The Ignatian Medal for the Outstanding Graduate Student in Jesuit Student Affairs is conferred on individuals who have distinguished themselves in the early years of their careers. A graduate student is defined as a person with two years or less service in Jesuit student affairs work and is enrolled in a graduate program. Ignatian Medal recipients may have brought a strong sense of leadership to their job or have demonstrated a high level of skill or ability or have shown an early record of success which stands above the norm. Established the fall of 2012, this award is given annually to a graduate student who demonstrates a strong commitment to Jesuit Student Affairs.
Nominate a graduate student for the Ignatian Medal for the Outstanding Graduate Assistant in Jesuit Student Affairs
Past Ignatian Medal for the Outstanding Graduate Assistant in Jesuit Student Affairs Recipients:
2026 - Elijah Virachittevin, University of San Francisco
2025 - Hannah Eure, Loyola University Chicago
2024 - Elizabeth Perez, Gonzaga University
2023 - Mackenzie Drew, College of the Holy Cross
Past Ignatian Medal for the Outstanding Graduate Assistant in Jesuit Student Affairs Recipients:
2026 - Elijah Virachittevin, University of San Francisco
2025 - Hannah Eure, Loyola University Chicago
2024 - Elizabeth Perez, Gonzaga University
2023 - Mackenzie Drew, College of the Holy Cross
2022 - Caitlyn Rei, University of San Francisco
2021 - Angela Aviquivil, John Carroll University
2020 - Nestor Hernandez, Fordham University
2019 - MJ Ibale, Loyola Marymount University
2018 - Kevin Franco, Fordham University
2017 - Marco Ramirez Becerra, Marquette University
2016 - Naseeb Bhangal – Loyola University Chicago
2015 - Patrick Schweiger, Marquette University
2014 - Victoria Benavidas, Seattle University
2013 - Kathleen A. Horenstein, Seattle University