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Previous Greek Spotlight Winners

Current students are nominated and selected by staff within the Office of the Dean of Students for the Greek Spotlight. You can see previous winners on this page, or check the Greek Spotlight to learn more about the most recent winner.

Libby Bostwick

Major: B.A. in Biology, graduating May 2010

Leadership Positions:

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority

  • Philanthropy Chair (2007), Panhellenic Delegate (2008), & Chaplain (2009)

University Panhellenic Council

  • President (2009)

Community Service Activities:

University of Texas Health Services

  • Primary Care Volunteer, 2008-2010

Dell's Children's Hospital

  • Pediatric Oncology Volunteer, 2008

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX

  • May's Blood Clinic Volunteer, 2007-2008

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX

  • Emergency Room Volunteer, 2007

Honors and Awards:

  • University Honors (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009)
  • University College Scholar (Spring 2009, Spring 2010)
  • Member of Texas Luminaries, Phi Kappa Phi, and Order of Omega honor societies
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Berenice Medellin

Majors: Sociology, Social Work
Minor: Mexican American Studies

Leadership Positions:

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.

  • Service Offi cer 2009-2010 & Alumni Relations Chair 2008-2009

Order of Omega

  • VP of Scholarship 2009-2010

UT Student Volunteer Board

  • Vice Chair 2009-2010 & UT HOPE Co-Chair 2008-2009

UT Leadership and Ethics Institute

  • LEAP Co-Chair 2009-2010 & LEAP Mentor Spring 2009

Sigma Alpha Pi Society

  • Community Service Co-Chair 2009-2010

Student Government

  • Recruitment and Retention Committee Representative 2009-2010

Community Service Activities:

Hispanic Youth Symposium

  • Peer Mentor Summer 2009

Early Childhood Center

  • Teaching Assistant Spring 2009

Heart House

  • Reading Buddy/Mentor Spring 2009

Honors and Awards:

Rapoport Scholar

  • Spring 2008 - Present

Dean's List

  • Fall 2008, Spring 2008

University Honors

  • Spring 2008, Spring 2009

Cactus Yearbook Good Fellow Award - 2009

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Karla Campbell

Major: Advertising with certification in Business Foundations and Latino Media Studies

Current and Previous Leadership Positions:

  • Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
    • President 2007-2008
    • Treasurer 2006-2008
    • Fundraising Chair 2006-2007, 2008
  • United Greek Council
    • Treasurer 2008-2009
  • Greek Leadership Retreat
    • Co-Chair of Logistics 2008-2009

Community Service Activities:

  • Latino AIDS Awareness Day
  • Tutor for 8th grade girls
  • Canned Food Drives
  • Casa Marianella

Honors and Awards:

  • Order of Omega
    • Member, Spring 2008-Present
  • University Dean's List
    • Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008
  • Hyperion Award Recipient
    • 2008-2009
  • University Honors
    • Fall 2006, Spring 2007
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Sasha Kakabadse

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Inc.
Major: Public Relations, Business Foundation
Minor: Spanish

Current & Previous Leadership Positions:

  • Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Inc.
    • IFC Representative 2007-2008
    • Honors Chair 2008-2009
  • Interfraternity Council
    • PR Cabinet 2007-2008
    • Judicial Board 2008
    • Director of Communications 2008-2009
  • Order of Omega
    • Order of Omega
    • President 2008-2009
  • Texas Exes Student Chapter 2006-2009
  • Phi Sigma Theta Honor Society
    • Vice President 2007-2008
    • Co-Founder 2007
  • Public Relations Society of America 2007-2009

Community Service:

  • Students Helping Area Recruitment 2007 & 2009
  • Holiday Hometown Recruitment: Lead Volunteer 2007

Honors:

  • Eleanor and Robert Pulver Scholar 2008
  • Deans List (Spring 2006, Spring 2007)
  • University Honors (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
  • Finalist in 2008 Red McCombs BizIT case competition
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar 2008
  • HT Parlin Foundation Scholar 2008

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Jeffrey Schwartz

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Inc.
Major: BHP Finance
Minor: Marketing

Current & Previous Leadership Positions:

  • Current and Previous Leadership Positions
  • Interfraternity Council Judicial Board Member
  • Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Inc.
    • Alumni Relations Officer (2004-2006)
    • Pledge Class Treasurer (2003-2004)
  • Order of Omega Co-Treasurer
  • Business Honors Program Application Evaluator
  • Alternative Spring Break
  • Campus Co-Coordinator (2004-2006)
  • Site Leader (2004)
  • Texas Men's Crew Team (2004)
  • National Outdoor Leadership School (2003)

Community Service:

  • Texas 4000 For Cancer Director
  • Weekly Elementary School Tutor And Mentor
  • Student Volunteer Board Member

Honors:

  • Distinguished College Scholar
  • University Honors
  • UT Silvers Spurs Scholarship
  • McCombs Student Empowerment Conference Delegate
  • Eller Student Empowerment Conference

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Andrea Jackson

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Major: Speech & Language Pathology-Applied Learning and Development

Current & Previous Leadership Positions:

  • President, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
  • Mu Upsilon Chapter 2004-2006
  • Chair, FUFU Committee 2005

Community Service:

  • Capital Area Food Bank
  • Austin Heart House tutor
  • Odyssey School tutor
  • Rosewood Park clean-up
  • GEAR UP tutor/mentor

Honors:

  • Sigma Gamma Rho Southwest Regional Conference Leadership Award

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Nikki Starr

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Major: Political Communications

Current & Previous Leadership Positions

  • President - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  • Delta Xi Chapter
  • Student Director - Multicultural Information Center
  • Co-Director - Students for Equity and Diversity
  • Student Government: One Year At Large
  • Committee on Respect and Fairness
  • Student Services Fee Committee
  • Tuition Policy Advisory Committee

Community Service:

  • Austin Travis County Advocacy Program
  • Capital Area Food Bank
  • Nursing Home Volunteer
  • American Cancer Society
  • Longhorn Halloween
  • Orange Santa

Honors:

  • National Dean's List
  • University Honors
  • Texas Ex Scholarship
  • FUFU Scholarship

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Evan Alan Autry

Delta Tau Delta
Majors: History and Humanities
Honors Plan I

Current & Previous Leadership Positions

  • Vice President - Delta Tau Delta
  • Director of Recruitment - Interfraternity Council
  • Incoming President - Interfraternity Council
  • Financial Director - Undergraduate Research Journal
  • Financial Director/Co-Founder of Americans for Informed Democracy-UT Chapter
  • Research Assistant for Communication Professor John Rodden
  • Democratic Education at Texas Course Facilitator (Course: "Tracking World War II Propaganda")

Honors:

  • Normandy Scholar
  • 2005 College Scholar
  • H.T. Parlin Foundation Scholarship of Overall Excellence 2004
  • MKB Scholarship Recipient
  • National Association of Collegiate Scholars

Community Service:

  • Habitat for Humanity Washington D.C. Trip 2005
  • Adopt-a-School
  • Austin Blood Drive

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Christine Peters

Major: English
Minor: Czech

Campus Activities

  • UT Orientation Advisor, Co-chair of the Diversity Committee
  • Sorority: Assistant to Director of Member Development, Spring 2003; Director of Member Development, Fall 2003; Vice President of Program Development, 2004; Marshal, January 2005 - Present
  • University Czech Club, Treasurer
  • Gamma Sigma Alpha, President
  • Order of Omega
  • Mortar Board
  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Fraternity
  • Greek Leadership Retreat Facilitator, 2005
  • Participant in the CHANGE Institute, Fall 2004
  • Participant in Greek Leadership Retreat, Spring 2004

Community Service

  • Volunteer at Austin YMCA 16th Annual Children's Christmas
  • Participant in Alpha Phi Sorority Hits For Hearts Softball Tournament
  • Volunteer Science Fair Judge for Austin Dioceses, Junior High Division
  • Volunteer at Project 2004
  • Participant in the Orange Jackets Capture the 40 Acres Tournament
  • Volunteer at Taylor Rest Home
  • Participant in Greek Week
  • Participant in Phi Delta Theta Bowling Tournament

Honors

  • University Honors, College Scholar, Honors Day

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Sarika Amin

Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.
Major: Finance
Minor: Marketing

Campus Activities

  • Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.
  • President, Fall 2004/Spring 2005
  • Treasurer, Spring 2004
  • Director of Intake and New Member Education, Fall 2003
  • Charter Colony Rush Mom, Summer 2003
  • CARE Week Co-Chair, Spring 2003

Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council

  • Vice President, Fall 2004/Spring 2005
  • Senior Delegate, Fall 2003/Spring 2004

Greek, Leadership and Intercultural Education

  • Overall Chair for the Greek Leadership Retreat, 2004-2005
  • Participant in the CHANGE Institute, 2004
  • Facilitator for the Greek Leadership Retreat, 2003-2004

Community Service

  • Heritage Park Rehabilitation Center
  • The Arc of the Capital Area.

Honors

  • University Honors, Spring 2004
  • Most Outstanding Sister of Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. 2003-2004
  • Most Valuable Line Sister Fall 2002

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Sandra Rodriguez

Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Incorporated
Major: PPA (Professional Program in Accounting)

Campus Activities

  • Sigma Lambda Gamma Vice President of Chapter Operations
  • Sigma Lambda Gamma Sisterhood Chair
  • Sigma Lambda Gamma Recording Secretary
  • Sigma Lambda Gamma Representative
  • United Greek Council Vice President
  • United Greek Council Historian Chair
  • United Greek Council Community Service Chair

Community Service

  • South Austin Recreational Center
  • SHARE program volunteer

Honors

  • University Honors Fall '01, Fall '02
  • Longhorn Scholar
  • College Scholar 2003-2004
  • Texas Ventures Qualifier

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Rosey Chagani

Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Incorporated
Major: Corporate Communications
Minor: Spanish, Education

Campus Activities

  • President of Texas Asian University Panhellenic Council (TAPC)
  • President of Kappa Phi Gamma, Inc.
  • Treasurer of Kappa Phi Gamma, Inc.
  • Rush Director of Kappa Phi Gamma, Inc.
  • Intake Director for first out-of-state expansion line

Community Service

  • C.A.R.E. week (Cancer Awareness a Real Effort)
  • Big Brother Big Sisters of America
  • Voices Against Violence
  • Austin Children's Shelter
  • Mediator at the Conflict Resolution Center

Honors

  • Dean's List
  • University Honors
  • Order of Omega Honor Society

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Grant Sullivan

Phi Kappa Psi
Major: Finance
Minor: Marketing

Campus Activities

  • Phi Kappa Psi, Treasurer
  • Phi Kappa Psi, Assistnat Treasurer
  • IFC Operations Officer

Community Service

  • UT Child Care Center
  • Orange Santa

Honors

  • University Honors-Fall '02, Spring '03, Fall '03
  • College Scholar 2003-2004
  • St. Tacky Scholar, Phi Kappa Psi
  • Gamma Sigma Alpha

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Amanda Jean Knight

Kappa Delta
Major: History

Campus Activities

  • Panhellenic Council President
  • Orange Jackets
  • Kappa Delta Sorority
  • UT History Society

Community Service

  • Mentoring for the Girl Scouts of America
  • Mentoring at Settlement Home

Honors

  • Dean's List
  • Selection as an Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator
  • Hyperion Award 2002-2003
  • Selection to the Change Institute
  • Selection as Graduate Staff for Change Institute