The Bucky Awards is an annual recognition ceremony to honor the achievements of student organizations and individual student leaders.
The Center for Student Involvement has a variety of awards to highlight the hard work and accomplishments of students across campus in the 22-23 academic year.
Please note that you will need to fill out the form once per category if you'd like to nominate for more than one award. If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about the 2022-2023 Bucky Awards, please direct them to vpineda2@scu.edu
Previous Bucky Awards
Center for Student Involvement Awards
Recognizes one of the 9 chartered student organizations (CSOs) for outstanding work at Santa Clara.
Awardees:
- 2022: Multicultural Center (MCC)
- 2019: Santa Clara Review
- 2018: Multicultural Center (MCC)
- 2017: Multicultural Center (MCC)
- 2016: Santa Clara Community Action Program (SCCAP)
- 2015: Multicultural Center (MCC)
- 2014: Into the Wild
Recognizes one of the over 160 registered student organizations (RSOs) for excellent work at Santa Clara.
Awardees:
- 2022: Native American Coalition for Change
- 2019: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- 2018: MEChA-El Frente
- 2017: Together for Ladies of Color (TLC)
- 2016: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
- 2015: Creating Progress at Home
- 2014: Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Highlights an exceptional event that was planned and hosted by an undergraduate student organization.
Awardees:
- 2022: Slut Walk
- 2019: #BroncoPosi Launch Party
- 2018: Global Village (Multicultural Center)
- 2017: Walk-Out - Stand in Solidarity with the Undocumented Community at SCU (Undocumented Students & Allies Association)
- 2016: Un Dia en Latin America (MEChA-El Frente)
- 2015: Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer)
- 2014: Vagina Monologues
Highlights an outstanding event that was developed and sponsored by two or more undergraduate student organizations.
Awardees:
- 2022: Lunar New Year (Office for Multicultural Learning , Vietnamese Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Korean Student Association, Multicultural Center, and the Global Engagement Office)
- 2019: Immigration Week (MCC & SCCAP)
- 2018: Blaxploitalian (Cultural Italian American Organization, Office for Multicultural Learning, Department of Modern Languages, Department of Italian Studies, da Vinci RLC)
- 2017: Rainbow Prom (SCCAP & Rainbow Resource Center)
- 2016: OUTober's Got Talent (Santa Clara Queer, GASPED & Rainbow Resource Center)
- 2015: Beyong Guilt: Solidarity Through Action (MCC & SCCAP)
- 2014: Global Village (MCC)
This award recognizes Santa Clara undergraduate students for their unique contributions to campus.
Awardees:
- 2022: Abigail Alvarez
- 2019: Lavelle Simmons & Ciara Moezidis
- 2018: Eoin Lyons & Zerreen Kazi
- 2017: Jason Nguyen, Marisa Pashby & Zipporah Ridley
- 2016: Blair Libby & Yesenia Veamatahau
- 2015: Adrielle Williams, Desiree Williams & Claire Muller
- 2014: Erica Valle & Carlos Martinez
Recognizes an undergraduate transfer student for significant contributions to the Santa Clara community.
Awardees:
- 2022: Kathryn Papas
- 2019: Camron Tarassoly
- 2018: Brooke Watson
- 2017: George Giannos
- 2016: Sarabella Muise
- 2015: Robert Bernal
Recognizes a first year student for significant contributions to the Santa Clara community.
Awardees:
- 2022: Hydeia Wysinger
- 2019: Andre Blair
- 2018: Mai Sinada
- 2017: Maria Glorioso
- 2016: Drew Descourouez
- 2015: Jack Herstam
- 2014: Kassamira Carter-Howard
Office for Multicultural Learning Awards
Meaning "keep going" or "move forward" in Hawaiian, this award recognizes a student or student organization that has demonstrated progressive leadership on campus by challenging the status quo, pushing the borders of our comfort zones, and living the values of diversity and inclusion at Santa Clara.
Awardees:
- 2022: Myles Clark
- 2019: Ciara Moezidis
- 2018: Undocumented Students & Allies Association (USAA)
- 2017: Marlene Cerritos-Rivas
- 2016: Barkada
- 2015: Igwebuike
- 2014: Students for a Just Coalition
Office of Residence Life Awards
Awarded to the Leadership Council that demonstrated great leadership and went above and beyond for their community.
Awardees:
- 2019: Alpha RLC
- 2018: Unity RLC
- 2017: CyPhi RLC
- 2016: Communitas RLC
- 2015: Unity RLC
Wellness Center Awards
Bronco Health Award: Peer Health
Awardees:
- 2022: Ariel Perlman, Anna Murrin, & Myles Clark
- 2019: Kayla Tewahade & Nina Molanphy
- 2018: Iaisha Sadat, Marvah Gorlorwulu & Victoria Juarez
Bronco Health Award: Violence Prevention
Awardees:
- 2022: Sarah Zasso & Maddie Granucci
- 2019: Sophie Corbett & Ava Bean
- 2018: Sean Scanlon & Anjali Rangaswami
Questions?
Email lsalazar@scu.edu if you have questions about the nomination process or ceremony.