University
Georgetown University is the oldest and largest Catholic and Jesuit university in America, founded in 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll. Georgetown today is a major student-centered, international, research university offering respected undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in Washington, DC, Doha, Qatar and around the world. For more information about Georgetown University, visit www.georgetown.edu.
