UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Ten UW-River Falls students were awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Students during a banquet and ceremony on campus Wednesday. Front row (l to r): Chancellor Maria Gallo, Kendra Jentz, SirrNay Ku, Veronica Klenke, Lauren Schmelzer, and Kalli Kubly. Back row: Mayala Keita, Mark Buchmann, Sam Peters, Chloe Heifner, and Lexi Janzer.
River Falls, Wis. – Ten University of Wisconsin-River Falls students on Wednesday received the Chancellor’s Award for Students, the highest non-academic honor they can receive at the university.
The Chancellor’s Award recognizes students who have shown distinguished leadership and service on campus and in the community.
“The students receiving this award are dedicated to excelling not only in the classroom, but to making a positive impact in other ways on our campus and in our surrounding community,” Chancellor Maria Gallo said. “These students exemplify the kinds of committed, high-level learning that occurs at UW-River Falls. I am excited to see the great ways these students will make our world a better place in the future.”
This year’s Chancellor’s Award recipients:
The awards were presented during a reception in the Riverview Ballroom in the University Center. Students are nominated by a faculty member, staff member, or student peer. Student recipients have completed undergraduate research and demonstrated undergraduate research, inclusivity and service to the community and university. First awarded in 1980, the award has been presented to 327 outstanding students.