The Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership recognizes students who excel academically, perform service to the College community and nation, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment.
Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership
About the Award & Qualifications
Applications for the 2024 Peggy Ryan Williams Award are now closed. Applications for the 2025 award cycle will open in January 2025.
Peggy Ryan Williams served as president of Ithaca College from 1997 to 2008. She was a strong advocate for academic achievement, co-curricular involvement, and community service. Based on these qualities, this award for academic and community leadership was named in her honor. After her tenure at Ithaca College, Dr. Williams has continued to support student leadership on campus and involvement in the community. She is a role model for life-long service to higher education, as demonstrated by her involvement on the board of the American Association of University Women, and her global work with the Women in Leadership in Higher Education Forum.
This award recognizes students who excel academically, perform service to the College community and nation, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment. The most outstanding students representing the College are selected for this award.
To be considered for this award, a student must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, be in good judicial standing, and have made contributions in multiple areas, including:
1. Community service,
2. Involvement and leadership in organizations, and/or
3. Paid positions of a selective nature.
2024 Award Winners
The selection committee for this award consists of leaders in each of the academic schools and the Office of Student Engagement, as well as students who are former recipients of the award. This committee reads every application, ranks them, and reviews each applicant’s qualifications – which results in these 71 students being honored.
Check out the slideshow to view pictures of all our winners, and the full list of all winners by school is included below the video.
Created by Carli McConnell
ROY H. PARK SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS
Jonah Alefantis, Class of 2025
Destiny Carrion, Class of 2025
Olivia Celenza, Class of 2024
Desoni Cooper, Class of 2024
Annabella Di Lillo, Class of 2024
Stephanie Duran, Class of 2025
Michelle Engler, Class of 2025
Katie Floyd, Class of 2025
Parker Friedman, Class of 2025
Caroline Grass, Class of 2025
Grant Johnson, Class of 2025
Rebecca Legato, Class of 2024
Matt Minton, Class of 2024
Isabella Mittelman, Class of 2025
Aria Mix, Class of 2024
Paige Morrissey, Class of 2024
Jess Moskowitz, Class of 2024
Abigail O’Shea, Class of 2024
Jaqueline Pereira, Class of 2025
Syd Pierre, Class of 2024
Kaitlyn Russell, Class of 2025
Naomi Sessler, Class of 2025
Liam Shields, Class of 2024
Kaitlyn St. Hilaire, Class of 2024
Kit Stitely, Class of 2024
Lilly Tollin, Class of 2024
Amirah Torrence, Class of 2024
Jaime von Bartheld, Class of 2025
Zoe Wegener, Class of 2025
Ryan Williams-Abrams, Class of 2025
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Carley Kaiser, Class of 2025
Kristina Rae, Class of 2025
Gabby Rivera, Class of 2025
Sanskar Mehta, Class of 2025
Jake Trinchetto, Class of 2025
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Manuella Asare, Class of 2024
Anna Cornell, Class of 2025
Mickey Eaton, Class of 2025
Bella Ferranti, Class of 2025
Cassidy Gallivan, Class of 2024
Holly Geyer, Class of 2025
Abbey Hall, Class of 2025
Maya Iskowitz, Class of 2025
Kailee Leung, Class of 2025
Ruari Maloney, Class of 2025
Mullen Quaye, Class of 2024
LeAnn Sindt, Class of 2024
Lily Stevens, Class of 2025
Kiley Sullivan, Class of 2024
Juliana Valli, Class of 2025
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES
Nandini Agarwal, Class of 2025
Lenley Aikin, Class of 2024
Jay Barrett, Class of 2024
Hailee Daunis, Class of 2024
Jordyn Dolan, Class of 2025
Maggie Farber, Class of 2025
Ishmeet Kaur, Class of 2025
Carli McConnell, Class of 2024
Vanessa Mpofu, Class of 2025
Noah Rosenzweig, Class of 2024
Patrick Roth, Class of 2025
Surya Sharma, Class of 2025
Mikayla Tolliver, Class of 2024
Ryan Vincent, Class of 2025
Libi Warmund, Class of 2024
Stella Win, Class of 2025
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE
Rebecca Blacksten, Class of 2024
Katie May Gang, Class of 2025
Jordan Hayakawa, Class of 2024
Vincent Tavernese, Class of 2025
Cami Weldon, Class of 2025