Presented to students who have demonstrated a strong dedication to social change for the Ithaca College and local community through various platforms, projects, or initiatives.
Our Namesakes: César Chávez and Audre Lorde
César Chávez is best known for his civil activism surrounding labor rights and farm worker advocacy. He co-founded the National Farm Worker’s Association, now called United Farm Workers with Dolores Huerta in 1962. Chávez was well known for his use of collective nonviolent strategic actions, organizing strikes, boycotts, and fasts to negotiate better working conditions and wages.
Audre Lorde was a self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. Her radical feminism informed her poetry as well as her prose. Her extensive work on marginalization and the complexity of self-hood made her a foundational theorist for intersectional feminism.
Award Recipients
Current and Past award recipients along with their majors. Congratulations to all our awardees!
Johani Amezquita Argueta, Speech Language Pathology/Audiology
Leena Asim, Finance/Accounting
Umu Barry, Health Science; Concentration in Pre-medicine
Destiny Carrion, Advertising Public Relations Marketing Communications
Zhannz Gomez, Film, Photography, & Visual Arts
Richard Martin, History/Politics
Jesus Noriega, Business Administration; Concentration in Marketing
Henry Suzuki, Film, Photography, & Visual Arts
Manuella Asare, Speech Language Pathology/Audiology
Olivia Celenza, Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media
