H.C. Byrd Award Winner, Vaughn Midder, with Student Affairs Vice President and ODKer, Linda Clement.

H.C. Byrd Award Winner, Vaughn Midder, with Student Affairs Vice President and ODKer, Linda Clement.

On Sunday night, the Adele H. Stamp Student Union hosted the Thirty Third Annual University Awards. The awards recognize scholars and leaders at the University of Maryland for their contributions to the campus and community.

The event, sponsored by The Stamp and Omicron Delta Kappa, featured awards from all over campus life and honored many members of ODK!

Junior Fang Cao was the winner of three awards, the Kirwan Award for leadership and commitment to the campus community, the OMSE Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, and the Adele H. Stamp  Memorial Award.

Senior Government & Politics major, Andrew Aggabao, was the recipient of two awards, the Vera Cruz-Kochiyama Award and the William L. Thomas Student Government Association Award.

Catherine Thompson, a senior Government & Politics major, was recognized with the Camille K. Rajpat Memorial Award for Outstanding Member of the University Student Judiciary.

Of the newly inducted members of the Maryland Medallion Society, the 10 men and 10 women Terps who most exemplify commitment and citizenship at the University of Maryland, 12 are members of ODK:

Andrew Aggabao
Tiffany Burba
Kathryn Connolly
Joshua Gilstein
Stephanie Graf
Omer Kaufman
Vaughn Midder
Chistopher Riley
Julia Ruth
Catherine Thompson
Andy Xin
Samantha Zwerling

The Wilson H. Elkins Award was presented to Christopher Riley, who had also been recognized as the Col.J. Logan Schutz ODK Leader of the Year earlier in the evening.

The H.C. and Sally Sterling Byrd Citizenship Prizes were awarded to Vaughn Midder and Stephanie Graf for their contributions to the advancement of the University of Maryland.

Newly inducted member of ODK, ODK Top Ten Freshmen, and the ODK Sophomore Leader of the Year, Nicholas Henninger, were also recognized at the awards banquet.

Congratulations to every single member of Omicron Delta Kappa for helping to build a culture of excellence and leadership at the University of Maryland. Your work is evident in the leaders who were recognized and the student groups that make this campus great!

ODK Members Chris Riley, Vaughn Midder, Julia Ruth, Kathryn Connolly, Stephanie Graf, Andy Xin, and Catherine Thompson were among the ODK members who were recognized for their contributions to Maryland.

ODK Members Chris Riley, Vaughn Midder, Julia Ruth, Kathryn Connolly, Stephanie Graf, Andy Xin, and Catherine Thompson were among the ODK members who were recognized for their contributions to Maryland.

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