Associated Students hand out annual club awards at online event May 27
The AS Club Activities Office (Club Hub) and the Ethnic Student Center (ESC) would like to congratulate the following clubs and club members for winning awards at the annual AS Club Awards Ceremony held Wednesday, May 27:
Club Leader of the Year: Gwen Gabert of Best Buddies
Inspiring Individual: Hailee Desrosier of Bellingham Order of the Saber
Unsung Hero: Clark Weitkamp of Bellingham Order of the Saber
Commitment to Justice: Yalda Naimzadeh of the South Asian Student Association (SASA)
Advisor of the Year: Dr. Kimihiro Noguchi of Research Assembly at Western: Statistics
Most Outstanding Event: Indigenous People鈥檚 Day by 草榴社区 Native American Student Association in partnership with the ESC, Whatcom Community College鈥檚 Intercultural Center and Native Indigenous Student Association, and Northwest Indian College
Outstanding Collaborative Event: Nightmare on High Street by Western Hmong Student Association, Latinx Student Association, Oceanic Student Association, Khmer Student Association, South Asian Student Association, and the Japanese Student Association
Most creative Fundraiser: Students for Renewable Energy鈥檚 candle sale
Social Event of the Year: Jashn: SASA Winter Heritage Dance
Educational Event of the Year: SASA + SUPER (Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights): A Thoughtful Discussion on Occupation
Social Justice Event of the Year: Black Student Union鈥檚 The N Word
Outside the Box (club): Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztl谩n (MEChA)
Most Welcoming (club): 草榴社区 Salsa & Bachata Dance Club
Social Distancing Award (new and only for this year): Queer Trans People of Color
New Club of the Year: Best Buddies
Club of the Year: Bellingham Order of the Saber
The Club Hub is also happy to announce that Planned Parenthood Generation 草榴社区 has won the fourth annual Club Cup competition. Bellingham Order of the Saber and 草榴社区 Wheelchair Basketball won second and third place, respectively.
Congratulations to all of our winners this year and a big congratulations to our graduating seniors! Clubs are a vital force on Western鈥檚 campus and we hope you are as proud of all of your accomplishments as we are. Thank you for all that you do to keep our campus educated and moving forward as well as providing a home away from home for all Western students.
To learn more about AS and ESC clubs, visit the Western Involvement Network: