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Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 President’s Cup

The most esteemed and prestigious of the Chapter Composite Awards, the President’s Cup is awarded to the top chapters in each of the two divisions for overall superior performance and programming. The “AA” selects up to four chapters from the Award of Excellence category in each division.

The winners of the 2018-19 President’s Cup are as follows:

Red Division:

Georgia Tech

Florida State

Kansas State

Buff Division:

Louisiana Tech

Whitewater

Congratulations to all of our award winners and great job on leading a successful and prosperous chapter/colony during this academic year.  We appreciate your efforts and look forward to continued strides made in your chapter/colony and on campus.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Delta Chi of the Year Award

The Delta Chi of the Year Award is presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves in such a manner that their peers recognize them across the United States, Canada and/or the world.  Their contributions to Delta Chi are not a part of the criteria for this award.

The 2018-19 award recipient is:

John M. Hairston, Mississippi State ’87

John M. Hairston has been the Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Whitney Corporation (formerly Hancock Holding Company) since 2008 and its President since November 13, 2014. Brother Hairston also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Whitney Bank in Gulfport, Mississippi. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Hancock Bank of Alabama, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Hancock Bank of Mississippi (all are the subsidiaries of Hancock Holding Co.) since December 2008. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Hancock Holding Company from 2008 to November 13, 2014.

Brother Hairston is extremely tenured and has an extensive resume in the industry, dating back to 1987. He served as the project manager who implemented operating and technology practices across the Hancock franchise in 1992. Mr. Hairston was a director of the American Bankers Association. He was Chairman of the Mississippi Gaming Commission; the gaming industry is an integral part of the Gulf Coast regional economy. He was Chairman of the Mississippi Information Technology Services Board of Directors and Mississippi State University College of Business Advisory Board. He served on the Board of the Mississippi State University Research & Technology Corporation. He chairs the Gulf Coast Business Council Board of Directors and was a member of the faculty of the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Mr. Hairston also serves on the Board of the New Orleans Business Council and was Chairman of the American Bankers Association’s American Bankers Council. He serves as Trustee on the Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the National World War II Museum located in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been an Advisory Director of Hancock Bank of Florida since 2003. He has been a Director of Hancock Holding Company since 2006. He serves as a Director of Hancock Whitney Bank. Mr. Hairston graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Richard McKaig Outstanding Greek Professional

The Richard McKaig Outstanding Greek Professional Award is typically awarded to one campus-based professional per year.  This award was previously known as the Outstanding Greek Professional Award and was renamed after Brother Richard McKaig, often referred to as the “Fraternal Dean”, in 2009 to coincide with his retirement from Indiana University.  To qualify for this award, an individual must be a student affairs professional who has given exceptional service to the Greek Community.

The 2018-19 award recipient is:

Matthew Richardson, Duquesne ’09

Dr. Matthew Richardson currently serves as the Director of the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.  Brother Richardson is a change agent and a passionate servant to the fraternity and sorority movement.  Reaching the Summit: Plan for Excellence in Fraternity & Sorority Life was authored by Matthew (in consultation with other university administrators, students, alumni, and headquarters partners) and is evidence of his innovative response to serious challenges facing our movement today.

Brother Richardson’s plan established a working group of students, alumni, and national headquarter partners that were tasked with creating a strategic plan for the future of Fraternity and Sorority Life at West Virginia University.  Long and short range goals were established in terms of membership and academic achievement, which included minimum requirements for joining and maintaining membership in Greek Life.  New community standards were developed and mandated by the office of the President regarding social fraternity and sorority activity.  Some of theses standards include regular advisor trainings sponsored by Fraternity and Sorority Life, stronger partnering with NIC/NPHC/NPC for support, and a shorter period (four weeks) for new member education. 

Reaching the Summit also recognized major hurdles that hindered the success of the WVU fraternity and sorority life in the past, resulting in a plan that includes continuous education surrounding sexual misconduct, hazing, alcohol and other drugs, racism and prejudice, physical violence, and community standards. 

Reaching the Summit was adopted in 2018 to serve as a strategic plan to better align each Greek organization with the values of WVU.

Brother Richardson is steadfast  in his mission to develop students holistically.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Marge Lee Outstanding “C” Award and “E” Key Award

The Marge Lee Outstanding “C” Award recognizes chapter/colony “C”s who exhibit exceptional performance in all their required and recommended duties. Chapters/colonies nominate candidate(s) by a vote during a business meeting, which will be verified through the CMR (Chapter Meeting Report). A nominee must have held office for at least one full semester/quarter (by the close of this school year) and be in good standing with the Chapter/Colony. This award was named after Marge Lee at the 2004 Convention to honor her service to the Fraternity and her relationship to Chapter and Colony “C”s.

The 2018-19 award recipients are:

Isaac Illeda, Alaska Colony

Miles Henson, Auburn

Daniel Volin, Denver Colony

Rex Berry, Duquesne

Colin Wright, Edwardsville

Brandon Vargas, Montclair State

Clayton Jaskinia, San Antonio Colony

Garrison Taylor, Virginia Tech Colony

The “E” Key Award is the oldest award given by the Fraternity and seeks to recognize chapter/colony “E”s for their exceptional performance of all communicative duties. Chapters/colonies may nominate candidate(s) by a vote during a business meeting, which will be verified through the CMR (Chapter Meeting Report). Nominees will be evaluated based on their Quarterly submissions, including “Campus Scene”, narratives, Farewell/Parting material, Keeping in Touch material, and contact information updates with the International Headquarters. Both timeliness and quality of content are weighed in consideration for this award. Award recipients will be presented with a traditional pocket watch key featuring the badge with red enamel.

The 2018-19 award recipients are:

Keon O’Brien, Alaska Colony

Jeremy Schmitt, Duquesne

Lawrence Summers, San Antonio Colony

 

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Distinguished Delta Chi Award and John J. Kuhn Award

The Distinguished Delta Chi Award recognizes significant achievement in an alumnus’ profession or outstanding civic service while upholding the values and ideals of the Fraternity.  This award may be awarded posthumously.

The 2018-19 award recipients are:

Mason Andrews, Louisiana Tech ’18

In fall 2018, Mason Andrews became recognized as the youngest pilot to complete a circumnavigation of the Earth, touching down in Monroe, Louisiana on October 6, 2018. He finished his 76-day flight around the world and was recognized as the youth world record holder and also a Guinness certified world record holder. 

The purpose of the trip was to raise awareness and funds for MedCamps of Louisiana, an organization that serves children with developmental and physical disabilities.  Mason raised over $30,000 while completing his circumnavigation. 

By the time he touched down, he set three records according to the rules set forth by the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI); youngest pilot to circumnavigate the world, youngest pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean and youngest pilot to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Kenneth Cooper, Long Beach ‘08

Kenneth Cooper was recently awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Talk Show, Entertainment News or Morning Program for The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  He also received an Ethel Case Award for Acting Excellence for his role as Mickey Gorski in the Southern California production of “Greetings”.

Michael Indeian, Virginia Tech ’95

Michael Indejan was recently awarded an Emmy as a producer for the show “Samantha Brown’s Places to Live” in the “Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program.”

As an award-winning Producer, Director and Writer in digital video, TV, film, and advertising, Brother Indjeian is the person that clients have consistently called upon to lead their most important projects.

Early on, Michael began his career in New York City coordinating and managing music video productions for high profile talent like Diddy, Whitney Houston, Blues Traveler and Wu-Tang Clan. From there, Michael began producing medical advertising campaigns for major pharmaceutical companies and agencies.

Michael then joined 30fps Productions in New York, where he served as Vice President of Production for 13 years, earning more than 35 Clio and Telly awards for advertising and marketing. For over 800 projects, Michael supervised production operations, served as client point person and ran the entire production studio, while simultaneously directing and producing the workload. These projects consisted of commercials, TV and corporate long forms, for clients that include Sony, Pepsi, Avon, Gap, Hertz, Motorola, HBO, AMC, USA Network, IRS and Port Authority of NY/NJ.

After relocating to Los Angeles, Michael began directing and producing several TV series and films. These include “Oh, Ms. Tracy,” a Disney-superhero driven pilot, “Redneck Weddings,” an edgy reality-style series, “Ancient Tomorrow,” an adventure documentary series, and “Monster and Me,” a family-holiday film.

Michael returned to the East coast to team up with Super Bowl XLVIII and NJ Transit, producing and directing a massive multi-market campaign for the first-ever mass transit and cold weather Super Bowl, taking place in New York/New Jersey. Additionally, for NJ Transit, Michael produced, directed and wrote an award-winning educational film, “Chicken on the Tracks,” as part of a statewide campaign raising awareness to the dangers of trespassing on train tracks.

Throughout the years, Michael has produced, directed and written many independent short films. Of note, “Lucky Day” was a break-through film that received great acclaim and won Best Dramatic Short at the Long Island International Film Expo. Michael has had the privilege of contributing to some major TV and film productions that include Cinemax’s “The Knick” Season 2, HBO’s “Vinyl”, CBS’s “Forever” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half Shell”. From these projects, Michael continues to expand his diverse experience and lends that expertise to each and every new project.

The John J. Kuhn Award is presented for service to the fraternity movement and is named after former Delta Chi “AA” and NIC Chairman John J. Kuhn, Cornell 1898.  It is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Greek movement.  This award recognizes individual accomplishments and contributions within the fraternity and sorority world regardless of affiliation.

The 2018-19 award winner is:

Edward “Ned “Kirklin, Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Senior Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates

Ned Kirklin’s contributions outside of the insurance realm are abundant; speaker at countless conventions and leadership conferences, participant in lobbying efforts for the fraternal experience, loyal donor to the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee, collaborator with other industry vendors, and more. His generosity goes beyond his professional affiliation, as he has been a personal supporter of many organizations’ foundations due to his recognition of the value of the educational programming and support provided through foundation funding. Ned has remained a steadfast supporter of the NIC and fraternities over the past 30 years.

“Ned has been devoted to protecting the lives of fraternity men and sorority women for over 25 years,” a colleague of his said. “He has elevated the definition of fraternity, combining leadership and responsibility to our community. Ned has invested his time and resources developing risk management practices so that we can provide a safe environment for our members and guests.”

Ned is a 2018 winner of the NIC Gold Medal.

 

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Valor Award and Humanitarian Award

The Valor Award recognizes special acts of heroism on the part of any Delta Chi who puts his own life in peril. This particular award, with distinction for uniformed military personnel, is applicable to active duty members of the military of any country (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve Members on Active Duty in Combat). This award applies to those who distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity, personal bravery or self sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish them and must involve risk of life. Those who receive this award shall receive a certificate reading: the “Valor Award with Distinction”.

The 2018-19 award recipient is:

Christopher Kenley Slutman, New Haven ’98

United States Marine Staff Sergeant and New York City Firefighter Christopher Slutman died on Monday, April 8, 2019 while serving in Afghanistan.  American military officials said Brother Slutman, and two other Marines killed, had been in a convoy near Bagram Air Base, North of Kabul, when it was struck by a roadside bomb.

Brother Slutman was a 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, most recently serving Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx. In 2014, he was awarded a Fire Chiefs Association Memorial Medal for rescuing a woman from a burning building. He was also a longtime volunteer for the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Brother Slutman is survived by his wife, Shannon, and three daughters,McKenna, Kenley and Weslynn.

The Humanitarian Award is presented to a Delta Chi member (undergraduate or alumnus), who, through his actions, exemplifies the ideals of Delta Chi and promotes the welfare of another person or persons.

The 2018-19 award winner is:

Zachary Bolster, Virginia Tech ‘04

In 2016, Brother Zach Bolster and his wife Patricia were living in New York City when his mother was diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Working in the finance industry at the time, Brother Bolster and his wife dropped everything and traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to care for his mother. As the chemotherapy treatments progressed, Zach began to notice a significant problem regarding the side effects of the treatment his mother was receiving. The medication and/or radiation left her unable to transport herself from the many appointments she had. They were shocked to realize how many patients were dangerously driving themselves to cancer treatments, unable to overcome the financial burden of the transportation needed, and unable to get to treatment.  They were saddened to realize that not everyone had the support system his mother did and many patients were missing critical treatments as a result. Zach began volunteering to personally drive patients to cancer treatments, and he and his family created a larger vision, one in which they would give back to others who were suffering from cancer and unable to get to their treatments.

ChemoCar’s mission is to provide free round trip transportation to chemotherapy, radiation, and non-surgical cancer treatments at Verified Treatment Centers.  While this was a robust problem, Zach and his wife felt they had a good solution.  They used platform integration with Uber and Lyft to provide a service for patients to schedule free rides, which can be obtained online. All costs for the rides are paid directly by ChemoCars through charitable donations and grants.  During their first year of operation, they provided over 2,000 free rides to cancer patients.  That number is increasing, as ChemoCars has expanded from their initial location in Charlotte to provide rides in Amarillo, Texas as well.  Today they provide between 700-1,000 free rides a month.  They continue to make investments in their IT systems and Zach hopes to be in a third city this year.  Ultimately, Zach’s dream is a nation-wide service.

It is clear Zach is passionate about ChemoCars and the opportunity to provide aid to people suffering from cancer, and he seeks every opportunity to gain supporters.

This year, he presented to and won the grand prize at Seed20, ChemoCars reached the finals of the 24Foundations Fierce Fourteen, and his efforts have gained national exposure from news organizations such as CBS News and People Magazine.

Zach and his wife share a passion that is providing a wonderful service to thousands of people during one of the darkest periods in their lives.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Award of Excellence

The Award of Excellence objectively recognizes a chapter for overall outstanding performance and a majority of Delta Chi’s core competencies.

The winners of the 2018-19 Award of Excellence are as follows:

Red Division:

Florida State

Georgia Tech

Kansas State

Virginia Tech

Buff Division:

Edwardsville

Louisiana Tech

Whitewater

Congratulations to all of our award winners and great job on leading a successful and prosperous chapter/colony during this academic year.  We appreciate your efforts and look forward to continued strides made in your chapter/colony and on campus.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 President’s Most Improved Award

The President’s Most Improved Trophy subjectively recognizes significant improvement during the academic year. The “AA” may select up to one recipient per division based two consecutive years of core competency scores.

The winners of the 2018-19 President’s Most Improved Award are as follows:

Red Division:

Massachusetts

Buff Division:

Northern Illinois

Congratulations to all of our award winners and great job on leading a successful and prosperous chapter/colony during this academic year.  We appreciate your efforts and look forward to continued strides made in your chapter/colony and on campus.

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Meritorious Service Award and Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award

The Meritorious Service Award is given to an alumnus who makes significant contributions to Delta Chi as a “BB”, ABT member, House Corporation member, general Fraternity committee member, Regent, Vice-Regent or staff member.  Services rendered as an undergraduate do not qualify as a member for this award.

The 2018-19 award winners are:

William Baker, Louisiana Tech ’12
For Service to the Louisiana Tech Chapter

Joseph Wojcik, Cornell ’89
For Service to the Cornell Chapter

Lee Reed, Cornell ’71
For Service to the Cornell Chapter

Thomas Edmunds, Georgia  ‘78
For Service to the Kennesaw State Chapter

G.J. “Zev” Radziwill, Minnesota ’90
For Service to the Minnesota Chapter

Brian Lindstrom, Kansas State ‘97
For Service to the Kansas State Chapter

Col. James P. Sheahan Sr., Missouri ’79
For Service to the SIU – Edwardsville Chapter

Bryce Danna-Marullo, LSU ’15
For service to the LSU Chapter

The Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award is designed to recognize an outstanding advisor for a chapter or colony for a specific, exceptional act of service during the previous academic year.  The award will recognize individuals for their ability to strategically impact an undergraduate chapter or colony.  A Faculty Advisor, “BB”, live-in Housing Corporation advisor, ABT or Housing Corporation member. 

The 2018-19 award winners are:

David Jenks, Massachusetts ‘86
For service as the “BB” for the Denver Colony

Mark Schramka, Northwestern Alumnus ’99
For service as “BB” to the Whitewater Chapter

Gregory Caufman, Virginia Tech ’85
For service as “BB” to the Virginia Tech Colony

Scott Klinefelter, Northern Iowa ‘76
For service as “BB” to the Iowa State Chapter

Ali Gonzalez
For service as a member of the ABT, and service to the Kingsville Chapter

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