Active Minds

ACTIVE MINDS STUDENT LEADERS RECOGNIZED

FOR THEIR WORK ON CAMPUS

Many chapters and student leaders have received awards and recognitions during the 2009-2010 year from their schools, local communities and other national organizations

June 3, 2010 - As another school year ends, Active Minds, Inc. is thrilled to announce that many of our chapters and student leaders have been recognized by their colleges and universities, local communities and other national organizations for their contribution to campus life and to the field of mental health during the 2009-2010 school year. Congratulations!

We want to make sure we recognize all awards our chapters have received so if you or your chapter has received an award or recognition this school year that is not listed here, please e-mail chapters@activeminds.org and we will speedily add you to the list!

• Becky Gordon, co-president of Active Minds at Boston University earned this year's Student Mental Health Advocate Award at the 2010 Depression on College Campuses Conference sponsored by the University of Michigan's Depression Center.
• Francesca Pileggi, president of Active Minds at Lafayette College and SAC member, and Katie Hannah, vice president of Active Minds at Oregon State University, were awarded runners-up at the 2010 Depression on College Campuses Conference.
• Active Minds at Montclair State University was selected to have two chapter members serve as a representatives on Montclair State University's President's Commission on Affirmative Action and Diversity, which is composed of administrators, faculty and students who work to assure that the University fulfills its commitment to equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or physical/mental disability.
• Lauren Lawler, SAC member and board member of Active Minds at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), was awarded the Rising Student Leader Award from Florida Institute of Technology.
• Active Minds at Florida Institute of Technology received the Outstanding Health and Wellness Event and Outstanding Contribution to Student Life awards at FIT's Student Activities Award Ceremony.
• Meredith Philyaw, president of Active Minds at Emory, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Leader Award from Emory's Campus Life office.
• Active Minds at Dartmouth won Student Organization of the Year from Dartmouth College's Council of Student Organizations.
• Alexandria Imperato, founder and president of Active Minds at SUNY Stony Brook, received the New York State SUNY Chancellor's Award, the New York State College Health Association Award, and SUNY Stony Brook's Elizabeth D. Couey Award, presented annually by the Stony Brook Union Advisory Board and the Department of Student Union and Activities to a graduating senior who has exhibited outstanding contributions toward the improvement and growth of student services and programs.
• Lauren Feliciano, president of Active Minds at University of California-Santa Barbara, was awarded a UCSB Award of Distinction, given to seniors and graduate students who have contributed greatly to the quality of life by giving unselfish service to others within a particular area (mental health).
• Lauren Stoler, president of Active Minds at Towson, received the LeaderShape Vision Award from Towson University Student Affairs.
• Active Minds at Towson won the Above and Beyond Award from their student government for their suicide awareness display of 1,100 drawstring bags on campus.
  
• Natalie Dorman, advisor for Active Minds at The Ohio State University, was selected for OSU's Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award from the Center for Leadership and Development.
• Active Minds at Mercyhurst College received an award from Mercyhurst Student Government as the most active service group on campus for the year.
• Jenny Liu from Active Minds at UCLA received the 2010 Jerry Greenspan Student Voice of Mental Health Award from the Jed Foundation.