Gibson McCullagh embodies the leadership skills and spirit that Hobart and William Smith students strive to achieve. Gibson is the captain of the HWS EMS group on campus. His dedication and leadership to this cause has been instrumental in the success of this group in its inaugural year.
Last year, as a first year student Gibson dedicated himself to organizing a student EMS group for the HWS campus. With a team of supporters around him he put his plans into action at the beginning of this academic year. The interest and participation in the group has grown tremendously since its inception. The number of EMTs has more than doubled since the start of the program.
Becoming an EMS member is a rigorous process that requires students to participate in 120 hours of EMT training in a semester, participate in required classroom sessions, readings, and practical medical training. Through their certification program they are able to provide important medical attention to their peers. The team of student EMTs take calls all hours of the day and night. Oftentimes, the situations they come across can be difficult in nature, but they always remain calm and professional. The student EMTs work closely with our own officers in Campus Safety. The staff in the Campus Safety Office has been especially impressed with Gibson's reliability, professionalism, and integrity. He stops by their office on a regular basis to "check in" and responds to calls in a timely manner.
Gibson truly leads the EMS group by example. He sets high expectations for the students in this important role while being a role model among his peers. He started the EMS group from the group up and has built it into a respectable group on campus.
Overall, Gibson is a leader at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and in the community in every sense of the word. For the dedication that Gibson has shown to making the HWS campus a safe place; we commend him. Our campus would not be the same without him!
Katherine (Casey) Marshall embodies the leadership skills and spirit that Hobart and William Smith students strive to achieve. Casey is a top psychology major and a leader in many aspects of campus life at HWS. In addition to her strong 3.6 GPA she is passionately committed to assisting children who are at-risk. To support this cause, she serves as a team leader for the Jumpstart Program.
Throughout her undergraduate career, Casey has led by example tirelessly supporting the youth in Geneva through campus and community based programs. She impresses students, faculty, and staff alike by her ability to successfully balance extracurricular involvement and her academics.
Every Wednesday evening she volunteers for "Neighbors Night" which is a program that provides a hot meal and fun activities for children and adolescents from low income families in the Geneva community. She has also volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club and completed a school psychology internship at a local elementary school.
Currently in her senior year, Casey has been a leader in a community-based research effort sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning. Her community based research project is exploring the relationship between the baseline literacy level and family literacy environment for all kindergarten students in Geneva. Throughout this project, she has exhibited professionalism and excellent communication skills with the community collaborators, such as principles and teachers. Through this project she has led data collection and managed a database with information from 115 families. She has presented the results of the project at a SUCCESS for Geneva's Children meeting and to the Geneva City Council.
Casey demonstrates excellent leadership, organizational, and time management skills. These skills have helped her to succeed both in and out of the classroom during her time at the Colleges. Her passion for helping children is contagious through her positive energy! She will be greatly missed after she graduates and moves on to UNC Chapel Hill for a graduate program in School Psychology. Overall, Casey is a leader at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and in the community in every sense of the word. Our campus will not be the same without her!
Amanda Townsend embodies the leadership skills and spirit that Hobart and William Smith students strive to achieve. She demonstrates tireless dedication to the Campus Activities Board and student programming on our campus.
Amanda joined CAB as a first year student in 2005. During this time she took responsibility for jobs that many students did not volunteer for; such as setting up events and running to local stores for supplies all while learning the ropes to campus activities planning. During her sophomore year she gained new responsibilities and insight while she shadowed the Executive Chair, Kyra Tobin.
Since 2007 Amanda has taken full leadership as the Executive Chair of this campus organization. Through her steady leadership the Campus Activities Board grew to over 20 dedicated members. From 2007-2008, CAB hosted over 75 programs for nearly 5,000 HWS students, faculty, and staff. The campus was educated and entertained with open mic nights, Friday Flix, top comedians, speakers, magicians, dances, theme parties and more. Anyone who has planned a program can tell you that hosting one takes vision, many hours of planning, and persistence to see it through. Hosting over 75 with the help of dedicated committee members is an incredible feat!
Overall, Amanda Townsend has shown extraordinary leadership on campus. For her gentle spirit, dedication, attention to detail, and love for HWS Amanda is highly deserving of this esteemed honor as the Leader of the Month. Our campus would not be the same without her!
Click here to see Student Leaders of the Month from 2003-2008.
Each month the Office of Residential Education accepts nominations for an outstanding student leader to be awarded the "Leader of the Month Award."
Any student is eligible to be nominated. All nominations are confidential, however name and email must be included to ensure multiple nominations are not received.
