ODK Senior of the Year
Since the 1920s, Pitt’s chapter of the national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa has recognized one recently graduated or graduating senior who exemplifies leadership of exceptional quality and versatility. Additionally, the winner’s name is engraved on a stone in the ODK Leadership Walk between the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Memorial Chapel.
This year’s recipient is Gabriella Lombardi of Oxford, Pennsylvania. She is graduating with a degree in microbiology from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Emma W. Locke Memorial Award
Each year, one winner of Pitt’s Emma W. Locke Memorial Award is chosen from a group of nominees selected by the deans of the undergraduate schools. The award — established in 1946 by Charles A. Locke, in memory of his mother — recognizes high scholarship, character, leadership and devotion to the ideals of the University of Pittsburgh.
Ashawnti Buckner of Princess Anne, Maryland, is this year’s honoree. She is graduating with a BA in Health Services from the College of General Studies and an MPH from the School of Public Health as well as a minor in Africana studies and Communications Certificate.
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