King's Crown Leadership and Excellence Awards

King’s Crown Leadership Excellence Awards recognize the significant contributions students make to the Columbia community.

Awards are presented near the end of the spring semester, across eight categories to up to ten individuals per category.

Civic Responsibility

Honorees in this category best promote civic engagement, responsible citizenship and global citizenship. This includes both on-campus and off- campus activities, initiatives, and service.

  • Paul Akere CC’22
  • Francesca Barasch CC’22
  • Jordan Beverina CC’23
  • Anna Sung CC’21
  • ErrDaisha Floyd CC’22
  • Hana Ghoneima CC’22
  • Chloe Gong CC’23

Columbia Spirit

Recipients of this award capture and display the best of Columbia spirit. This includes the essence of school spirit and pride as a dedicated member of our community as well as leaders and groups that contribute to local, regional, and national recognition for sports, performance, cultural and arts activities, and academic competition.

  • Monique Benjamin CC’22

  • Redd Coltrane Ingram CC’21

  • Krishna Menon CC’22

  • Cheryl Pan CC’21

  • Aiden Sagerman CC’24

  • Zerui Tian CC’22

  • Edgardo Zelaya Jordan CC’22

Community Building

Recipients of this award have worked to create, establish or strengthen a particular community at Columbia University. This could be accomplished through, but not limited to, relationship building, programming, shared goals or purpose, or creating a vision for the future.

  • Amir Idris CC’21
  • Juliette Larmuseau CC’21
  • Soorim Lee CC’21
  • Collins Mokua CC’21
  • Janeth Mutalemwa CC’21
  • Mark Prusakowski CC’21

Health & Wellness

Recipients of this award best exemplify the spirit of caring for and about the members of our vast and diverse community. A special focus is placed on the individual’s ability to establish an example for a healthy balance of responsibilities, duties and activities through their own leadership.

  • Raisa Alam CC’21
  • Jacob Dahan CC’21
  • Cayla Davis CC’21
  • Jacqueline Erler CC’22
  • Hiba Hanoune CC’22
  • Jessica Hecht CC’21
  • Jordan Lu CC’22
  • Sophia Madjarova CC’21
  • Renata Martinez CC’22

Inclusion & Advocacy

This award recognizes students who have promoted social justice and/or fostered understanding between diverse constituencies through valuing diversity and appreciating multiple identities.

  • Mikyle Hassanali CC’21
  • Kyoko Hirose CC’21
  • Claudary Jones CC’21
  • Colby King CC’22
  • Radhika Mehta CC’22
  • Ikenna Nebo CC’22
  • Sophia Adeghe CC’23
  • Dahiana Peña CC’21
  • Tigidankay (TK) Saccoh CC’22
  • Monique Slowly CC’22

Indelible Mark

This award recognizes the accomplishments of students and groups in implementing sustainable change for the benefit of our community and/or in leaving a lasting impression on the campus community.

  • Grace Ann Bertelli CC’21
  • Milagro Chavez-Cisneros CC’21
  • Maryam Elsayed CC’21
  • Amari Gaiter CC’21
  • Heven Haile CC’21

Innovation & Enhancement

Honorees in this category have created, improved or enhanced a service, program or process, thus contributing positively to the Columbia campus and its diverse stakeholders.

  • Honor Clements CC’21

  • Astrid Liden CC’23

  • Kaleigh McGrady CC’23

  • Ilaria Simeone CC’21

  • Kellian Staggers CC’22

Principled Action

This award recognizes students who have demonstrated ethical decision- making and sound moral judgment, as well as fostering and encouraging similar actions from others.

  • Nareg Balian CC’22
  • Taylor Brown CC’22
  • Justine Decker CC’23
  • Misbah Farooqi CC’21
  • Ben Helscher CC’22
  • Peter Kourtis-Kessler CC’23
  • Arianna Menzelos CC’21
  • Asatta Mesa CC’21
  • Fonda Shen CC’21