Court

Madison Boden

Nominated by: Scott Summers, Student Leader, Student Alumni Foundation
Hometown: Indiana, Pa. (currently resides in Pawleys Island, S.C.)
Majors: Criminal Justice (College of Social Science) and Chinese (College of Arts and Letters); Honors College

Spartan Ambassador Tour Guide, March 2010-present
Member of Capital Green A Cappella (a co-ed a cappella group at MSU), September 2009-present
Golden Key International Honour Society - MSU Chapter, Vice President, February 2012-present
Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society - Sphinx Chapter, MSU
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - MSU Chapter
The National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma - MSU Chapter
National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi - MSU Chapter

Other: Madison participates in and deeply enjoys church and community service both on and off campus. She is currently applying to Ph.D. programs and hopes to travel to China next summer to perfect her Chinese language skills.

Dennis Corsi

Nominated by: Dr. Kirk A. Domer, Associate Chair, Department of Theatre
Hometown: Shelby Township, Mich.
Major: Acting (College of Arts and Letters) and Media Arts and Technology (College of Communication Arts and Sciences); Honors College
Study Abroad: Community Engagement and Interdisciplinary Studies in the Peruvian Andes, Summer of 2010.
Study Away: The Creative Life in New York City, Summer of 2009.

Founder and Artistic Director of Touch Your Soul Productions, 2011-present
Public Relations Coordinator of The Alliance of Queer and Ally Students, 2011-12; Launched Loud and Queer Blog
MSU Telecasters - Actor, Editor, Post-production Supervisor, 2009-11
Research integration of media and live theatre with Professor Alison Dobbins, 2010-present
Various roles with the Department of Theatre productions - Producer, Director, Actor, Designer, Writer, Publicity, Stage Manager

Other: Recipient of the MSU Distinguished Freshmen Scholarship and the Ryder Scholarship; he played a part in getting Gender Neutral Housing approved on campus; camp coordinator and counselor for Camp Kesem, a free camp for kids whose parents have cancer, 2009-10; this summer he will be in a film called "The Spying Life."

Ankit "Krish" Desai

Nominated by: Marco Botros, Student Leader, Generating Help 2 Heal Generations
Hometown: Sterling Heights, Mich.
Major: English (College of Arts and Letters) and Pre-Med (College of Natural Science)

Campus Living Services and Residence Life - Resident Mentor, 2010-13
Phlebotomist
Cancer Biology Researcher (Internship)
Generating Help 2 Heal Generations Volunteer
Multiracial Unity Living Experience

Other: Aspires to be a doctor and writer; has performed in Last Spartan Standing, Satrang, and Tunnel of Oppression; is a writer for Turn

Michelle Gaunt

Nominated by: B. Scott Clark, Assistant Hall Director, Campus Living Services and Residence Life
Hometown: Walled Lake, Mich.
Major: Music Education (College of Music, College of Education and College of Arts and Letters) with a minor in French; Honors College
Study Abroad: French Language, Literature and Culture in Tours, France, Summer 2008

Campus Living Services and Residence Life - Resident Mentor, 2008-12
MSU Opera, Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
MSU Choirs - State Singers, Women's Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Choir
Hospitality and Social Chairperson - MSU American Choral Directors Association, 2011-12
Performed in Carnegie Hall with the MSU Women's Chamber Ensemble, Spring 2011

Other: Swim Instructor, Lifeguard, Summer Camp Counselor at Camp Cayuga and Interlochen; Hands On volunteer, New Orleans, Spring 2009

Janelle Renee Goodwill

Nominated by: Andrea Lunsted, Academic Specialist, Department of Psychology
Hometown: Warren, Mich.
Major: Psychology (College of Social Science) with a specialization in African American and African Studies
Study Away: The Immigrant Experience in New York City, College of Arts and Letters, Summer 2012

Campus Living Services and Residence Life - Resident Mentor, 2010-13
Multiple Identities Intersections Lab Research Assistant, 2011-present
Research Assistant in the Clinical Psychophysiology Lab from October 2009-May 2010.
Campus Engagement and Outreach Ambassador for the MSU Counseling Center, August 2011-present
Engineering Science Summer Academy, College of Engineering, Diversity Programs Office - Resident Mentor, Summer 2011; Lead Resident Mentor, Summer 2012
United Brody Black Caucus - Events Coordinator, 2009-10

Other: Campus Tour Guide through Residential and Hospitality Services; 2nd generation Spartan (mother Ida Speight graduated in 1987); Leadership board member of First Foot Forward Mentoring Program; Advocate for the MSU Adolescent Diversion Project in conjunction with Ingham County Juvenile System.

Gauri Gupta

Nominated by: Kate Burdick, Complex Director, Campus Living Services and Residence Life
Hometown: Born and raised in New Delhi; moved to West Bloomfield, Mich.
Major: Finance (Eli Broad College of Business)
Study Abroad: Cambridge University, United Kingdom, Summer 2011

Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions - Intercultural Aide, 2011-13
Students for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum - Founding President, 2011-13
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Department Aide I/II, Angel Coordinator, 2010 - Present
Mortgage Intern at PNC Bank, Summer 2012
Pi Beta Phi - Member, Assistant to VP Finance, Go Green Chair, 2010-11
Volunteer - Red Cedar Elementary School, 2009; North Hills Elementary School, 2010

Other: Recipient of General Motors Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship, 2011; Participant - 2012 Operation Freefall for Sexual Assault and Rape Victims; Multi Racial Unity Living Experience

Jazmen Moore

Nominated by: Kate Burdick, Complex Director, Campus Living Services and Residence Life and Angela Michael, Assistant Director, Recreational Sports and Fitness Services
Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
Majors: English (College of Arts and Letters) and Women's and Gender Studies (College of Arts and Letters)
Study Away: College of Arts and Letters, New York City, 2011

Sexual Assault and Crisis Intervention - Advocate, 2010-12; Vice President, 2011-12
Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions - Intercultural Aide, 2011-12; Intercultural Aide Team Coordinator, 2012-13
MSU Recreational Sports and Fitness Services - Self-Defense Facilitator, 2010-12
Women's Advisory Council to the Vice President of Student Affairs and Services, 2011-12
MSU Vagina Monologues - Actress, 2011 and 2012; Co-Director, 2013
Black Student Alliance - General Board Member, 2011-12

Other: Recipient of the Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Scholarship and the Estralita Johnson Ward and Lloyd D. Ward English Scholarship; Mortar Board National Honor Society

Amy Pochodylo

Nominated by: Catherine Fitzpatrick, Assistant Manager, University Activities Board
Hometown: Troy, Mich. (currently resides in Dublin, Ohio)
Major: Chemistry (Lyman Briggs College); Honors College
Study Away: Science Behind the Scenes, Walt Disney World, Spring Break 2010; Environmental Studies in Northern Michigan, Summer 2010.

Goldwater Scholar, 2011
Lyman Briggs Chemistry Recitation Learning Assistant
University Activities Board - Director of Marketing, 2010-11
Undergraduate Research Student Ambassador
Research Assistant with Dr. Robert LaDuca; author of nine peer-reviewed scientific articles
H-STAR(Honors Students Actively Recruiting) Leadership 2010-present

Other: Third generation Spartan; Chemistry Intern at Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, Ohio), summer 2012

Anna Ricelli

Nominated by: Trace Camacho, Assistant Director of Student Life, Greek Life
Hometown: Troy, Mich.
Major: Supply Chain Management (Broad College of Business); Honors College

Vice President of the 2012-13 Senior Class Council
Supply Network Operations Intern for Proctor and Gamble, Summers 2011 and 2012
MSU Career Gallery Ambassador, 2009-11
Associated Students of MSU Funding Board, 2010-present
Panhellenic Council - President, 2012; Alpha Chi Omega - President, 2011 Panhellenic Delegate, 2010; Order of Omega member.

Other: Nine members of her family are MSU Alumni or current students; attended Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values Conference, 2012; Sparty Escort, 2010; satisfied life goal of sky diving in 2011

Sara Sherman

Nominated by: Dr. Karin Allor Pfeiffer, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Hometown: St. Louis
Major: Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology with a specialization in Health Promotion (College of Education)
Study Abroad: Social Science in the Mediterranean: Lesvos, Mytilini, Greece (Summer 2011)

MSU Women's Ice Hockey Team (Club-ACHA Division 1) 2009-present; Vice President, 2012; 2011 National Champions
Department of Kinesiology - Undergraduate Research Assistant, Spring 2012-present
Teaching Assistant for KIN 121 - The Healthy Lifestyle
Volunteer at the Human Energy Resource Lab
Member of Phi Epsilon Kappa - Kinesiology Honors Fraternity and the Pre-Physical Therapy Association

Other: Recipient of the Katrina Tagget Fellowship Recipient and the Athletes with Disabilities Network Scholarship (through the MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities); first person in family to attend Michigan State

Allegra Smith

Nominated by: Rebecca Farnum, Student Leader, Co-Chair of MSU Campus Interfaith Council
Hometown: South Lyon, Mich.
Majors: Professional Writing (College of Arts and Letters) and Women's and Gender Studies (College of Arts and Letters); Honors College
Study Abroad: Literature in London, 2011

Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Resource Center - Media Assistant, 2011-present
MSU Wesley Foundation - Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator, Leadership Team Member, 2010-2012
Writers' Bloc Outreach Coordinator, 2011-12; President, 2012-13
Undergraduate Research: "Fashioning and Re-fashioning: Mormon Women in the Blogosphere"
Professional Writing Curriculum Committee Student Representative

Other: Recipient of the Dorothy Yoshimori Award for Excellence in the American Humanities, 2012

Alaa Tayeb

Nominated by: Peter Briggs, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Major: Psychology (College of Social Science) with an additional major in Human Resource and Society and a specialization in Connected Learning.
Study Away: Environmental Science in Alaska, Summer 2010

Founder and President of the Saudi Student Organization, 2010-12 (Emerging Student Organization of the Year, 2010-11)
Organizational Development Intern at The Christman Company, Summer/Fall 2011
Research Assistant for Industrial Organizational Psychology projects.
International Student Orientation Leader Summer, 2011
Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions - Intercultural Aide, 2012-13

Other: Recipient of the Homer Higbee International Education Awards (March 2012), the Outstanding Achievement in Promoting International Awareness Award (April 2012), Emerging Student Leader of the Year 2010-2011; won the Spartan Soccer World Cup at MSU (Fall 2010).

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