Community service awards presented to students and organizations
James W. Lyons Awards
The recipients are Steve Allison, a doctoral student in biological sciences, who was honored for his involvement with the Graduate Student Council and for helping shape the new Graduate Community Center; Chitua Alozie, a senior majoring in human biology, who was honored for the creation of the Medical Interpreters Program and her involvement in several other programs for which she helped raise more than $130,000; Veronica Juarez, a senior majoring in comparative studies in race and ethnicity, for her commitment and service to the Chicano/Latino community, including serving as chair of the Guiding Concilio, El Centro Chicano's governing board; Joey Natoli, a junior majoring in economics, for his service to student government, including his founding of Absolute Fun, a new alcohol-free program.
Additionally, Erin Palm, a junior majoring in Earth Systems, was honored for her leadership in the Quest Scholars Program, which assists talented, underserved high school students; Jonathan Olsen, a senior majoring in human biology, was honored for founding two well-received, student-written academic journals; Tyler Dole, a Law School student, was honored for coordinating the Volunteer Attorney Program and for his work on nearly 50 court cases; Piotr Kosicki, a junior majoring in history, was honored for chairing the Publications Board, which oversees all student publications that receive funding from the Associated Students, and for co-directing Stanford Youth Forensics.
Nina Chinosornvatana, Brent Kobashi and David Wang, doctoral students in the School of Medicine, were honored for their ground-breaking work in founding and establishing the Pacific Free Clinic in San Jose, an organization dedicated to serving the medical needs of recent Asian immigrants.
Dean's Achievement Award
Eight student organizations were recognized with the Dean's Achievement Award for community service.
The Educational Studies Program was recognized for teaching 400 high school students enrichment classes while giving Stanford students opportunities to hone their teaching skills; the North Korean Human Rights Committee was recognized for its activism and perseverance in raising awareness of human-rights violations in North Korea through educational programs, rallies and letter-writing campaigns; the Gamma Zeta Alpha fraternity was recognized for its dedication and commitment to an East Palo Alto "I Have a Dream" program by volunteering as mentors to 60 third-grade students twice a week and for its constant commitment to principles of academic excellence; Six Degrees: A Stanford Journal of Human Rights, a publication devoted to exploring human-rights issues around the world, was recognized for providing an innovative outlet for student expression and research.
Additionally, United Students for Veterans' Health was recognized for forging meaningful relationships between Stanford students and U.S. veterans and for enriching veterans' lives through numerous benefit events; the Pilipino American Achievement Awards program was recognized for its tireless efforts to educate youth about modern Filipino American culture through a highly successful leadership conference, college preparation seminars, martial art demonstrations and literacy readings; the Stanford Archery Program was recognized for creating a comprehensive and nationally recognized recreational program that successfully participates in national competitions and teaches local youth archery skills; and Lambda Phi Epsilon was recognized for leading an energetic and highly visible campuswide awareness campaign that educated the campus community about leukemia and increased the number of bone marrow registrants by 600 people.
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