Swing-Outs 2026 Honorees

Honoring the Standouts of the Forty Acres

Each 2026 honoree represents a story of dedication, leadership and service. Together, you shape the present and future of our university community, setting a standard of excellence and leaving a legacy that will inspire those who follow in your footsteps.

Thank you for being the reason Swing-Outs continues as a proud Texas tradition.

Best Graduate Organization

Winner: Women's Law Caucus
Finalists:

• French and Italian Graduate Student Organization
• Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities
• Pharmacy Council
• Student College of Clinical Pharmacy – Austin Chapter

Best New Organization

Winner: Texas Marketrics – Quantitative Finance
Finalists:

• Heart Club @ UT
• Music United
• Survivor Texas
• Texas FGI

Collaboration of the Year

Winner: Austin Sunshine Camps at the University of Texas at Austin
Finalists:

• Asian Business Students Association
• Community Engagement Collective
• Kappa Rho Pre-Medical Honors Sorority
• The E. Lee Walker Fellowship at Texas

Healthiest Organization

Winner: Hindu Students Association
Finalists:

• American Medical Student Association – Pre-med
• Global Medical Training
• Texas Nutrition at The University of Texas at Austin
• Texas Public Health

Most Improved Organization

Winner: Texas Women's Rugby
Finalists:

• Texas Product Catalyst
• Texas Society of Unconventional Drummers
• University Residence Hall Association
• Wealth Management Student Organization

Most Outstanding Advisor

Winner: Karina Ogunlana - University Residence Hall Association
Finalists:

• Elizabeth Morgan – Natural Sciences Council
• Dean Samuel – Pharmacy Council
• Shannon Lundquist – TEDxUTAustin
• Mark Zyla – Texas Marketrics – Quantitative Finance

Most Outstanding Member

Winner: Neal Shearin - University Residence Hall Association
Finalists:

• Hasita Karthikeyan – Global Medical Training
• Krystal Rodriguez – Students Expanding Austin Literacy
• Prisha Kakliya – Texas Undergraduate Law Journal
• Alexander Vu – Vietnamese Students Association

Most Outstanding Officer

Winner: Seun Lagbenro - Pharmacy Council
Finalists:

• Raina Zhang – Apricity Magazine
• Sabastian Malwitz – Global Medical Training
• Debora Aguilar – Texas Taekwondo
• Charlie Brantley – Wealth Management Student Organization

Most Outstanding Organization

Winner: Seva Charities
Finalists:

• Hindu Students Association
• Hispanic Business Student Association
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Student College of Clinical Pharmacy – Austin Chapter

Most Spirited Organization

Winner: Texas Sweethearts
Finalists:

• Hispanic Business Student Association
• Longhorn Singers
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Texas Wranglers

Outstanding Commitment to Service

Winner: The E. Lee Walker Fellowship at Texas
Finalists:

• Mindful Medicine
• Students Expanding Austin Literacy
• Student Engineers Educating Kids
• Austin Sunshine Camps at the University of Texas at Austin

Outstanding Student Volunteer

Winners:

• Kayla Nguyen
• Mary Hunter

Finalists:

• Julia Bone

Program of the Year (Registered Student Organization)

Winner: Students Expanding Austin Literacy
Finalists:

• Austin Sunshine Camps at the University of Texas at Austin
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Epsilon Beta Chapter
• Freetail Hackers
• Hindu Students Association

Program of the Year (Sponsored Student Organization)

Winner: University Residence Hall Association
Finalists:

• Natural Sciences Council
• Pediatric Pharmacy Association
• TX Votes
• Women in Business Association

Sorority and Fraternity Life Chapter of the Year

Winner: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Finalists:

• Alpha Xi Delta
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Sorority and Fraternity Life Chapter President of the Year

Winner: Hari Mohil – Zeta Psi
Finalists:

• Myles Byars – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• David Cox – Delta Tau Delta

Sorority and Fraternity Life Dr. Doug Garrard Campus Involvement Award

Winner: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Sorority and Fraternity Life Emerging Leader Award

Winner: Ana Andaluz, Alpha Xi Delta

Sorority and Fraternity Life Innovative Programming Award

Winner: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Sorority and Fraternity Life Living Your Values Award

Winner: Layton Fields, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sorority and Fraternity Life Outstanding Advisor or Volunteer Award

Winner: Matt Kifle, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity

Sorority and Fraternity Life Outstanding Service or Philanthropy Award

Winner: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, inc

Sorority and Fraternity Life Outstanding Siblinghood Award

Winner: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Sorority and Fraternity Life Outstanding Well-Being and Safety Award

Winner: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sorority and Fraternity Life What Starts Here Changes The World Award

Winner: ArcAngel Lopez, Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc.

Texas Parents Outstanding Student Award

Winners:

• Morgan Hernandez
• Mercy Okougbodu

Finalists:

• Luke Anderson
• Luisa Mao
• Inaya Momin
• John Zor