- Our students have a myriad of opportunities to get involved and engaged with our colleges through leadership, internships, volunteering and paid positions. We rely on our student leaders to support our community of students through their amazing efforts. We simply could not do what we do without our student leaders. In order to pay tribute and acknowledgment of their efforts, we dedicate this page to our student leaders’ incredible contributions to our Colleges. Thank you and we hope you are inspired to continue this imperative work here and beyond.
Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony
Every year at the end of Spring quarter, we gather with our amazing student leaders to celebrate, acknowledge and honor their contributions to our Colleges. Thank you for all you do for our Colleges!
Our Leadership Awards are as follows:
College Nine Leadership Certificate
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson was a CSO at College Nine and John R. Lewis College from when College Nine was first founded through Fall of 2006, when he passed away on duty. Jay cared deeply about the students and took time to learn their names, joke and chat with them about their lives, help them out with their questions, and point them in the right direction. He is remembered for his commitment to our colleges and for the positive impact he had in shaping our community. In honor of this amazing individual, the Jay Johnson awards were created.
There are two categories of the Jay Johnson award.
The Jay Johnson Leadership Award is presented to current student leaders who are in their third year or higher. Recipients are selected by College Nine and John R. Lewis College Staff.
The 2024 awardees are:
College Nine: Alexandra Singer, Anouk Priebe-Garcia
John R. Lewis College: Pichy Jumpholwong, Dean Brown
Oakes: Leo Hernandez
Merrill: Sachi Huilgol
The Jay Johnson Emerging Student Leader Award is intended for a first or second year student, affiliated with College Nine or John R. Lewis College. Recipients are both nominated and selected by a committee of current student leaders.
The 2024 awardees are:
College Nine: Antonio Rios Soto, Rani Yeh
John R. Lewis College: Marianas Fernandez, Hasley Cruz
Star Award
The Star Award is presented to current student leaders in their senior year who are outgoing, gregarious, and have displayed ongoing and outstanding sustained leadership/service towards our colleges. Recipients are selected by College Nine and John R. Lewis College Staff.
The 2024 awardees are:
College Nine: Ruby Olson,
John R. Lewis College: Maggie Ann Desphy, Divya Kilari, Dhriti Goomer
Kresge: Aaliyah Marquez
Cowell: Xiomara Aguilera- Rico
College Service Award
This next award, called the College Service Award goes to students who have contributed significantly to our colleges and campus during their time here.
The 2024 Awardees are:
List of Good Trouble Academy Recipients Malorie Browning Vanessa Nguyen Farah Garcia Jamie Tran Jenard Abrena Maggie Ann Desphy Rodela Nirjhar Ana Gomez Joslynn Velasquez Lai Tristyn Alexandra Galvan Miranda Oyoque Ashlyn Huynh Gabrielle Reynoso Marquez Aaliyah Ruhin Gharai Jocelyn Solano Zohar Kustanovich Advani Curran Mendoza Consuelo Jimmy Gomez Nathan Song Sabrina Lamance Aguilera-Rico Xiomara Meza Albert Dhriti Goomer Yingyi Tan Chyenne Loyd Benitez Amber Ngu Alyssa Emory Harrison Jhovanny Uribe Jennifer Miranda Campuzano Zeus Rios Pedro Pichy Jumpholwong Calvin Stephano Peter Nguyen Devera Dave M Rostamizadeh Sahare Sooin Jung Kaylee Campos Ruby Olson Garcia Saul Ruiz Riedel Fernanda Divya Kilari Carlos Cervantes Daniel Peralta Gold Matthew Shimkhada Aanchel Ash Kumar Belen Cordova Luisa Perez Aceves Gutierrez Samantha Trujillo Allan Fénix López Angelica Cortes Alexandra Salkin Hernandez Tapia Leo Tunamal Shurod Khongorzul Luvsantseren Glen Duan Nina Sanders Huilgol Sachi Vernon-Clay Piper Parrisa Mirfattah Valeria Galindo-Eguiarte Alexandra Singer Jacob-Hines Paul Workman Taylor
College Leadership Certificates
The College Nine Leadership Certificate is an honor that represents significant, sustained leadership connected to the College Nine community and theme of International & Global Perspectives. Over several years, each recipient of the Certificate has participated in various leadership opportunities, ranging from taking college classes, being a member or leader of a college-affiliated group, and holding a student staff position. Through self-nomination and completion of the Leadership Journal, we're able to recognize the graduates that have actively engaged in our College Nine community and built leadership skills that reflect our themes.
The 2024 College Nine Leadership Certificate recipients are:
Good Trouble Academy
The Good Trouble Academy (GTA) joins together academic class offerings across campus, co-curricular programming at College Nine and John R. Lewis College, and student-initiated opportunities to support a pathway for students to become social justice change agents. Students will participate in an experience (class, club, internship, etc.) and then complete the reflection on the GTA Canvas course reflecting on how the experience aligned with the principles and enlivened their own educational experience at UCSC.
The 2024 Good Trouble Academy certificate recipients are:
List of College Service Awardees Christopher Betancourt-Lopez Eduardo Del Rio Harish Dukkipati Dhriti Goomer Ruifeng Huang Guixiang Lee Humberto Rico List of Good Trouble Academy Recipients (Special Distinction) Special Distinction Christine Lee Maria Andrade Tramanh Mai Johana Beltran Sofia Marin Velasquez Kayla De La Hoya Sarah Mirza Daiana Garcia Orozco Amirah Mohamed Rafi Emory Harrison Miranda Oyoque Ashley Hom Cesar Rubio Shipra Ithal Tony Tu Nathan Jimenez-Mariscal Dylan Waste Pichy Jumpholwong Haruna Yamada Ash Kumar Ashkon Yasseri Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for Undergraduate Research:
Alexandra Thanhha Singer, College Nine
Repression and Mobilization in the Digital Age: a Triangular Set of Relations
Student Leadership Recognition at College Nine and John R. Lewis College
Social Sciences Division Awards
