The London Center Recognition Awards
Jennifer McKee Student Award
The award recognizes a student whose work with The London Center has made a unique and lasting contribution to the college's commitment to engagement. Jennifer McKee helped build the legacy of The London Center with her exceptional leadership, vision, determination, and a sense of purpose. Students receiving this award exhibit these same traits:
- Leading, inspiring and engaging peers in co-curricular community engagement.
- Demonstrated collaborative partnership with community partner organization(s).
- Commitment to the values of equity and social justice.
- Thoughtfully addresses challenges and obstacles.
- Demonstrated commitment to sustainable The London Center programs and partnerships.
2023 Recipients
Calla Savelson
Major: Arts Administration
Class Year: 2025
Tess Federico-Maietta
Major: Sociology
Class Year: 2023
2022 Recipients
Fay Qian
Major: Nursing
Class Year: 2023
Cassidy Clark
Major: Social Work
Class Year: 2022
2021 Recipients
Josephine Tran-Vong
Major: Nursing
Class Year: 2021
Allison Stacey
Major: Literature
Class Year: 2023
Judith Botelho Commitment Award
This award recognizes a student who exemplifies the commitment to community service that Judith Botelho demonstrated as a student and AmeriCorps*VISTA during her six years at Simmons:
- Outstanding participation and leadership in service to the community beyond the campus,
- Demonstrates personal motivation and commitment to engagement
- Evidence student has worked selflessly and effectively in addressing social causes.
- Engagement in community service across multiple years;
2023 Recipients
Sara Slager
Major: Women's and Gender Studies
Class Year: 2023
Allison Stacey
Major: Literature
Class Year: 2023
2022 Recipients
Madeline Martin
Major: Social Studies and Elementary Education
Class Year: 2022
Elise Nason
Major: 3+3 Exercise Science/DPT
Class Year: 2023
2021 Recipients
Laura Romano
Major: Neuroscience and Behavior
Class Year: 2021
Genevieve Schortz
Major: Political science and Arts Administration
Class Year: 2021
Emerging Leader Award
This award recognizes a student who has made significant contributions to the community and lead by example early in their time at Simmons.
- Recipients have shown a passion and affinity for engaging the community beyond campus and have demonstrated emerging leadership and continuing engagement/service.
- Has gone above and beyond for an organization, group, project, or event related to community engagement
- Furthered the mission of The London Center
2023 Recipient
Aislinn Doherty
Major: Arts Administration
and Information Technology
Class Year: 2026
Madd Witacontis
Major: Political Science and Public Policy
Class Year: 2026
2022 Recipient
Alisa Luchitskaya
Major: Undeclared
Class Year: 2025
Paula Reynoso
Major: Philosophy
Class Year: 2024
2021 Recipient
Leila Pettibone
Major: Social Work
Class Year: 2024
Leadership in Community-Based Learning Award
This award recognizes a student (a group of students) for their dedication and leadership in a community-based learning component of a course that goes above and beyond expectations. Recipients of this award demonstrate commitment to excellence in both academic accomplishment and community impact such as:
- Leading, inspiring and engaging peers in community-based learning.
- Proactively engaging with the community partner; demonstrating interest in reciprocity/mutual benefit.
- Exhibiting skill in critical reflection and integration of course content with community-based experience.
- Overall dedication to a meaningful and successful community-based learning experience.
2023 Recipients
Isabelle Brieva
Major: Social Work
Class Year: 2023
Perry-Cohan Smith
Major: Social Work
Class Year: 2023
Tanner Hammond
Major: Social Work
Class Year: 2023
2022 Recipients
Elizabeth Girard
Major: Exercise Science
Class Year: 2023
Sydney Iannontuono
Major: Exercise Science
Class Year: 2023
Kiani Jacobs
Major: Exercise Science
Class Year: 2023
Lena Solomon
Major: Public Health
Class Year: 2023
Abhilasha Natarajan
Major: Social Work and Fine Arts
Class Year: 2022
2021 Recipient
Kimmy Colbert
Major: 3+3 Exercise Science/DPT
Class Year: 2023
Steve London Faculty/Staff Community Service Award
This award is named in honor of Professor Emeritus Steve London, founding director of the Scott/Ross Center for Community Service, now the London Center for Community Engagement & Social Justice. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member who has shown commitment and passion to engage our students with the communities of Boston.
- The recipient of this award has an extraordinary passion for justice for the people and neighborhoods of our city and is a tireless advocate for service-learning and community-engaged teaching across the university.
- Their accomplishments exemplify and enhance the mission of The London Center as their actions simultaneously enrich the educational experience of our students and the lives of members of our greater community.
2023 Recipients
Eugenia Knight
Simmons School of Social Work
Director of BSW Practicum Education
Sarah Pratt Martin
Simmons School of Library and Information Science
Assistant Professor of Practice and Manager of Practicum Experiences
2022 Recipients
Professor Randi Lite
Biology
Former Director of Exercise Science
Professor Michael Welch
Biology
Director and Internship Coordinator for the Exercise Science Program
2021 Recipients
Katie Novick Nolan
Simmons School of Social Work
BSW Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice
Eugenia Correia Knight
Simmons School of Social Work
Director of BSW Practicum Education
Outstanding Community Partner Award
This award recognizes a community partner for sustained partnership with Simmons University in a spirit of collaboration and mutual benefit as evidenced by:
- The community partner's active and effective collaboration in the development, design, implementation and/or evaluation of project(s) or activities undertaken in partnership with a course or program at Simmons.
- The community's partner's commitment to clear and regular communication about their own needs and capacity, and willingness to provide feedback about how the relationship is progressing and community impact.
- The community partner's interest in and commitment to student development as an element of a successful partnership.
2023 Recipient
Adrianna Boulin
Fenway Health
Erica Pastor
Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School
2022 Recipient
Stephanie Aines
Right Care Alliance
2021 Recipient
Rogerson House
Newman Civic Fellowship
The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students
who are changemakers and public problem-solvers at Campus Compact member
institutions. Fellows are nominated by their president or chancellor on the basis of their potential for public leadership.
2023 Recipient
Naleigha Evans
Major: Political Science and Communications
Class Year: 2024
2022 Recipient
Anna McGuiness
Major: Political Science
Class Year: 2023