Kallie Hoplin received this year's Outstanding Student Leader Award.
The Hobson Memorial Union hosted its 2019 Leadership Celebration to recognize outstanding student leaders, organizations, programs and advisors on April 24.
Dr. Jesse Grant, associate vice president for student life and success, welcomed the students to the event and introduced the evening’s keynote speaker Denae Alamano, executive director of United Way of the Bemidji area.
Alamano encouraged the student leader to know who they are as a person, find their passion in life and bring people together to make a difference.
“When I look around the room and the see the passion these students have, our community’s future is bright. We have so many young leaders looking to make a difference,” Almano said.
Winners from each category were:
- Outstanding Student Leader – Kallie Hoplin.
- Outstanding Program or Event – One More Light Music Festival, hosted by BSU’s Student Senate.
- Outstanding Student Organization – American Marketing Association.
- Outstanding Student Organization Advisor – Patty Hartshorn, Relay for Life.
Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,100 students, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. The university’s Shared Fundamental Values include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and international and multicultural understanding. For more, visit bemidjistate.edu or find us at BemidjiState on most of your favorite social media networks.
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