Resident Assistant of the Year

Award

Framed Certificate
Engraved plaque to be displayed on campus honoring winners

Eligibility

Nominee must be a resident assistant in good standing at Penn State Mont Alto in the year of nomination.
Nominee should have completed at least one full semester as a resident assistant to be eligible.

Criteria for Judging

Created and maintained a safe and welcoming community for residential students.
Exhibited sound judgement and decision-making.
Demonstrated outstanding leadership in both the role of resident assistant and among the team.
Created an atmosphere of inclusion to the residence hall and/or campus community.
Nominations should include why the nominee deserves to be chosen as Resident Assistant of the Year, and how their performance positively impacted and enhanced the residence hall and Penn State Mont Alto community.

Procedure

Nominations accepted from any Mont Alto student, faculty, or staff member. Self-nominations also accepted.
Nomination must include
- Rationale outlining the nominee’s qualifications for the award as they relate to established "Criteria for Judging".
- Completion of the nomination form by the nominator (online nomination form located at bottom of page).

Selection Committee

Director of Student Affairs/Residence Life
Coordinator(s) of Residence Life
Current Resident Assistants

Nomination Deadline

Nomination deadline for the 2025-2026 award season is March 27, 2026

Past Recipients

Year	Award Winners
2025	Jawad Malik
2024	RaeAnn Parsons
2023	Khaliese McReynolds, Joseph "JoJo" Williams, RaeAnn Parsons
2022	Maegan Aleshire, Julia Coulston, Gavin Miller, Jacob Schaub
2021	Emani Gonzalez, Maegan Aleshire, Cameron Frazier, Nevaes Gordon

Name of nominee

Nominee telephone

Nominee Email

How many semesters has the nominee served as an RA (including semester at time of nomination)

Nominated By

please include your full name, emaill address, and phone number.

Your Telephone Number

Your Email

Nomination Rationale

Provide examples that demonstrate how the RA nominee: Creates and maintains a safe and welcoming community for residential students; Exhibits sound judgement and decision-making; Positively impacts and enhances the residence hall and the Penn State Mont Alto community; Creates an atmosphere of equity and inclusion to the residence hall and/or the campus community

How has the nominee demonstrated their leadership in both the role of resident assistant and among the team? How does the nominee support other RAs in their role?

How has the nominee demonstrated that they are conducting outreach to the residents and getting to know them? How has the nominee demonstrated they are available to support residential students?

Describe an individual hall program the nominee offered and the impact it had on the residents.

Describe a group program the nominee planned with other RAs. What role did the nominee play in planning this program? What were their accomplishments and contributions related to this program?

If not already addressed, please describe why the nominee is deserving of the Resident Assistant of the Year Award.