Ignatian Medal for Outstanding Graduate Student in Jesuit Student Affairs

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

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