The 2011 Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards honored more than 30 students, staff, faculty and community members for their commitment to creating a campus environment that promotes diversity and excellence. The winners were chosen from nearly 100 nominations.

The winners are:

Student of the Year
School of the Arts – Laura Reece
School of Business – Caquisha Burton
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – Jamar Brown
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Hayley Harrell
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Angelina Phebus
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Madison Hohman
Graduate School – Adam Paul Johnson
Female Student Athlete of the Year – Tonia Gerty
Male Student Athlete of the Year – Jesse Mesa
Student Organization of the Year – Black Student Union
Septima P. Clark – Robin Blake
Lucille S. Whipper – Annastesia Mims
Eugene C. Hunt (Graduating Minority Student) – La’Asha Burgess and Maxine Coleman

Faculty of the Year
School of the Arts – Janine McCabe
School of Business – David Desplaces
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance – William Veal
School of Humanities and Social Sciences – William Schonbein
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs – Lei Jin
School of Sciences and Mathematics – Aspen Olmsted
Graduate School – Barry Stiefel

Other Award Categories
Outstanding Staff Members of the Year – Cassandra Foster and Debbie Counts
The Good Neighbor Award – Maria Fox
The Unsung Champion Award – Brent Laing
The Eddie Ganaway Distinguished Alumni Award – Sam Stafford

The Presidential Legacy Awards
The President Leo I. Higdon Outstanding Leadership Award – Isaiah Nelson
The President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award – LaQunya Baker
The President Theodore Stern Visionary Award – Marcia White
The President Harry Lightsey Humanitarian Award – Ashley Montano

Proceeds from this event will be used to provide scholarships for students to study abroad.

For more information, contact Teresa Smith at 843.953.5660.