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Student Leader of the Month

Student Leader of the Month

Recognition for excellence in leadership through campus and community involvement.

We invite you to nominate a student who you believe exemplifies leadership through personal development, organizational leadership and/or community engagement. To receive this recognition, the student must be in good academic standing.

Nominations will be reviewed and selected by members of the Pepsi Leadership Center staff. Winners will be announced in the following month.

Student Leader of the Month recipients will receive:

If you have any questions, please contact lead@kent.edu.

Previous Winners

2025-2026 Recipients
Graphic with headshot of Alex Shy that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Alex Shy, Senior, Accounting Major

September 2025 | Alex Shy

  • Senior | Accounting Major
  • President of the 蜜桃工作室 Student Ambassadors
  • Alex demonstrated strong executive leadership in managing ambassador operations, modeling how personal passion can be channeled to cultivate institutional pride and build purposeful student networks.
     
 
Graphic with headshot of Jess Brenneman that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Jess Brenneman, Senior, English Major

October 2025 | Jess Brenneman

  • Senior | English Major
  • Vice President of Pride! 蜜桃工作室; Vice President of Trans*Fusion; Project Director for the Lavender Celebration 2026
  • Jess modeled operational resilience and project management excellence, successfully leading student groups and driving complex identity initiatives to successful execution.
 
Graphic with headshot of Kiley Lisko that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Kiley Lisko, Senior, Child Psychology

November 2025 | Kiley Lisko

  • Senior | Child Psychology Major
  • Peer Success Mentor; Honors Peer-to-Peer Mentor; Student Operations Manager at Eastway Distribution Center; Member of Psi Chi (International Honor Society in Psychology) and Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society)
  • Kiley managed university logistics alongside peer mentoring, successfully transitioning her academic leadership into a full-time professional role as a Classroom Assistant within the Howland School District upon graduation.
 
Graphic with headshot of Jasmine McCulley that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Jasmine McCulley, Junior, Visual Communication Design

December 2025 | Jasmine McCulley

  • Junior | Visual Communication Design Major (Marketing Minor)
  • Executive Board Member & Member Accountability Chair for Delta Zeta Sorority; Member of the 蜜桃工作室 Touch of Gold Twirlers with the Marching Golden Flashes
  • Jasmine successfully paired technical communications expertise with high-stakes peer accountability governance, demonstrating excellence in balancing compliance management within Greek Life with elite performance visibility in university athletics.
 
Graphic with headshot of Sofia Sprain that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Sofia Sprain, Junior, Mechatronics Engineering

January 2026 | Sofia Sprain

  • Junior | Mechatronics Engineering Major (Physics Minor)
  • Chief of Staff for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG); President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Academic Tutor with the Academic Success Center
  • Sofia bridged STEM excellence with institutional governance, managing operations within student government while concurrently driving representation pipelines for women in engineering and delivering critical academic support services.
 
Graphic with headshot of Nathan Smith that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Nathan Smith, Sophomore, Business Management & Finance

February 2026 | Nathan Smith

  • Sophomore | Business Management & Finance Major
  • Senator for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship (USG); President of the Business Professionals Roundtable; Crawford College Student Ambassador; Executive Board Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity; University Brand Consultant
  • As a sophomore, Nathan established a broad institutional footprint, managing fiscal and legislative advocacy portfolios within student government while directing professional development roundtables and executing brand strategy initiatives for the university.
 
Graphic with headshot of Braden Goloja that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Braden Goloja, Junior, Business Management with Criminology & Justice Studies MInor

March 2026 | Braden Goloja

  • Junior | Business Management Major (Criminology & Justice Studies Minor)
  • President of the Criminology Club (Lambda Alpha Epsilon); Marketing Director for the Business Professionals Roundtable; Ambassador for the Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Lead Organizer for the Food in a Flash Philanthropy Drive; Marketing Director for the Undergraduate Student Government UNIFY Presidential Campaign
  • Braden leveraged advanced marketing systems to scale civic and philanthropic engagement, successfully coordinating campus-wide hunger relief efforts while managing campaign communications and professional development programming.
 
Graphic with headshot of Khori Davis that reads: Student Leader of the Month: Khori Davis, Senior, Sociology Major with a Minor in Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management

April 2026 | Khori Davis

  • Senior | Sociology Major (Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management Minor)
  • President of Black United Students (BUS); Senator-at-Large for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (USG); Resident Assistant for KSU Housing; Parliamentarian for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Flash Guide for 蜜桃工作室 Admissions
  • Khori synthesized her academic background in conflict resolution with institutional advocacy and student retention operations. Managing the executive governance of major diversity initiatives and student housing ecosystems, Khori modeled elite collaborative leadership.
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