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Presidents Community Engagement Award Recipients

The President’s Community Engagement Award, administered in part with the Ϲ President’s Office, recognizes exemplary community engagement efforts. In highlighting these impactful programs and stories, that improve the health and lives of the communities we serve, it brings to light the importance and value of these partnerships, the inspiring work of our people and community partners and how they support and advance Ϲ’s Community Engagement Mission. Since its inauguration in 2015, the award has honored 63 nominees.

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Congratulations to the 2026 Award Recipients!

Community Partners/Program:
Darryl Davidson, MS, CPM, City of Milwaukee
Joshua Liston-Zawadi, CHW, Doula, Life Redefined & Dad Doula University
Ϲ Student:
Adileen Sii, Medical Student, Class of 2027, Ϲ-Milwaukee
Ϲ Staff:
Jean Mallett, DrPH, MBA; Crystal Jushka, MEd; Zandra Clevert; Ricardo Aguilar, MSEd, Office of Academic Pathways
Ϲ Faculty:
Brian Jackson, EdD, MSEd, Institute for Health & Humanity

view 2026 award program (PDF)
2026 Awardee Group Photo

2025 Award Recipients

Community Partner / Program
414 LIFE, Violence intervention program in Milwaukee
Lea S. Denny, MS, LPC, NCC, NMT, Dr. h.c., Healing Intergenerational Roots Wellness Institute
Ϲ Student
Alenna Beroza, MS, Medical Student, Class of 2026
Ϲ Staff
Courtney Jankowski, MPH, Institute for Health & Humanity
AnaKaren Manriquez Prado, BA, Office of Research
Ϲ Faculty
Sara A. Kohlbeck, PhD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH, Institute for Health & Humanity
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2025 Awardees Group Photo

2024 Award Recipients

Ϲ Faculty
Melinda Stolley, PhD
Ϲ Student
Ana Maria Viteri
Ϲ Staff
Tricia Monroe, MEd, MA, CHES
Community Partners
Darlene C. Russell, MSM
Yvonne D. Greer, DrPH, RD, CD

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2023 Award Recipients

Community Partners/Program
Vera Roddy, BA
First Presbyterian Church Wausau Free Clinic
Ϲ Student
Iaong Vang
Ϲ Faculty Team
Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, MS
David Milia, MD
Ϲ Staff
Karen Dotson, MHSA
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2022 Award Recipients

Community Partners/Program
Joy Tapper, MPA
Team of Lorraine Lathen, Aziz Abdullah, Nick Tomaro, Marcus Austin
2020 & 2021 Boards of Directors, Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured (Ϲ Student Program)
Ϲ Student
Raquel Valdes
Ϲ Staff
Kelsey Heindel
Madeline Winn, PA-C, MPAS
Ϲ Faculty
Piero Antuono, MD
Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS view 2022 award ceremony program (PDF)view 2022 zoom chat file
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