Friday, May 11, The Office of Diversity Education and the Diversity Enrichment Committee recognized graduating seniors at their annual Multicultural Recognition Ceremony.

The Multicultural Recognition Ceremony recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of students that have been advocates, leaders and champions for diversity and social justice at Southwestern University for numerous years. The major highlight of the ceremony is the awarding of the Leadership Awards for outstanding leadership. This year, award recipients were:

Overall Student Leader Award Recipients:

Brandon Phuc Tong Baccam
Marissa Madrid-Ortega

Student Leadership Award Recipients:

Katarina Ashour
Stephanie Garcia
Keara Hudler
Shirin Hussain
Esteffany Sarahy Luna
Meranda Xia Nunnery
Salome Owino
Arlene Rodriguez
Luz Elena Zamora-Valenzuela

The ceremony is sponsored by the Office of Diversity Education and the Diversity Enrichment Committee and co-sponsored by the Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Feminist Studies Program, and Student Life.