Outstanding Seniors Recognized at 2017 Spirit of the Billiken Awards Ceremony
This year's class of Spirit of the Billiken honorees was recognized at a special awards ceremony on Saturday, March 4, in the Sinquefield Stateroom in DuBourg Hall.
In front of their families and friends, the honorees gave speeches and thanked their faculty and staff mentors.
Working with officials from the SLU Madrid campus, the Office of Alumni Engagement will also be recognizing honoree Mikel Green and his mentor, Marjory Hutchison.
In honor of the 1818 founding of Saint Louis University, the Office of Alumni Engagement established the Spirit of the Billiken Award that recognizes 18 senior students who are committed to being proud and dedicated alumni of Saint Louis University.
These students represent what it means to be a Billiken, and excel in the following areas: academics, leadership, community service, commitment to Saint Louis University and dedication to "living the mission" after graduation. The Office of Alumni Engagement recognizes the following students as the Spirit of the Billiken Class of 2017:
- Brittany Balzano of Glenview, Illinois (Doisy College of Health Sciences)
- Rosemary Bornstein of Show Low, Aarizon (College for Public Health and Social Justice)
- Sarah Bowen of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois (Doisy College of Health Sciences)
- Gloria Campbell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology)
- Colleen Carroll of Rocky River, Ohio (School of Nursing)
- Michael Degnan of Naperville, Illinois (College for Public Health and Social Justice)
- Raquel Dominguez of Lawrence, Kansas (College of Arts and Sciences)
- Andrea Gabaldon of Roeland Park, Kansas (College for Public Health and Social Justice)
- Mikel Green of Jacksonville, Florida (College of Arts and Sciences – SLU Madrid)
- Betty Goodwin of Des Peres, Missouri (School of Education)
- Max Hammond of Evergreen, Colorado (College of Arts and Sciences)
- Audrey Hunter of La Quinta, California (Doisy College of Health Sciences)
- Jason Maddox of St. Louis, Missouri (College for Public Health and Social Justice)
- Ada Oguejiofor of Missouri City, Texas (College of Arts and Sciences)
- Rachel Scott of St. Louis, Missouri (Doisy College of Health Sciences)
- Braden Spratt of Elsberry, Missouri (College of Arts and Sciences)
- Hope Williams of Greenfield, Indiana (Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business)
- Kenya Young-Bosley of St. Louis, Missouri (Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business)