Mark V Anderson Character In Action Leadership Award Recipients

First NameLast NameChapterSchoolReceived
SamBencheghibAlpha RhoLehighSelected for his efforts to establish Make a Change World, an organization that raises awareness of plastic consumption and pollution in order to combat climate change.456036 11/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
MichaelKestiDelta MuSouthern MethodistSelected for his work as confidential informant and undercover operative for the FBI, where he worked to expose corruption in Florida politics.263369 8/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
  Kappa ThetaCal. State-ChicoSpring 2019357456 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
MichaelBudincichAlpha UpsilonA College in Los Angeles, CaliforniaWinter 2018 to 2019243134 1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
KurtMarsdenZeta XiCal. State-NorthridgeFall 2018296583 10/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
RandallMarkarianTau TauWashington (St. Louis)Summer 2018283881 6/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
DonaldTrieschmannDelta DeltaPurdueSpring 2018208957 3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM
  Lambda TauFlorida AtlanticWinter 2017422796Selected for providing clean-up assistance on their campus in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in September 2017.12/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
AlejandroFleishmanEpsilon XiHoustonWinter 2017316513Selected for providing assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in the Sour Lake, Texas, in August 2017.12/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
JakeJonesKappa XiTarleton StateWinter 2017435220Selected for providing assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, along with chapter brother Luke Oldham.12/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
LukeOldhamKappa XiTarleton StateWinter 2017419160Providing assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, along wth chapter brother Jake Jones.12/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
RichardWartherZeta LambdaKent StateFall 2017243351Presented for his work founding the Tons of Turkeys organization, which donates Thanksgiving meals to persons in need near Philadelphia.10/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
EricFeigl-DingKappa UpsilonJohns HopkinsSummer 2017383507For his work in founding Toxinalert.org, a website that allows users to track levels of contaminents in drinking water in their location.6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
ThomasUmsteadBeta PsiGeorgia TechSpring 2017209855For his work in founding Mr. Tom's Heart, a charitable organization that collects goods for donation to Ronald McDonald house and other charities in the Atlanta area.4/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
DouglasRogersZeta PsiCincinnatiWinter 2016191648For his work in supporting the No Vets Left Behind dental service program, offering free dental care to military veterans in need.12/28/2016 12:00:00 AM
IbrahimMohammadGamma PiRochesterFall 2016447816For his efforts in helping to establish a rehabilition and physical therapy clinic for refugees in Syria.10/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
OmarSoufanGamma PiRochesterFall 2016447820For his efforts establishing a rehabilition and physical therapy clinic for refugees in Syria.10/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
LeonPetersonBeta EpsilonUtahSpring 2016184206Awarded for maintaining 'The Artist List," which is a roster of musicians Peterson supports financially to varying degrees.3/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
MatthewSmithIota LambdaLouisvilleWinter 2015416718Chosen for his missionary work in various countries and volunteer efforts at healthcare clinics in Louisville, Ky.12/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
  Gamma PiRochesterFall 2015357357Chapter won the award for their continued missionary work in the Dominican Republic.10/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
WilliamCleaverZeta IotaPittsburg StateSummer 2015323228For his work with Operation BBQ.7/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
GrantGuessDelta EtaCalifornia-Los AngelesSpring 2015431013Awarded for his efforts to build a self-sustaining farm and school in the town of Kpalime in Togo, Africa. 2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
ForrestBryantEpsilon ZetaFlorida StateWinter 2014155261For his work organizing volunteer efforts to clean and preserve the Wekiwa Springs near Orlando, Florida.12/25/2014 12:00:00 AM
TylerWrightEta PiCentral FloridaFall 2014424588For his work in supporting flood victims in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, in April 2014.10/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
  Delta ThetaTennessee-ChattanoogaSummer 2014357344For their work organizing university students to volunteer in support of the Feed My Starving Children organization6/28/2014 12:00:00 AM
MatthewFergusonZeta OmicronNorthern ArizonaSpring 2014431133Ferguson was chosed for the spring 2014 Character-in-Action Award for his work in establishing Matt's Chemo Bags, a nonprofit organization that assembles care packages for persons receiving cancer treatment.4/22/2014 12:00:00 AM
FrederickDammTheta ThetaMichiganWinter 2013144071For his work in helping found Crossroads of Michigan, an organization that provides various forms of assistance to underserved citizens in Detroit.12/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
SabrinaRobinsonEta SigmaCalifornia-IrvineWinter 2013265475 12/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
ArthurPlittEpsilon IotaSt. LawrenceFall 2013185386For his work with The Neighborhood Alliance and communities surrounding Pawtucket, R.I.,10/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
DevinShepardBeta EtaCase WesternSummer 2013416863For his work as an undergraduate with Case Western's Labre Program, that delivers food and other supplies to the homeless in Cleveland.6/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
AnthonyVentoPhi PhiPennsylvaniaSummer 2013259004For his work with the Labre Program at Case Western, which delivers food and other supplies to the homeless in Cleveland.6/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
AndresMartinezIota ChiCalifornia-San DiegoSpring 2013422435For his work with the Homeless Charter, which he founded as an undergraduate at California-San Diego. The organization meets weekly so that students can make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless, which they then distribute to them.4/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
BlairRichardsonGamma LambdaMcGillFall 2012189792For his work as chairman of the board of Food for Life, a Toronto-based non-profit that provides food for the area's needy.10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
EricKrollBeta NuBrownSummer 2012333354For his work with Ben's Friends.7/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
DouglasHardenDeltaGeorgiaSpring 2012365494For his work with a number of volunteer organizations, including Ducks Unlimited and the Warner Robins (Ga.) Chamber of Commerce.4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
DavidMillerIota IotaAlabamaWinter 2011173647For his work with Church of the Reconciler in Birmingham, Ala., to provide food to the area's needy.12/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
RichardSt.DenisGamma PhiMiami (Florida)Fall 2011253347For arranging the delivery of donated mobility equipment (wheelchairs, crutches, etc.) to impoverished physically disabled Mexicans.10/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
MarkPanicciaGamma OmegaConnecticutSummer 2011270448Awarded concurrently with John Sconyers; for assisting UCONN undergraduate Will Gilmour in relocating his family to a safer neighborhood after their home was broken into.7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
JohnSconyersGamma OmegaConnecticutSummer 2011295761Awarded concurrently with Mark Paniccia; for assisting UCONN undergraduate Will Gilmour in relocating his family to a safer neighborhood after their home was broken into.7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
JonMerzDelta PsiRensselaerSpring 2011241248For caring for his chapter brother Anthony "Rusty" Potts, RENSSELAER 1978, as he struggled with ALS (Lou Gerigh's disease).4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
JeremyConnerZeta EtaTexas A&M-CommerceWinter 2010344363Awarded concurrently with Colby Estes; for helping transport a girl injured in a climbing accident on a mountain in New Mexico to medical help.12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
ColbyEstesZeta EtaTexas A&M-CommerceWinter 2010330505Awarded concurrently with Jeremy Conner; for helping transport a girl injured in a climbing accident on a mountain in New Mexico to medical help.12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
ScottOlesonKappa ThetaCal. State-ChicoFall 2010392902For volunteering with the Peace Corps to help build a well to provide a village in Cape Verde with clean drinking water.10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
KennethJohnsonBeta IotaOregonSummer 2010114124For donating $1.5 million worth of dental services to the needy, both abroad and in the local Corvallis, Ore., area.7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
DouglasBowenEpsilon PiNorthern ColoradoSpring 2010238897For supporting his students who need financial assistance while studying for their degrees.4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
ThomasShadyacPsiVirginiaWinter 2009256593For financing the renovation of The Haven at First and Market, a homeless shelter in Charlottesville, Va.12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  Zeta PsiCincinnatiFall 2009357217For volunteer mission trips to build homes and schools in Haiti10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
JohnMolinaBeta NuBrownSpring 2009389797Awarded concurrently with Ed Cheung; for volunteering in the impoverished Santiago province of the Dominican Republic.7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
GaryOakleyBeta MuColorado-BoulderSummer 2009180113For his work with the Denver-based Inner-City School.7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
EdwardCheungBeta NuBrownSpring 2009389788Awarded concurrently with John Molina; for volunteering in the impoverished Santiago province of the Dominican Republic.4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
MadisonJacowayDelta TauWestminsterWinter 2008115411For his work with Boy Scouts of America.12/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
SidneyMcDuffBeta PhiArizonaFall 2008170579For his work with the YMCA of metropolitan Tucson, Ariz.10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
ShahroozShahandehEta SigmaCalifornia-IrvineSummer 2008393576For volunteering his time and energy to The Africa Project, a non-profit that supports children born with AIDS in remote African villages.7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
DanShaverEpsilon NuTexas TechSpring 2008299835For his work mentoring C.J. Black through Big Brothers Big Sisters of America4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
JohnGagneEta IotaEmbry-Riddle (Daytona Beach)Fall 2007385715For biking across America to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute.10/10/2007 12:00:00 AM
RoccoBenedettoIota XiGeorge Mason 384366 1/1/2005 12:00:00 AM