Dynamic Womxn Awards 2025

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The Womxn’s Center for

Success at UC Irvine advances gender equity by raising consciousness on social justice concepts, fostering personal growth, building community connections, encouraging identity development, and increasing access to resources that support holistic wellness.

ADRIANA GOMEZ INTERNATIONAL CENTER

SHRUTI GUNDU UNDERGRADUATE, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

RUTH ORTEGA GRADUATE DIVISION

MAYA CORNEJO DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

ALIYAH QUIJADA WOMXN’S CENTER FOR SUCCESS

PAULINA RAYGOZA STUDENT OUTREACH AND RETENTION CENTER

SYDNEY TORRES WOMXN'S CENTER FOR SUCCESS

TANYA ZABALEGUI DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

Welcome Committee Thanks Speaker Address: Assistant Vice Chancellor, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Bridgette Johnson,

Nominee Recognition

Academic Achievement Award

Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award

Student Organization Performance: Clair De Lune

Committee Spotlight Award

Tamara Austin Legacy Award

Dynamic Womxn of the Year Award

Closing

The UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards celebrates and honors the incredible womxn and allies who are leaders and role models in our campus community making a difference.

This is a one of a kind annual celebration that focuses on leaders who inspire us to take action and to advocate for what we believe in.

Celebrating our 12th anniversary, the awards continue to grow in size, scale and impact every year.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST

COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT

TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY

DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR

graduate, and undergraduate students) who have contributed academic research/theory that advances knowledge, narratives and/or pedagogy that elevate the womxn ’ s and BIWOC (Black, Indigenous, Womxn of Color) issues in their field.

AWARDEES

MARICELA MARTINEZ

commitment to working on anti-sexist endeavors and who have drawn connections between various communities to end multiple forms of oppression including but not limited to ableism, heterosexism, racism, classism, xenophobia, and ageism.

AWARDEE

Oftentimes in the review of the award nominations, there is an overwhelming number of nominations within a category and within one affiliation (staff/faculty/student). The committee has the opportunity to select a spotlight award to honor and celebrate an individual in an award category and affiliation that has equally compelling narratives and experiences for selection or a tie in rubric scores.

AWARDEE

creates a legacy that will be known and felt for generations to come. Honoring Tamara Austin, the Womxn’s Hub inaugural Director, this award celebrates a staff member who has exemplified leadership and advocacy for womxn on campus.

Nominees should be a current UCI Staff member and demonstrate dedication to equity on our campus and have been a part of the UCI community for a minimum of five years.

AWARDEE

Megan Belmonte

This award honors individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the personal growth and success of womxn, through education, research, public or volunteer service, that is above and beyond their expected responsibilities. This award recognizes an individual’s significant contribution to the UCI community that may often go unnoticed.

AWARDEES

Kalani Philllips Megan Jeide

This award honors individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the personal growth and success of womxn, through education, research, public or volunteer service, that is above and beyond their expected responsibilities. This award recognizes an individual’s significant contribution to the UCI community that may often go unnoticed.

AWARDEES

Monica Schnapp Rossella Santagata

ALEXIS NUNEZ

ANALIA RAO

ANDRADA COSTOIU

ANNIE TRINH

ANNIE HONG

BIHTER PADAK

DEQUINA NICHOLAS

GIOVANNA FOGLI

ISABEL FRANCHESKA

ISMAT JARIN

KRITEN MONROE

LESLEY AGUIRRE

LORENA MARTINEZ

MADISON SALGADO

MARIA RENDON

MARINA SEDDIK

MARYAM BELMONTE

MIA RODDY

MICHELLE ZHENG

OLIVIA MASON

PATRICIA FOFIE

PAULA HONG

SAMANTHA HULBERT

SAMANTHA QUEZADA

SOFIA ALTIERI

SOYEONG KWON

STEFANI RIOS

STEPHANIE MARTINEZ

THUY PHAM

TRISHA MENDOZA

Thank you for taking the time to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the UCI Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards.

Follow @womxncenteruci on social media to continue to celebrate throughout the rest of the academic year!

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