INSIDE BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
XCELSIOR Awards presented
Media Awards
Outstanding Article of the Year: Chris Strub of Pipe Dream, “Don’t Judge Athletes by their Sweatshirts.”
Outstanding Issue of the Year: Caribbean Student Association, “Perspectives.”
Outstanding Broadcast of the Year: BTV, “The BS Show.”
Media Organization of the Year: Pipe Dream.
Outstanding Non-executive Board Member of the Year
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: Lee Ritholtz, IEEE.
Student/Community Government: Eric Katz, Student Assembly.
Cultural and Ethnic Organizations: Caryn Goldstein, Hillel/JSU.
Media Organizations: Benjamin Spier, BTV.
Political Organizations: Brendan Monahan, College Democrats.
Service/Community Issues Organization: Jade Gardener, JUMP Nation.
Business Organizations: Matthew Karpowich, Escape.
Religious Organizations: Oren Farber, Chabad House.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organization: Andrea Wong, UPB.
Overall: Ryan Wilichinsky, Student Assembly.
Outstanding Program/Special Event
Student/Community Government: Chenango Hall Council, Coming Out Week.
Cultural and Ethnic Organizations: BSU, Bobby Seale Program.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: X-Fact’r, Step Show.
Service/Community Issues Organizations: JUMP Nation, JUMP Weekend.
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: Bert Mitchell Minority Management Organization.
Political Organizations: Informed Voters Foundation, Mayoral Debate.
Religious Groups: Three Angels Message, “Pull Over, You’re DWG.”
Business Organizations: SIFE, “Local Celebrity.”
Athletic/Recreational/Social Groups: Taste Buds, Chocolate Festival
Overall: BSSI, “Gahnaian Gala”
Outstanding Community Service
Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: Black Student Union.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: X-Fact’r.
Service and Community Issues Organizations: Circle K.
Religious Organizations: Chabad House, Mitzvah Marathon.
Political Group: College Democrats. Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: NSBE.
Business Organizations: SIFE.
Overall: Habitat for Humanity.
Fundraising Effort of the Year
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: Speech and Debate Team.
Student/Community Government: CIW Council, Casino-in-the-Woods.
Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: ASO and Assabeel, Katrina Relief.
Religious Organizations: Chabad.
Business Groups: Food Co-op.
Service/Community Issues Organizations: JUMP Nation.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: UPB, Relay for Life.
Overall: SIFE, Katrina Relief.
Promotion of Intercultural Understanding
Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: Caribbean Student Association.
Religious Organizations: Chabad House, Purim Carnival.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organization: UPB.
Political Group: College Democrats.
Student/Community Government Organizations: SA VPMA Office, ICA.
Service/Community Issues Organizations: JUMP Nation.
Business Organizations: OCCT.
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: NSBE.
Overall: SA VPMA Office.
Most Improved Organization
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: Pre-Veterinary Society.
Business Organizations: SIFE.
Cultural/Ethnic Organization: Irish Student Union.
Media Organizations: BTV.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: X-Fact’r.
Service/Community Issues Organizations: BSSI.
Athletic/Recreational/Social Organizations: Imagination Craft Works.
Overall: Irish Student Union.
Lecture/Educational Program
Academic/Pre-Professional Groups: NSBE, Professionalism Program.
Student/Community Government: Chenango Hall Council, Coming Out Week.
Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: BSU, Bobby Seale Program.
Hillel/JSU: Kristallnacht Program.
Political Organizations: Informed Voters Association, Mayoral Debate.
Service/Community Issues Groups: Red Cross Club, Pakistan Memorial.
Business Organizations: SIFE, Money Muscle.
Athletic/Recreational/Social Organizations: Taste Buds, “Learn to Cook.”
Religious Groups: Three Angels Message, “Truth Behind Hip Hop.”
Overall: BAMS, “Interfaith Forum.”
Student Organization Leader of the Year
Athletic/Recreational/Social Organizations: Tina Chiu, Taste Buds.
Academic/Pre-Professional Groups: Sabrina Guadeloupe, Bert Mitchell.
Student/Community Government: Florina Getman, Student Association.
Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: Jeffrey Teitelbaum, Hillel/JSU.
Media Organizations: Michael Borress, Pipe Dream.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: Patrick Craig, UPB.
Service/Community Issues Organizations: Julia Gallus, Habitat for Humanity and Red Cross Club.
Religious Organizations: Jeremy Zenilman, Chabad House.
Political Organizations: Kristina Reintamm, College Democrats.
Business Organizations: Bertrand Gervais, SIFE.
Overall: Teitelbaum.
Outstanding Student Organization
Academic/Pre-Professional Organizations: Speech and Debate Team.
Athletic/Social/Recreational Organizations: Taste Buds.
Business Organizations: SIFE. Cultural/Ethnic Organizations: ASO and Assabeel.
Media Organizations: Pipe Dream.
Music/Dance/Entertainment Organizations: X-Fact’r.
Political Organizations: College Democrats.
Service and Community Issues Organizations: BSSI.
Student/Community Government: Hinman College Council.
Religious Organizations: Three Angels Message.
Overall: BSSI.
SA Program of the Semester
Fall 2005: SIFE, Katrina Relief. Spring 2006: BSU, Bobby Seale.
Outstanding New Organization:
Collegiate Association for Research of the Principal (CARP).
Mary Richardson Award: University Programming Board.
Michael V. Boyd Awards: Orlando Harris; Kappa Phi Lambda.
Paul J. Battaglia Student Leader of the Year Memorial Award: Jeffrey Teitelbaum, Hillel/JSU.
Fraternity/Sorority Excellence in Scholarship Program: Delta Chi.
Fraternity/Sorority Chapter Community Service
IFC: Alpha Sigma Phi.
MGFC: Sigma Lambda Gamma.
NPHC: Zeta Phi Beta.
Panhellenic: Delta Phi Epsilon.
AGC: Kappa Phi Lambda.
LGC: Omega Phi Beta.
Fraternity/Sorority Best in Council
NPHC: Zeta Phi Beta.
MGFC: Sigma Lambda Gamma.
AGC: Pi Delta Psi.
Panhellenic: Phi Sigma Sigma.
LGC: Omega Phi Beta.
IFC: Alpha Sigma Phi.
Fraternity Man of the Year: Richard Reynoso, Lambda Upsilon Lambda.
Sorority Woman of the Year: Kerry Connolly, Phi Sigma Sigma.
Fraternity/Sorority Chapter of the Year: Alpha Sigma Phi.
