TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama Coordinating Council for Student Organizations (CCSO) recently held the 18th annual Student Organization Awards Banquet to recognize outstanding contributions of student organizations, members, officers and advisers.

The CCSO recognized the following individuals for their work in serving as the 2003-2004 CCSO Executive Board: Jonathan Adams of St. Stephens, president; Matthew Bees of Georgiana, vice president of administrative affairs; Jeanna Crocker of Hamilton, Tenn., organizations chair; Grace Shelby of Huntsville, leadership chair; and Candice Adkinson of Birmingham (35242), publicity chair.

The incoming 2004-2005 CCSO Executive Board was introduced as the following individuals: Shelby, president; Crocker, vice president of administrative affairs; Clint Light of Arab, organizations chair; Christian Smith of Trussville, leadership chair; and Amanda Barone of Alpharetta, Ga., publicity chair. UA student Mary Anne Taylor of Red Level was the guest speaker for the evening.

Awards were given for the Most Active Member, Outstanding Officer/Leader, Most Creative Program, Outstanding Adviser, and Outstanding Organization. Overall awards were also presented to the Most Creative Program, Outstanding New Organization, Outstanding New Adviser, Outstanding Adviser, and Outstanding Organization.

The following people were awarded the Most Active Member distinction in their respective categories: Academic Organization, Tanya Kassis of Birmingham (35243), for the College of Communication and Information Sciences Student Executive Council; Coordinating Body, Angie Garibaldi of Memphis, Tenn. for the Alabama Panhellenic Association; Professional Organization, Deb Honeycutt of Northport for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Recreational Organization, William Mabry of Arlington, Tenn., for Mark’s Madness; Religious Organization, Bridget Cabrera of Enterprise for the Wesley Foundation; University-Wide Honorary, Brandi Law of Huntsville for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

The following people were awarded the Outstanding Officer/Leader recognition in their respective categories: Academic Organization, Kristi Brannen of Slidell, La., for the Ambassadors of the College of Engineering; Coordinating Body, Thomas Govan of Baton Rouge, La., for the Student Government Association; Professional Organization, Heather Patterson of Brentwood, Tenn., for the Society of Women Engineers; Recreational Organization, Chris Yarbrough of Tuscaloosa for Mark’s Madness; Religious, Morgan Clark of Robertsdale for the Wesley Foundation; Social/Fraternal Organization, Marie Feagins of Smiths for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; Special Interest Organization, Li Tang of China for the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars; University-Wide Honorary, Courtney Graham of Tuscaloosa for Golden Key International Honor Society.

The following people were awarded the Outstanding Adviser distinction in their respective categories: Academic Organization, Mark Nelson of the Alabama Student Society for Communication Arts and the College of Communication and Information Sciences Executive Council; Coordinating Body, Brandi Lamon of Freshman Forum; Professional Organization, Beth Todd of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers; Recreational, Darron Boatright of Mark’s Madness; Religious, Delynne Wilcox of the Wesley Foundation; Special Interest Organization, Luoheng Han of the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars; University-Wide Honorary, Stacy Jones of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

The following organizations were given the Most Creative Program award in their respective categories: Academic Organization, “Catch an Egg for Charity” by the Alabama Student Society for Communication Arts; Coordinating Body, “Student Success and Achievement Day” by Volunteer Services; Professional Organization, “Explore Engineering” by the Society of Women Engineers; Religious Organization, “Alternative Spring Break: The Civil Rights Experience in Alabama” by the Wesley Foundation; Social/Fraternal Organization, “Backyard Bash” by Alpha Omicron Pi; Special Interest Organization, “Love’s Many Languages” by the Renewed Alliance for Cultural Education; University-Wide Honorary, “NSCS/AARP Tax-Aide Program” by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

The following organizations were recognized as the Outstanding Organization in their respective categories: Academic Organization, the Alabama Student Society for Communication Arts; Coordinating Body, the Graduate Student Association; Professional Organization, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Recreational Organization, Mark’s Madness; Religious Organization, the Wesley Foundation; Special Interest, Alabama Animal Rights Fellowship; University-Wide Honorary, Alpha Lambda Delta.

This year’s overall Most Creative Program was awarded to the Residence Hall Association for “Sex on the Lawn.” The Renewed Alliance for Cultural Education was named as the overall Outstanding New Organization for this year. The award for Outstanding New Adviser was presented to Melissa Medlin of the Graduate Student Association. The John L. Blackburn Award for Outstanding Adviser was awarded to Susan Halliday of the College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors. The overall Outstanding Organization of 2003-2004 was given to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Anisa Jones of Enterprise was named the recipient of the Will Byington Award for her extraordinary student involvement and leadership on campus. J.W. Snider of Madison, Miss., was named this year’s Most Outstanding CCSO Member. Stacy Jones was also presented the Outstanding Commitment Award for her years of service to CCSO, student organizations and the University.