Student Affairs announced Nov. 19 that 23 seniors are nominated for the Tommie Award, an honor given annually to a senior who best represents St. Thomas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Bobby Ranallo
Ranallo is from Lino Lakes, Minn. He is the Climbing Club president, German club vice president and an off-campus student services student adviser.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Thomas Hannon
Hannon is from St. Paul, Minn. He is the co-president of Student Athletic Advisory committee and has been a captain of the men’s basketball team for the past two seasons.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Kristyn Brisnehan
Brisnehan is from Colorado Springs, Co. She has been a Tommie Ambassador, tour guide and TEACH club member for all four years at St. Thomas.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Samantha Barriga
Barriga is from Lino Lakes, Minn. She was elections and credentials chair for the Undergraduate Student Government, is a STAR marketing intern and plays intramural soccer.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Ahmed Aldhafeeri
Aldhafeeri is from Saudi Arabia. He was vice president of the Saudi club and has been a member of the Globally Minded Student Association, MSA, Amnesty International club and the Futbol club.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Katie Anderson
Anderson is from Wadena, Minn. She has been a student leader and bible study leader for CRU and worked at the Ireland Memorial Library circulation desk.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Sarah Hendricks
Hendricks is from St. Paul, Minn. She is the Student Alumni Council president and Student Legacy vice president. Hendricks co-chaired homecoming, senior banquet, and “It Takes More Than Tuition Day.”
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Curtis James
James is from Edina, Minn. He is an offensive lineman for the St. Thomas football team and was co-host of the Fall Pepfest.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Nicholas Chang
Chang is the HANA president and Brady Hall operations manager. Chang is a Sigma Chi Fraternity member and has been a summer orientation leader, REAL Program Peer Advisor, Linkages Mentor and was a resident adviser.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Eyo Ekpo
Ekpo is from Andover, Minn. He is a member of the track and field team, the business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, and the honor societies Beta Gamma Sigma and Delta Epsilon Sigma.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Michael Mortenson
Mortenson is from Iola, Wis. He is a member of the Undergraduate Student Government and captain of the men’s golf team.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Jessica Root
Root is from Little Canada, Minn. She is the Undergraduate Student Government vice president of academic affairs, a TommieMedia.com graphic designer and a co-captain of the swim and dive team.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Terese Quarberg
Quarberg is from Blaine, Minn. She works at Tommie Central and dances in PULSE. Quarberg has been an adviser for first-year commuter students, a reporter for TommieMedia.com and a summer orientation leader.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Michael Orth
Orth is from Edina, Minn. He is the Undergraduate Student Government president and a Tommie Ambassador. Orth was the Class of 2013 president two times and the USG vice president last year.