St. Ignatius Loyola Medal

Instituted in 1952, The St. Ignatius Loyola Medal Award recognizes one senior who has committed her/himself to the ideals of maintaining high academic standards and substantial involvement in community service and/or extracurricular activities.

The student maximized opportunities for emotional, social, and intellectual growth throughout all four years on campus and best exemplifies the true spirit of a Jesuit education.

Gregory Burke

"Greg is a person of integrity who embodies the Jesuit values that we hope to see in our students. Every once in a while we are privileged to engage with a student who inspires us and challenges us as much as we hope to inspire and challenge him/her. Greg is one of those students."

Major: Accounting and Economics
Hometown: Walpole, Massachusetts

Accomplishments: Dean's List; Honors Program Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu President; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Sigma Tau; Alpha Mu Gama; Magis Scholar; Office of Admissions Senior Interviewer; Ignatian Solidarity Corps Jamaica Service Trip Participant and Leader; Ignatian Residential College Resident and Alumni Mentor; Fairfield University Student Association (FUSA) Chair of Senate and Co-Chair of Student Life Committee; Glee Club; University Council Member; Dolan School of Business Dean's Student Advisory Roundtable; First Year Mentor; Published writer in Currents in Teaching and Learning; PricewaterhouseCoopers - Audit Intern; Dylewsky, Goldberg, & Brenner Audit and Tax Intern; Order of the Arrow National Sub-Committee Member and Section Chief; Eagle Scout

William J. Kramer '60 Humanitarian Award

The William J. Kramer '60 Humanitarian Award recognizes one senior and is based solely on the senior's commitment to volunteerism and service to an external community activity that best exemplifies the Ignatian tradition of being men and women for others.

This award is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. James J. Daly, P'85, '92, '93 in memory of their dear friend William J. Kramer '60, the first Fairfield University alumnus who served as the chairman of the Fairfield University Board of Trustees.

Julianne Whittaker

"As a collaborator and community builder, Julie approaches situations of conflict, both in-country and on campus, with a quiet strength and grace that both acknowledge her frustrations, but also allow her to remain committed to the pursuit of common ground and truth."

Major: Economics and International Studies
Hometown: Acton, Massachusetts

Accomplishments: Honors Program; Dean's List; Magis Scholar; Presidential Scholar; Alpha Mu Gamma President and National Scholarship Recipient; Alpha Sigma Nu; Students for Social Justice Co-President; Service Learning Associate; Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN); Fairfield United; Inter-Residential Housing Association Executive Board Member; First Year Mentor; Freshman and International Orientation Leader; Service for Justice Living and Learning Community Resident; Nicaragua Service Trip Participant; Admissions Office Intern; Intramural Supervisor; SAT Prep Teacher; High School Tutor and Mentor; Spanish Tutor; Refugee Resettlement Intern; Intern at State Department; Legal Intern at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees; Legal Intern at International Rescue Committee; Study Abroad in Jordan.

Student Achievement Awards

The Student Achievement Awards recognize seniors who have shown exceptional dedication to, and enhancement of, a specific Fairfield University program, activity, organization, or project.

The senior's commitment to this activity must have resulted in the activity attaining a new level of achievement not possible without the student's participation.

Alicia Bissonnette

"Alicia is involved in everything, and in the best way possible. She constantly has her finger on the pulse of Fairfield's campus, always knowledgeable about
different activism events being held by other students, helping to promote social justice activities, coordinating with student leaders to rally around a campus issue, meeting with administrators to discuss concerns for activism around campus - she does it all."

Major: Politics
Hometown: Bellingham, Massachusetts

Accomplishments: Dean's List; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Pi Sigma Alpha; Service Learning Associate; Jazz Ensemble; Peace and Justice Advisory Committee; Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Commons Co-Founder; Fairfield University Model United Nations - President and Secretary; Hunger Clean Up - Executive Board Member; Take Back the Night Organizer; Leaders for Environmental Action at Fairfield (LEAF); On the Spot Improv; Peer Mediator; Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) Panelist for the 2012 Summer Conference; Service Trip Participant and Leader - New Orleans (2010, 2011, and 2102), Agape, and Jamaica; and works as a Hospital Secretary

Kelley Brady

"Kelley manages to balance her many club duties with her terrific academic achievements, athletic commitments, internships, and many community service activities. She is the most extraordinary student I have taught and worked with in my 15 years at Fairfield University."

Major: Marketing
Hometown: Olney, Maryland

Accomplishments: Dean's List; Varsity Athlete for Women's Lacrosse (Goalie); MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (4/2/2012); MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week (3/27/2012); NCAA Division 1 Academic All-American; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse All-Academic Team; Fairfield University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Co-President; Fairfield University Marketing Club President; Alpha Mu Gamma; Student-Athlete Talent Show Organizer; Cura Personalis Mentor; HAM Channel Production Assistant; Orientation Committee Member; Residential College Representative; Good Morning America Intern; Synapse Group, Inc. Intern; CW Television Network DC50 Intern; Campus Hero Award Recipient; Staff Association Scholarship Recipient; Christopher B. Love Student Achievement Award; Christopher Slattery Fairfield Memorial Scholarship Recipient; Community Service Leader and Participant; Happy Helpers for the Homeless Coat Drive Coordinator; Military Appreciation Fairfield Campus Project; Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient0 and Gold Award Scholarship

Jasmine Fernandez

"Jasmine has been involved on campus in a wide variety of activities but has always made Performing for Change a priority. She is the heart and soul of the organization but has made it a point to mentor the younger students in the group so that they may take over when she graduates. She worked to lay a strong foundation for the group to continue and I believe that it will."

Major: Political Science
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Accomplishments: Performing for Change - President; UMOJA; Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA); Remixx; Kairos - Leader; Women's Retreat - Leader; Leadership, Education and Development Program Participant; Colleges Against Cancer; Take Back the Night - Performer; Tunnel of Oppression - Performer and Organizer; Service Trip Participant - Georgia, Nicaragua and Louisiana; Research Assistant; Community Service Leader and Participant; Youth Refugee Coordinator at International Rescue Committee; Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) Annual Conference Attendee; Corrigan Scholarship Recipient; Martin Luther King, Jr. Vision Award Recipient; Performing Arts Instructor at Loyola High School in Tanzania; Fiver Children's Foundation - Director of Leadership Education and Development Program; Marketing Assistant Intern; Anti-Violence Project - Outreach Intern

Ivey Speight

"Ivey is selfless in his desire to teach and assist his fellow students so they can become the best broadcasters they can be, and in turn, great Fairfield fans. Ivey is an ambassador of this University and I am incredibly proud to have advised him and his duties in WVOF."

Major: New Media: Television and Journalism
Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut

Accomplishments: Dean's List; WVOF Sports Director, Student Broadcaster, Audio Blog Creator/Contributor, Producer; Mirror Staff Writer; Fairfield University Athletics Department Stags Country Student Producer; Ignatian Residential College Resident and President; Media Center Statistician; Master of Ceremonies for Campus Wide Events and Initiatives: Red Sea Madness, Fairfield Live, Student-Athlete Talent Show; WTNH News 8 Sports Intern; ESPN Data Group Statistician Intern; Mercy Learning Center Volunteer; Sacred Heart Church Volunteer