The 24th annual Student Life Achievement Awards, or STUEYs, honored notable students, staff and faculty on April 12. The ceremony took place in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center and recognized many but just a few went home with a STUEY.
Although 15 were nominated for Overall Student of the Year for 2022, the winner was Jeremy Espuet of the College of Psychology. Inviting his girlfriend and parents on to the stage, he gave a brief but heartfelt speech alongside President George Hanbury.
“If I were to invite everyone on stage tonight that has helped me on my journey thus far we would probably have a fire hazard and go over the weight limit,” said Espuet.
Executive of the Year went to Ron Chenail of the Executive Office. Chenail won many laughs with the audience in his acceptance speech after some playful banter with his colleague on stage.
The Alumni of the Year for 2022 was Adam Scott Goldberg of Shepard Broad College of Law, who thanked those who helped him get to where he is now.
Gina L. Peyton won Professor of the Year for 2022. Peyton was chosen for this award for all of her hard work in the Abraham S. Fishler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice at the Orlando campus.
The NSU Staff Person of the Year, which recognizes those who work for the university outside of the classroom, went to Kandee Griffith at enrollment and student services at the Jacksonville campus.
Regional Campus Student of the Year was Jacquelyn Marquez of the NSU Miami campus.
“This is actually the second year I’ve been nominated, so it’s actually a very big privilege for me to actually win this the second year. I actually graduate in two weeks so this is a great way to go out,” said Marquez to applause.
Carlos Manuel Perez won Administrator of the Year for his work in the College of Psychology. Perez wore what he described as his “spring suit” and thanked his husband who was in the audience.
“Sorry HPD, Law, business. Psychology students are the best,” said Perez jokingly.
The Juan Pablo Correa scholarship honors students who show the same initiative as the man the award is named after. A Student of the Year recipient, Correa died in a car accident in 1997. This year’s recipient of the Juan Pablo Correa scholarship was Emanuella Barros Magalhes Brito from the Halmos College of Arts & Sciences.
“I feel honored to be the recipient of this scholarship this year,” said Magalhes Brito.
The 2022 Co-Curricular advisor of the Year was Jose Rey from the College of Pharmacy.
“When I was an undergrad student, I learned a long time ago: we are on this planet to serve others,” said Rey.
Student Government of the Year, an award for which the Undergraduate Student Government Association was nominated, went to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine SGA.
The Graduate Organization of the Year was the National Optometric Student Association from the College of Optometry.
The 2021 NSU men’s soccer team won Athletics Team of the Year. They thanked the university and gave a shoutout to the other nominees during their speech.
Corporate Partner of the year was Lee Health, which works with the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing. Undergraduate Organization of the year went to Freedom Sharks from the Division of Student Affairs, an organization known for its service to the veteran community.
