A talented and dedicated group of more than 60 Washington State University students, faculty, and staff, have received the Presidential Leadership (LEAD) Award.
Award winners include 44 undergraduates and 10 graduate and professional students who possess an impressive array of leadership experiences. Their majors range from bioengineering and agriculture to wildlife ecology and viticulture.
They were recognized along with three student organizations and a community organization during a virtual celebration on Tuesday, April 21, during which WSU President Kirk Schulz and First Lady Noel provided congratulatory remarks.
WSU faculty and staff receiving LEAD Awards included Ting Chi, professor and graduate coordinator in Apparel Merchandising and Digital Technology; Janessa Graves, associate professor and director of the Office of Information Management and associate dean of undergraduate and community research; Debra Hansen, professor and director of Stevens County Extension; Jamie Holden, plant growth faculty manager in the Department of Horticulture; Davi Kallman, access advisor in the Access Center; and Jane Lanigan, professor in Human Development.