
The Lion’s Pride Honors celebrates exceptional young alumni who are making a positive difference in their communities and the world. Honorees are chosen every three years; Lion’s Pride is a partnership between Columbia College Young Alumni and Columbia College Today. Information about future nominations will be shared ahead of the next cycle in 2028. Read below to learn about past honorees.
2025 Lion’s Pride Honorees
Kareem Carryl CC’15
Nzingha Prescod CC’15
Christian Flores CC’22
Cynthia Hajal CC’16
Joshua Foster CC’16
Max Marshall CC’16
Zan Gilani CC’15
Chelsea Miller CC’18
Nikola Danev CC’20
Honorees were announced in CCT’s Winter/Spring 2025 issue. Read about them here: “The 2025 Lion’s Pride Honors.”
2021 Lion’s Pride Honorees
Dominique Nieves CC’12
Isabel King CC’13
Shaun Abreu CC’14
Julian Brave Noisecat CC’15
Nadia Eke CC’16
Bianca Joseph CC’18
Kosta Karakashyan CC’19
Coleman Hughes CC’20
Arianna Menzelos CC’12
Honorees were announced in CCT’s Winter 2021-22 issue. Read about them here: “The 2021 Lion’s Pride Honors.”
2019 Lion’s Pride Honorees
Ayla Bonfiglio CC’09
Ana Helena de Oliveira Lobo CC’15
Alexander Donnelly CC’14
Carlyn Dougherty CC’18, SEAS’19
Katherine Jin CC’16
Riley Jones CC’17
Sabaah Folayan CC’13
Thomas Kapusta CC’12
Steve Martinez CC’11
Gavin Newton-Tanzer CC’12
Adam Sieff CC’11
Kendall Tucker CC’14
Kevin Tyan CC’16