Induction Ceremony Thursday, April 27, 2017 Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center
Induction Ceremony Agenda Poster Presentation Opening Remarks Dr. C.J. Woods Coach Recognition Certificate Presentations Closing Remarks Christine Gravelle
The Maroon & White Leadership Society Inductees Sherisse Benavidez Coach: Shanna Florence Ashley Bender Coach: Katy King Michael Boachie-Mensah Coach: Tia Crawford Catherine Leigh Bristow Coach: Bonnie Davila Todd Christian Coach: Michael Shehane Mary Devillez Coach: Mara Schaffler Jenee Donley Coach: Sade Dawson Elizabeth Duggan Coach: Claire Raabe Christa Genung Coach: Melissa Williams Hannah Gerken Coach: Tearney Woodruff Jacqueline Gonzalez-Garcia Coach: Cruz Rios Allyson Goodman Coach: Libby Daggers Malynn Ilanga Coach: Norma Nuñez Jill Jackson Coach: Meredith Simpson Lisa Kappil Coach: Amanda Flores Alyssa Langley Coach: Kristin Loftin Lacey Lehrmann Coach: Michael Shehane Alena Lerma Coach: Risa Bierman Coryne Levine Coach: Cyn Olvera Antoine Marc Coach: Brandon Carlson Jensen Martinez Coach: Donna Lee Sullins Christopher Mosser Coach: Eric Webb Megan Nicholson Coach: Daniel Schekorra Lynsie Patschke Coach: Susan Miculka Jessica Skrobarczyk Coach: Lauren Meyer Michelle Sohne Coach: Kevin Gamache
Sherisse Benavidez Maroon & White Coach: Shanna Florence Aggie Research Scholars Program Texas State Teachers Association Aggie Collegiates Ready to Explore the World Century Scholars Program Peer Leadership & Service Program Regents Scholars Orientation Sophomore Experience Aggie Scholars Promoting Incentive Resources Encouragement (ASPIRE) Child Rights & You Aggie Pals "Leadership is to embrace the responsibility to influence others to do good." - Sherisse Benavidez
Ashley Bender Maroon & White Coach: Katy King Barracuda Swim Team TAMU Challenge Course TAMU Scuba Diving Pioneers Friday Church ASMA Project Sunshine Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society Executive Counsel for Health Organizations TAMU Qatar Women s Basketball Team "Leadership is serving others by leading them forward. It is illuminating the path for those who follow you. Leadership isn t about what you accomplish, but how you accomplish it alongside those you are leading. The journey to influential leadership is becoming your true self." -Ashley Bender
Michael Boachie-Mensah Maroon & White Coach: Tia Crawford Undergraduate Leadership Scholar Undergraduate Research Scholar With Purpose Adventist Christian Fellowship Texas A&M Pre-Medical Society Explorations: The Undergraduate Journal Executive Board Texas A&M Emergency Care Team "Leadership is putting the needs of others first. It's developing strong relationships while keeping overall goals in mind." - Michael Boachie-Mensah
Catherine Leigh Bristow Maroon & White Coach: Bonnie Davila Aggie Scholars Promoting Incentive Resources Encouragement (ASPIRE) Texas A&M Sailing Team University Honors Program Texas A&M Pre-Vet Society "Leadership is looking to the future and engaging the efforts and attention of others towards a common goal in a way that allows them to develop upon individual and organizational level so the organization is always growing for the best" - Catherine Bristow
Todd Christian Junior Maroon & White Coach: Michael Shehane The Maroon & White Advisory Board Texas A&M Terry Scholars Organization Texas A&M Emergency Care Team Residence Life Neeley Hall RA Aggie Scholars Promoting Incentive Resources, and Encouragement (ASPIRE) Buck Weirus Spirit Award "Leadership is the act of helping a team develop into a cohesive unit, effectively accomplishing their mutual goals, and the individual growth of its members." -Todd Christian
Mary DeVillez Maroon & White Coach: Mara Schaffler National Student Advertising Competition MSC LT Jordan ILAP Global Business Brigades: Chepo, Panama Aggie Fashion Headquarters Fade to Black Dance Ensemble Kappa Alpha Theta Aggie Advertising Club University Honors Program Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society "Leadership is about growing others just as much as it is about growing yourself." -Mary DeVillez
Jenee Donley Maroon & White Coach: Sade Dawson Excellence Uniting Culture, Education, & Leadership (ExCel) Peer Leadership & Service Program Cultural Leadership & Understanding for Sophomores National Society of Black Engineers Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference Uniting Divine Sistas Undergraduate Research "Leadership means that you are aware of your strengths as well as your weaknesses, you are able to use them accordingly to help a group reach a goal, and along the way help others develop into better leaders." - Jenee Donley
Elizabeth Duggan Maroon & White Coach: Claire Raabe Aggie Transition Camp Counselor, Co-chair, Executive Director Member of Saint Mary's Kappa Theta Beta Sociology Ambassador Teaching Assistant for Sociology Department "Leadership is the ability to help others reach their full potentials. It is the willingness to do whatever it takes to make your group successful. It is the determination and motivation of everyone sharing and striving for a common goal." -Elizabeth Duggan
Christa Genung Maroon & White Coach: Melissa Williams Kappa Delta Sorority Pre-Law Society Order of Omega "Leadership is the process of growing the group as a collective whole to create a mutually beneficial team" - Christa Genung
Hannah Gerken Junior Maroon & White Coach: Tearney Woodruff The Maroon & White Advisory Board Texas A&M Terry Scholars Organization Aggie Scholars Promoting Incentive Resources Encouragement (ASPIRE) Kappa Theta Beta Aggie Experience Council The Battalion Student Worker for The Offices of the Dean of Student Life "Leadership is the ability to work with those around you in an effort to bring positive change. It's the chance to influence and affect the world. Leadership is always changing and growing." -Hannah Gerken
Jacqueline Gonzalez-Garcia Maroon & White Coach: Cruz Rios American Institute of Architecture Students Peer Leadership & Service Program "Leadership is collaborative direction towards a common goal" -Jacqueline Gonzalez-Garcia
Allyson Goodman Maroon & White Coach: Libby Daggers Student Organization Accountability Board (SOAB) Aggie Transition Camps "Leadership is selfless sacrifice and doing your best to help those around you grow, all while working towards a bigger goal." -Allyson Goodman
Malynn Ilanga Maroon & White Coach: Norma Nunez Global Brigades Executive Board Global Medical Brigades Undergraduate Research Texas A&M Premedical Society Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society The Wells Project "To me, leadership is a position of service in which you can unite people for a greater purpose" - Maylnn Ilanga
Jill Jackson Maroon & White Coach: Meredith Simpson Corps of Cadets RV Company Cadet Wing Commander for AFROTC Fellowship Church Member Lifegroup Leader Worship Leader "Leadership is not something that is freely given and kept, but rather something that must be continually earned. Your character, heart, and vision are all qualities that people around you need to be able to invest in, and continue to invest in, for leadership to be effective." - Jill Jackson
Lisa Kappil Maroon & White Coach: Amanda Flores Fish Camp MSC LEAD Aggies Reaching Out (ARO) NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program Human Environment Animal Team (H.E.A.T.) The Maroon & White Advisory Board Co-Advisor "Becoming your own person and developing your own identity, and only then leading with 100% authenticity" - Lisa Kappil
Alyssa Langley Maroon & White Coach: Kristin Loftin Biomedical Sciences Association American Medical Student Association Christian Business Leaders Christian Healthcare Leaders Texas A&M Women s Equestrian Team Intramural Sports "Leadership is being able to empower members of your team to do their job well so that the team is able to reach a common goal and everyone feels successful." - Alyssa Langley
Lacey Lehrmann Maroon & White Coach: Michael Shehane MSC Aggie Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT) Fish Camp Aggie Belles Aggies Reaching Out (ARO) MSC Abbott Family Leadership Conference Aggie Career Team "To me, leadership is about the relationship of a team, the leader to the followers, and the team to the cause. Leadership enables everyone involved to grow and develop and pass that knowledge on. A strong leader makes strong followers and together they make a huge impact" - Lacey Lehrmann
Alena Lerma Maroon & White Coach: Risa Bierman Family Weekend Committee "Leadership means to develop others and give them the means and opportunities to grow in their own leadership and personal lives." -Alena Lerma
Coryne Levine Maroon & White Coach: Cyn Olvera Freshman Leadership International (FLI) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Pre-Law Society The Maroon & White Advisory Board "Leadership describes acts and decisions people can make everyday to leave a beneficial impact on the world around them." - Coryne Levine
Antoine Marc Maroon & White Coach: Brandon Carlson Texas A&M Division I NCAA Swimming Team Aggie Athletes Involved President SEC Student- Athlete Representative Undergraduate Leader Scholar Capstone Project Student-Athlete Welfare Chair "Leadership is flexible combined with strength to complete a project or task. To be a leader is to know when to delegate and cater to others strengths" - Antoine Marc
Jensen Martinez Junior Maroon & White Coach: Donna Lee Sullins Freshman Leadership Experience Aggie Transition Camps College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council The Maroon & White Advisory Board "Leadership to me is fostering relationships and serving others in order to inspire a shared vision to bring about some kind of change" -Jensen Martinez
Christopher Mosser Maroon & White Coach: Eric Webb Aggie Transition Camps Member of Christian Engineering Leaders Eta Kappa Nu "Working to empower your team to work together towards a goal." - Christopher Mosser
Megan Nicholson Maroon & White Coach: Daniel Schekorra With Purpose Maroon & White Leadership Advisory Board Texas A&M University Honors Fellows Program Pharmacy Technician at GoldStar Pharmacy Student Worker at Texas A&M University Polymer Technology Center Phi Beta Kappa Society Pre-Pharmacy Society Biomedical Sciences Association "I define leadership as the practice of inspiring a team to work together towards a common goal." -Megan Nicholson
Lynsie Patschke Maroon & White Coach: Susan Miculka Aggie Replant Lost Pines Recovery Campaign Replant Day Omega Phi Alpha, National Service Sorority Hatton Sumner s Leadership Conference MSC LEAD MSC Spencer Leadership Conference Texas A&M Horsemen s Association Environmental Programs Involvement Committee (EPIC) "Leadership is a lifelong journey of understanding how you will lead yourself and others in various situations. Leaders are passionate, do the right thing and guide other people. Additionally, leaders are innovative and inspiring. Leaders adapt to the changing situations are learn from their experiences." -Lynsie Patschke
Jessica Skrobarczyk Maroon & White Coach: Lauren Meyer Collaborative Aggies Leadership Initiative (CALI) Maroon and White Leadership Fellows Fish Camp Counselor Freshman in Liberal Arts Reaching Excellence "To me being a leader means loving and supporting everyone I come in contact with to the best of my abilities" -Jessica Skrobarczyk
Michelle Sohne Maroon & White Coach: Kevin Gamache Nichols Rising Leadership Conference The Big Event Corps of Cadets- Fighting Texas Aggie Band Regents Scholars Orientation Planning Board Cultural Awareness and Diversity Expansion Team Ags for Orphans Aggiebound Magazine Introduction Catholic Student Association Aggie Pals Parson s Mounted Cavalry AIESEC Marketing United States "Leadership is the ability for an individual to influence and direct others towards achieving shared goals and aspirations through effective communication, motivation, and collective efforts giving them opportunities to be successful and grow as a leader themselves." - Michelle Sohne
Acknowledgements A special thank you to... The Division of Student Affairs The Department of Student Activities The Association of Former Students DSA Committee on Leadership Initiatives New Inductees and Leadership Coaches