Students Lauded for Servant Leadership

The Westmont Student Life Office awarded 10 outstanding students for their leadership during the past year. The 12th annual David K. Winter Servant Leadership Awards are given each spring to students who show exemplary leadership through service at Westmont and in the community. Each recipient receives $1,000 toward next year’s school expenses.

Incoming senior winners include Arianna Bilek (Atascadero, Calif.), Joanna Clark (Livermore, Calif.), Anne Funk (Sewickley, Pa.), Cameron Mahi (Waipahu, Hawaii), Rhianna Pierre (Phelan, Calif.), Jillian Wilber (Fillmore, Calif.) and Lillian Yamase (Wakoshi, Japan). Incoming junior winners include Danielle Brant (Billings, Mont.), Davis Darnall (Medford, Ore.) and Jenny Ann Martinez (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

Winners were chosen for demonstrating integrity, collaboration skills, a passion for service and empathy. They revealed a servant’s heart in their roles on or off campus, made a significant impact on an organization, group or activity, and earned the respect and trust of their peers.

The student life office invites all faculty, staff and students to nominate deserving candidates, who are then vetted by a selection committee, which included Tim Wilson, associate dean of students; Angela D’Amour, director of campus life; Thomas Knecht, associate professor of political science; Jon Young, resident director; and Diana Small, student life assistant.

David K. Winter, Westmont president emeritus, and his wife, Helene, attended the April 27 awards ceremony.