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182ND CONVENTION RECOGNITION CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS
Advisory Team of the Year Iowa State Excellence in Risk Management Award MIT, Washington State, WPI John Reily Knox Award Nebraska (18), Kansas State (13), Truman State (13), San Diego (12), Kettering B (10), Miami (9), Centre (8), Georgia Tech (8), Denver (4), Creighton (4), Delaware (3), New Jersey (3), Pennsylvania (2), Pittsburgh (2), UC San Diego (2), Villanova (2), Drexel, Elon, Iowa State, MIT, Texas. Francis H. Sisson Award Georgia Tech (34), Kansas State (30), Nebraska (24), Minnesota (20), Truman State (20), Cornell (16), Pennsylvania (16), Miami (15), Texas A&M (15), Centre (14), San Diego (14), Case Western Reserve (13), Utah (12), Kettering B (11), MIT (10), Iowa State (7), TCU (7), Texas Tech (7), Villanova (7), Denver (6), Texas (6), Creighton (5), Kettering A (5), Pittsburgh (4), UC San Diego (4), Delaware (3), New Jersey (3), Drexel, Elon H.H. Stephenson Jr. Award for Excellence in Historical Preservation UC San Diego John Holt Duncan Community Service Award Iowa State (Annual), San Diego (Ongoing) Most Improved Chapter Award Drexel North Dakota Award for Excellence in Chapter Publications Kettering B, Miami, MIT, WPI New Song Writing Competition UC San Diego Outstanding Alumni Relations Award Miami, Washington State, WPI Outstanding Campus Involvement Award Case Western Reserve, Centre, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Pacifi Outstanding New Member Education Award Creighton Outstanding Recruitment Award San Diego, Texas Sons of the Dragon Club Award Arkansas, Cornell, Denver, Kettering B, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pacific, Rocheste Virginia Tech Award for Excellence in Academics American, Colorado, Cornell, Drexel, Florida State, Iowa State, Kentucky, Kettering B, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, UC San Diego Highest: Pennsylvania (3.86 GPA) Most Improved: Drexel (2.87 to 3.56 GPA) Whitman Choral Cup MIT
INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Regional Chief of the Year Randy Master, Hanover ’82 Rookie District Chief of the Year Michael Lavina, Hanover ’11 District Chief of the Year Robert Alberts, General Fraternity ’20 Malcolm Andrews, Virginia ’89 John Stanton, Centre ’89 Link Strickland, Oklahoma State ’17 Dr. Edward B. Taylor Advisor of the Year Award Andy Iovanna, WPI ’15 (WPI) Jen Zamora, Delta Zeta (Texas) Thea Zunick, Phi Sigma Sigma (New Jersey) House Corporation Volunteer of the Year Al Simmons, Kansas ’82 (Kansas) House Director of the Year Charlie Ruff, TCU ’15 (Indiana) Charles W. Warner Fraternity/Sorority Advisor of the Year Caitlin Roberts, Kappa Delta (Oregon) Abigail Wasserman, Kappa Delta (Pittsburgh) Jonathan J. Brant Interfraternalism Award Lawrence Ross, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Jerry M. Blesch General Secretary Leadership Award Tyler Naughtrip, Iowa State ’22 NIC Awards of Distinction Ian Ross, Michigan ’21 Jen Zamora, Delta Zeta Francis W. Shepardson Award W.H. (Bert) Bates, Missouri ’49
OTHER RECOGNITIONS
Convention Countdown Tom Lipton, Western Reserve ’63 (51) Beta Countdown W.H. (Bert) Bates, Missouri ’49 (73)
PROGRAM EMCEES
Convention Kickoff Tom Cassady, Cincinnati ’76 State of the Fraternity Jeff Rundle, Kansas State ’03 Wayne Kay, Virginia Tech ’73 Bill Lowry, Kenyon ’56 Ian Ross, Michigan ’21 Recognition Ceremony Ben Swartz, Connecticut ’05 Celebration Banquet Aaron Kozuki, Washington in St. Louis ’05
EDUCATION KEYNOTES
Partners in Safety Rich Jungman, Phi Sigma Kappa; Holmes Murphy Creating Change Jordan Fischette, Alpha Tau Omega; Real Talk Agency Recruitment in a Changing World Zach Lepperd, Truman State ’16; Director of Fraternity Growth Data on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Gentry McCreary, Alpha Gamma Rho; Dyad Strategies
CONVENTION OFFICERS
President Jared Thompson, Centre ’17 Secretary Ryan Reichenbach, Kettering B ’18 Parliamentarian Dr. Eric Buller, Miami ’19 Marshal Remy McClain, Truman State ’19 Committee of the Whole Chairman Jonathan Brant, Miami ’75
LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES
Approved Charters Colorado, James Madison, Florida Gulf Coast Proposals Passed Proposal 1: Outstanding Alumni Assoc. Award Proposal 2: Faculty Advisor Award Proposal 3: Alterations to Protect the Baird Fund Proposal 6: Alumni Assoc. Membership Proposal 8: Alumni Assoc. Status and Annual Certification (Amended Proposal 9: Convention Delegate Registration and Eligibility Proposal 10: Trial by Chapter Voting Proposals Failed Proposal 4: Alumni Assoc. Membership Proposal 5: Alumni Assoc. Voting at Convention Proposal 7: Alumni Assoc. Creation and Credentialing (Withdrawn)
BOARD ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
Board of Trustees Ken Bryan, MIT ’88; General Treasurer Amar Budarapu, Lawrence ’87; Vice President Aaron Kozuki, Washington in St. Louis ’05; Vice President Foundation Board of Directors Rick Sabol, Ohio ’77 Karl Chiao, Texas A&M ’90 Scott Grotjan, South Dakota ’92 Zac Haines, Miami ’05 Kent Mire, TCU ’07 General Fraternity House Corporation Andrew Zurborg, Arkansas ’15
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