STUDENT AWARDS
President’s Leadership Award
The President’s Leadership Awards were created in 1985 with an endowment from past Texas Exes president Frank Denius.
These awards recognize undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership within the student community at The University of Texas. One sophomore, two juniors and three seniors receive the award annually.
The 2025 - 2026 nomination period has now closed.
2025 Recipients
Frances Cates
BA ’25, Life Member
Franchesca Untalan
Class of 2027
Canfield Business Honors, Computer Science
Grant Phillips
Class of 2026
Canfield Business Honors, Marketing
Kailey Kessler
Class of 2027
Business Honors & Integrated Masters in Professional Accounting (iMPA)
Neha Donthineni
BA, BS ’25, Life Member
Niels Levy-Thiebaut
BA, BS ’25, Life Member
Past Recipients
2024
Marley Gomez-Olivas
BBA ’25; Life Member
Michael “Mike” Lane
Class of 2026, Business Honors, Finance
Neha Yawalkar
BSA ’25; Life Member
Nolan Watson
Class of 2026, Business Honors, Accounting
Scott Fonseka
BBA ’24 ; Life Member
William “Will” Florer
BA ’24; Life Member
2023
Arjana Almaneih
Class of 2023, Communication and Leadership, Moody College of Communication, Life Member
Hadis Askari
BSA ’23, Life Member
Isabella “Bella” Candanosa
Class of 2024, Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences, Audiology, Moody College of Communication, Life Member
Justin Zhang
BBA ’23, Life Member
Nicole “Nikki” Hammond
BS ’23, Life Member
Nikita Kakkad
Class of 2024, Biomedical Engineering; Plan II Honors, Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Life Member
2022
Ashka Dighe
BA ‘21, Life Member
Benjamin Mathew
BS, BBA ’23, Life Member
Chris Wang
Class of 2023, Honors Computer Science; Canfield Business Honors, College of Natural Sciences; McCombs School of Business
Life Member
Krisha Tripathy
BSA ’23, Life Member
Logan Eggleston
BBA ‘22; Life Member
Tien Nguyen
BSA ’22, Life Member
2021
Brianna McBride
BS ’21, BA ’21, Life Member
Pranav Jayaraman
BSA ’20. Life Member
Samantha Bryant
BBA ’21, Life Member
Grace Farley
BA ’22, BSW ’22, Life Member
Ethan Jones
BSPR ’22, BBA ‘22, Life Member
Jiarong Joyce He
BBA, BS ’22, Life Member
2020
Mamdou Balde
BS ‘20, Life Member
Oscar Lopez
Class of 2022, Business Honors and Government, McCombs School of Business College of Liberal Arts
Life Member
Josefina Salazar Morales
BS ‘20, Life Member
Shilpa Rajagopal
BSA ’21, BBA ’21, Life Member
Brooke Reaves
BA ’21, BBA ’21, Life Member
Tyson Smiter
BS ‘20, Life Member
2019
William Acheampong
BA ’21, BBA ’21, Life Member
Colton Becker
BS ‘19, Life Member
Siji Deleawe
BBA ‘20, BA ‘20, Life Member
Javier Granados II
BS ‘20, Life Member
Kelsey Mumford
BSA ‘19, BSN ‘19, Life Member
Mehraz Rahman
BA ‘19, Life Member
2018
Valarie Cardenas
BBA ‘18, Life Member
Caroline “Gabby” Crank
BBA ‘19, BA ‘19, Life Member
Jacqueline C. Gibson
BA ‘19, BSA ‘19, Life Member
Karan Kathuria
BSA ‘18, Life Member
Matthew “Micky” Wolf
BBA ‘18, BA ‘18, Life Member
Emily Yang
BS ‘20, Life Member
2017
Sofia Aranha
BFA ‘18, BA ‘18, Life Member
Jade Jackson
BSA ‘17, BS ‘17, Life Member
Seth Krasne
Life Member
Amber Magee
BSPH ‘17, Life Member
Garrett Maples
BS ‘17, Life Member
Mayra Sharma
BA ‘18, BSA ‘18, Life Member
2016
Imani Boyette
BBA ‘16, Life Member
Jon Burstain
BBA ‘18, Life Member
Kevin Helgren
BSA ‘17, BS ‘17, Life Member
Rachel Huynh
BA ‘16, BBA ‘16, Life Member
Robbey Orth
BS ‘18, Life Member
Bethany Rolan
BA ‘17, BBA ‘17, Life Member
2015
Lauren Caton
BS ‘16, Life Member
Ignacio Cruz
BS ‘15, Life Member
Amy Enrione
BBA ‘16, Life Member
Madison Gove
BBA ‘17, MPAFF ‘19, Life Member
Neal Makkar
BBA ‘15, Life Member
Coleman Tharpe
BS ‘15, BA ‘15, Life Member
2014
Charlie Adkins
BBA ‘16, MPA ‘17, Life Member
Elyssa Klann
BA ‘14, Life Member
Holland Finley
BA ‘14, BBA ‘14, Life Member
Jeffrey Li
BS ‘15, BBA ‘15, Life Member
Michael “Ugeo” Williams
BS ‘14, BA ‘14, Life Member
Tara Sharma
BS ‘15, Life Member
2013
Armiya Humphrey
BBA ‘15, MPA ‘16, Life Member
Robert Belanger
BA ‘14, BBA ‘14, Life Member
Steven Macapagal
BA ‘13, Life Member
Rosaura Estrada
BS ‘13, Life Member
Julie Fogarty
BS ‘13, Life Member
James Salazar
BS ‘13, Life Member
2012
Michael Daehne
BS ‘12, BBA ‘12, Life Member
Jordan Metoyer
BA ‘16, Life Member
Ana Laura Rivera
BA ‘14, Life Member
Rebekah Sosland
BA ‘13, Life Member
Bhargav Srinivasan
BA ‘12, BBA ‘12, Life Member
Rebekah Thayer
BBA ‘13
2011
Shelby Carvalho
BA ‘11, MGPS ‘15, Life Member
David Forinash
BS ‘12, Life Member
Derin Kiykioglu
BA ‘12
Audrey Najera
BATD ‘12, BA ‘12
Jimmy Talarico
BA ‘11, Life Member
Eugene Wood
BA ‘11, Life Member
2010
Erica Brody
BBA ‘12, Life Member
Erik Eyberg
BS ‘10, Life Member
Charles “Bud” Franck
BAR ‘10, Life Member
John Kidenda
BBA ‘09, Life Member
Cecilia Lopez
BA ‘10, MED ‘12, Life Member
Berenice Medellin
BSW ‘11, BA ‘11, JD ‘16, Life Member
2009
Jacob Marcus Bintliff
BA ‘10, Life Member
Natalie Butler
BA ‘12, BS ‘12, Life Member
Liam O’Rourke
BA ‘11
Abraham Pena
BS ‘09, Life Member
Keshav Rajagopalan
BS ‘10, BA ‘10, Life Member
Rebecca Reid
BS ‘09
2008
William P. Bacon
BA ‘08, Life Member
Katie Brehm
BBA ‘09
Nathan Vidal Bunch
BA ‘11, Life Member
Stephen Lang Myers
BA ‘08, JD ‘11, Life Member
Nicole Elizabeth Trinh
BS ‘08, MPAFF ‘10, Life Member
Mechiel Johannes Van Der Walt
BA ‘08, Life Member
2007
Sarina Hickey
BA ‘07, BBA ‘07, Life Member
C. Melvin Ike
BS ‘07
Ryan Miller
BJ ‘07, PHD ‘15
Keshav Rajagopalan
BS ‘10, BA ‘10, Life Member
Monica Richards
BS ‘10
Danielle Rugoff
BA ‘09, Life Member
James Tolleson
BM ‘08, MED ‘17
2006
Matthew Garrett Ashbaugh
BBA ‘08, BA ‘09
James Mahoney Burnham
BA ‘06, Life Member
Mansai A. Deshpande
BA ‘07, Life Member
Zachary Charles Hall
BA ‘09
Andrew R. Lara
BA ‘07
Sheena Paul
BA ‘07, BBA ‘07
Kan Yan
BA ‘06, Life Member
2005
Salome Balderramme
BS ‘06
Tara Buentello
BA ‘07, MS ‘10
Jesus Castillon
BS ‘05, BJ ‘05, Life Member
Ellen Chen
BS ‘06, MS ‘08
Lauren Gilstrap
BA ‘06, BBA ‘06, Life Member
Matthew Hardigree
BA ‘05, Life Member
Vivek Sakhrani
BS ‘08, Life Member
2004
Jesus Castillon
BS ‘05, BJ ‘05, Life Member
Monica Villasenor Culver
BBA ‘06
Kevin Curry
BA ‘05, BBA ‘05, Life Member
Steven Hardt
BSPR ‘07
Rusty Ince
BS ‘04, BA ‘04, Life Member
Jake Ward
BS ‘06, BA ‘06, Life Member
Wendy Wheless
BS ‘04, MBA ‘08, Life Member
2003
Andrew Brummett
BA ‘03
Derek Deas
BBA ‘05, Life Member
Katie King
BA ‘03, JD ‘06, Life Member
Sly Majid
BA ‘04, Life Member
Omar Ochoa
BBA ‘07, BA ‘07, MPA ‘07, JD ‘11, Life Member
Clint Tuttle
BBA ‘03, Life Member
2002
Dimi Aldridge
BS ‘02
Erin Dominguez
BA ‘03
Andrew Friedberg
BA ‘02, BBA ‘02, Life Member
Jon Mureen
BS ‘03, Life Member
Sonia Nezamzadeh
BJ ‘03
Tim Taliaferro
BA ‘05, Life Member
Phu Tran
BS ‘02
2001
Zaina Nabil Al-Mohtaseb
BA ‘04
Colleen Davies
BBA ‘02, BA ‘02, Life Member
Andrea Greene
BBA ‘03, Life Member
Chris Harlan
BBA ‘01, BA ‘01, Life Member
Nils Marchand
BBA ‘02, Life Member
Jake Olcott
BA ‘01
Daron Roberts
BA ‘01, Life Member
2000
Hector Eduardo De Leon
Parisa Fatehi
BA ‘01, MPAFF ‘07, JD ‘07, Life Member
Milam Newby
BA ‘00, JD ‘03, Life Member
Sebastian Paige
BS ‘03, Life Member
Carlos Luis Rodriguez
BA ‘00
Mollie Sultenfuss
BA ‘03
Randy Thompson
BBA ‘01, BA ‘02
1999
Vanessa Cooksey
BS ‘99, Life Member
Kiesha Curtis
BSW ‘00
James Hwang
BS ‘02, BA ‘02
Atisha Patel
BA ‘00
David Sanchez
BS ‘02
Demetris Williams
BA ‘99
Krissah Williams
BA ‘01, BJ ‘01
1998
Christina Allen
BA ‘98, JD ‘01, Life Member
Nina Bhatia
BA ‘00
Troy Daniel
BBA ‘00, Life Member
Lisa Henken
BA ‘98, Life Member
Annie Holand
BA ‘99, JD ‘04, Life Member
Daron Roberts
BA ‘01, Life Member
Marlen Whitley
BA ‘98, JD ‘01
1997
Dee Campanella
BJ ‘99, Life Member
Emily Johnson
BA ‘00, Life Member
Tyson Brice King
BS ‘97
Candice Marchland
BBA ‘98
Kat Murray
BA ‘98, Life Member
Ryan Phelps
BA ‘99
Anthony Rosette
BS ‘97, Life Member
1996
Carl Harvey Jr.
BS ‘97
Sam Jacobs
BA ‘00, Life Member
Jake Margo
BA ‘97, Life Member
Yvette Mirabal
BA ‘96, Life Member
Jennifer Monday
BS ‘99. Life Member
Ronnye Vargas
BA ‘96, Life Member
1995
Alex Eastman
BA ‘96, Life Member
David Henderson
BA ‘98, JD ‘01
Mirshish Massey
BJ ‘99
Brian Siegal
BA ‘95, JD ‘98, Life Member
Ronnye Vargas
BA ‘96, Life Member
Julie Zelman
BA ‘95, JD ‘99, Life Member
1994
Joshua Aruh
BBA ‘95
Deana Dittmar
MPA ‘96, BBA ‘96, Life Member
Katherine Dunphy
BS ‘98
Lisa Epifani
BA ‘94, Life Member
Jennifer Goldman
BA ‘96, JD ‘00, Life Member
Chad Young
BS ‘96, Life Member
1993
Heili Allee
BA ‘96, Life Member
Glenn Brown
BA ‘96, Life Member
Kip Dixon
BBA ‘94, Life Member
Howard Nirken
BA ‘93, MPAFF ‘97, JD ‘97, Life Member
Sean Petrie
BA ‘93
Stephen Shang
BS ‘94
1992
Stacie Baker
BBA ‘93, Life Member
David Gomez
Sean Mast
BBA ‘92, BA ‘92, MBA ‘93, Life Member
Howard Nirken
BA ‘93, MPAFF ‘97, JD ‘93, Life Member
Laura Schaulat
BS ‘95
Meredith Spiekerman
BA ‘93, Life Member
1991
Julie Ballard
BA ‘91, MPAFF ‘94, MBA ‘94, Life Member
Sarah Louise Biddle
BFA Art History ‘95, Life Member
Jennifer Bradley
BA ‘92
Jackie Lain
BA ‘91, JD ‘94, Life Member
Marty Meekins
BA ‘93, JD ‘97, MBA ‘97, Life Member
Jennie Molz
BA ‘92, Life Member
1990
Meredith Byers
BA ‘93, Life Member
Jackie Lain
BA ‘91, JD ‘94, Life Member
Marty Meekins
BA ‘93, JD ‘97, MBA ‘97, Life Member
Teri Pinney
BA ‘90, Life Member
Anneke Schroen
BA ‘90, Life Member
Charla Serbent
BA ‘92, BS ‘92
Cliff Vrielink
BA ‘90
1989
Jennifer Bradley
BA ‘92
Debbie Knupp
BS ‘89, Life Member
Mark Murdock
BA ‘91, Life Member
David Antonio Perez
BBA ‘91, BA ‘91
J.C. Rozendaal
BA ‘89, JD ‘97, Life Member
Paul Schweizer
BA ‘89, JD ‘94, Life Member
Christine Warden
BBA ‘90, Life Member
1988
Dina Castranova
BBA ‘91, Life Member
James Delk
BS ‘89
Deanna Dewberry
BJ ‘92
Bill Dorland
BS‘88, Life Member
Mike Hulbert
BS ‘89, Life Member
Randi Shade
BA ‘88, Life Member
1987
Steve Barrett
BBA ‘87, JD ‘91, Life Member
Julie Beckham
BS ‘87, Life Member
Archie Holmes
BS ‘91, Life Member
Blair Schlossberg
BA ‘88
Mark Strain
BA ‘89, JD ‘92, Life Member
Michael Whellan
BA ‘87, JD ‘90, Life Member
1986
Dean Carter
BS ‘88, Life Member
Dorina Trevino Clarke
BBA ‘87, Life Member
Patricia Jeffrey
BBA ‘86, JD ‘90, Life Member
Marc H. Muchnick
BA ‘88
John Scott
BA ‘88, MPAFF ‘93, Life Member