Student Staff Recognized at Residence Life Awards Luncheon

Danny Glassmann with award winners Ali Keeter, Clara St. Urbain, Heather Burgess, and Christie Pearce.

Danny Glassmann with award winners Ali Keeter, Clara St. Urbain, Heather Burgess, and Christie Pearce.

The Residence Life Appreciation Luncheon and Awards was held May 15, 2014 to celebrate the achievements and honor the accomplishments of student staff members who work in the Office of Residence Life at Oglethorpe, as well as recognize community members who have help support the work of Residence Life this year.

The Resident Assistant (RA) of the Year for 2013-2014 went to Alison “Ali” Keeter, RA of Jobe Hansen Residence Halls, in recognition of her dedication, passion, and leadership in building a strong sense of community for residential students at Oglethorpe University.

Raphael Coleman, assistant director of residence life and housing operations, presented the award and spoke about the important contributions Ali has made to Residence Life in terms of programming, team building, and availability.

In appreciation of their ongoing support of Residence Life and safety of the campus, the Office of Campus Safety was recognized with the Friend of Residence Life Award. The award was presented by Danny Glassmann, assistant dean of students and director of residence life, who shared how overwhelmingly the staff felt Campus Safety was one of Residence Life’s biggest partners on-campus and how appreciative the office is of their hard work in keeping our campus safe and secure.

Additional awards were presented in other areas to student staff members who exemplified excellence in individual areas. The winners of these awards were:

Traer RA of the Year: Christie Pearce
Bowden Magbee/Upper Quad RA of the Year: Clara St. Urbain
Jobe Hansen RA of the Year: Alison Keeter
Dempsey RA of the Year: Heather Burgess
Best Programmer of All Staff: Tirzah Brown and Christie Pearce
Social Program of the Year: Vagina Monologues, presented to Alison Keeter
(Honorable Mention: Bond Week, presented to Christopher Strickland and Samuel Lyon)
Academic Program of the Year: OgleBee, presented to Clara St. Urbain, Christopher Strickland, Elisabeth Carter, and Ben Caoili)

Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners, as well as the rest of the Residence Life staff who have done an outstanding job this year!

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