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The Department of Student Affairs presents this award annually to students and staff or faculty who have demonstrated excellence in their thoughtful, energetic, innovative, joyful, educational and supportive service to both students of Grinnell College and of DSA, its mission, programs, and staff.
| 2026 | Anu Sanumi ’26 | Julie Durning ’26 | Bruce Yang | Scott Turley | |
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| 2025 | Essi Adokou ’25 | Sophie Delaney ’25 | Bailey Asberry | Mary Perkins | |
| 2024 | Alyson Won ’24 | Jaci Hardeman | Jae Baldree | ||
| 2023 | Sarah Toay ’23 | Kate Evering ’12 | Julie Blichertz ’07 | ||
| 2022 | Momiji Fukushima ’22 | Sarah Beisner ’22 | Maya Larson ’22 | Rachel Bly ’93 | |
| 2021 | Vidush Goswami ’21 | Brad Lindberg | Lakesia Johnson | Caleb Elfenbein | Mark Levandoski |
| 2019 | Josh Thibaltawa ‘19 | Tulah Fuchs ‘19 | Tim Arner | ||
| 2018 | Hannah Boegess ‘18 | Shaina Benjamin | |||
| 2017 | Maggie Bell ‘17 | Paul Hutchison | |||
| 2016 | Tyler Anderson ‘16 | Andrea Tracy ‘99 | |||
| 2015 | Iulia Iordache '15 | Henry Rietz ’89 | |||
| 2014 | Max Herzberg '14 | Remy Ferber '14 | Cheryl Chase | ||
| 2013 | Sara Kay '13 | Erin Hurley | |||
| 2012 | Kristen Armbruster '12 | Judy Hunter | |||
| 2011 | P.J. Mahaffey '11 | Jennifer Jacobsen '95 | |||
| 2010 | Alyssa Penner '10 | Karen Cochran |
The Nancy Schmulbach Maly ’61 International Student Leadership Award honors Nancy Schmulbach Maly’s extraordinary legacy of leadership and service to Grinnell’s global student body. The award is presented annually to a third-year student who crossed international borders to attend Grinnell -- to recognize their leadership and engagement on campus and in the broader Grinnell community.
| 2026 | Aaryan Lodaya ’27 |
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| 2025 | Parikshit Roychowdhury '26 |
| 2024 | Princess Joseph Martin ’25 |
| 2023 | Feven Getachew ’24 |
| 2025 | Evan Larson ’26 |
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| 2024 | Utsah Kalra ’25 |
| 2023 | Nina Takashima ’24 |
| 2022 | Austin Mazlish ’23 |
| 2021 | Francesca Dalla Betta ’22 |
| 2020 | No one (COVID) |
| 2019 | Ben Cobin ’20 |
| 2018 | Juliet Torres ’19 |
| 2017 | Nathaniel Zaroban ’18 |
| 2016 | Cassidy Peterson ’17 |
| 2015 | Sophie Neems ’16 |
The Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship provides an opportunity for Grinnell College international students to pursue casual yet purposeful independent travel in the United States, focused on deep exploration of a chosen theme. One award of $5,500 is available each year, made possible by an endowed gift from Teresa and Merle Fischlowitz ’53.
| 2026 | August Ngo ’27 | Maral Bat-Erdene ’27 |
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The FGLI Senior Steward Award was established in 2026 to honor a graduating first-generation and/or low-income senior. This award recognizes exemplary students who have shown a commitment to the FGLI community at Grinnell, who have pursued academic excellence, who have demonstrated personal growth, and who have served as role models for other FGLI students during their time at Grinnell.
| 2026 | Sam Schmidt ’26 |
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The FGLI Commitment to Community Award was established to honor one faculty or staff member each year who has demonstrated exceptional support and advocacy of the first-generation and low-income community at Grinnell College.
| 2026 | Patty Amador-Lacson |
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The Essential Piece Award acknowledges someone who has demonstrated team leadership and helps create a positive student experience in the division.
| 2026 | Paul Frost-Lau |
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The Award for Exemplary Service in Student Affairs was created to recognize a staff member within the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) who has demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to the DSA, and who repeatedly goes above and beyond to ensure the well-being of the students at Grinnell College.
| 2026 | Matt Kriegel |
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The Grand Grinnellian prize is awarded biannually to up to three staff members who have recently demonstrated their commitment and dedication to the College by consistently performing their normal duties in an excellent manner, representing the core values and mission of the institution and our T.H.R.I.V.E. principles.
Grinnell College staff, faculty, and students can nominate any staff member in good standing who they think best fulfills the criteria. (Self nominations are not allowed.) The Staff Council reviews, scores, and deliberates to come to a consensus decision with announcements made at the fall and spring staff luncheons.
Learn more about Grand Grinnellians on GrinnellShare.
| Fall 2025 | Maggie Bell ’17 |
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| Fall 2023 | Rabbi Sarah-Brammer Shlay |
| Spring 2022 | Brenda Strong |
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