Scholarships & Awards
Crimson & Gold Awards
CCESL honors outstanding students by nominating an undergraduate and graduate student in the following categories annually: Public Good Student of the Year, Service Student of the Year, and Community Organizer of the Year. These students are recognized through the university-wide Crimson & Gold Award Ceremony put on by the Office of Student Engagement.
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Public Good Student of the Year
This award honors a student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the public good by applying their knowledge and intellectual resources to enhance social capital and community development.
- 2023 Winners:
- Graduate: Jenna Wyatt, Environmental Policy & Managemen | Jackie Tran, Social Work
- Undergraduate: Eli Zehe, Geography, Political Sciences, and Geographic Information Sciences
- 2022 Winners:
- Graduate: Jessica Villena Sanchez
- Undergraduate: Brandon T
- 2021 Winners:
- Graduate: Mandeep Karki
- Undergraduate: Kelly Bonk
- 2020 Winners:
- Graduate: Farduus Ahmed
- Undergraduate: Margarita Soltero
- 2023 Winners:
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Service Student of the Year
This award honors a student who has demonstrated passion and dedication to service, reflecting critically on their experiences and addressing root causes of community issues through service.
- 2023 Winners:
- Graduate: Ashton Mach, Viola & Music Theory
- Undergraduates: Seraphina Loukas, Molecular Biology
- 2022 Winners:
- Graduate: Derek Brannon
- Undergraduates: Megan Holiday & Sarah Schuller
- 2021 Winners:
- Graduate: Meghan McCarroll
- Undergraduate: Mawusi Danso
- 2020 Winners:
- Graduate: Emily Leeper
- Undergraduate: Isaac Vargas
- 2023 Winners:
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Community Organizer of the Year
This award honors a student who has demonstrated outstanding community organizing skills and leadership by organizing others to take action on a critical social justice issue in the DU and/or Denver community.
- 2023 Winners:
- Graduate: Mona Moayedi, DU/Iliff Joint Program in Religion
- Undergraduates: Will Sciepko, International Studies & Public Policy
- 2022 Winners:
- Graduate: Bert Evans-Taylor
- Undergraduates: Daniela Chavez & Marissa Martinez Suarez
- 2021 Winners:
- Graduate: Dilkush Khan
- Undergraduate: Elsa Dienema
- 2020 Winners:
- Graduate: Josie Ampaw
- Undergraduate: Samantha Helgeson
- 2023 Winners: