STATE ANNUAL AWARDS

Since 1948, the YSU Pin Award has been a distinguished part of Youngstown State University’s rich tradition. It recognizes up to five graduating seniors annually who have achieved academic success and demonstrated outstanding leadership, motivation and creativity in university and community activities.

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• Candidates must be graduating between December 2022 and December 2023.

• Candidates must have demonstrated outstanding leadership in YSU campus life through participation in a variety of campus activities and community-wide service projects.

• Candidates must have demonstrated character and integrity in their role as a YSU student leader.

• Candidates must have a minimum accumulative GPA of 3.0 and maintained good disciplinary standing for the previous two years.

• Candidates are eligible to be awarded the YSU Pin only once.

• Candidates must provide a minimum of one, no more than three, references.

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Up to five students graduating in the current academic year are selected by the Student Awards Committee. Candidates are evaluated based upon their application and references.

HOMETOWN: Lagos, Nigeria

MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering

MINOR: Mathematics

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT:

Resident Assistant (Fall 2022 – present) • Peer Tutor (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022) • Peer Leader (Fall 2020 –Spring 2021) • Social Media Coordinator (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020) • NSBE (Secretary, Fall 2019 ‐ Spring 2022) • MALAINA (President, Fall 2020 – Spring 2022) • Honors College (Fall 2019 – Present) • Emerging Leader Program (Fall 2021 – Present) • Presidential Mentors Program (Fall 2022 – Spring 2023) • African and Caribbean Student Union (President, Fall 2021 – Spring 2022) • International Student Outreach Ambassador (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022) • Emerging Leaders Program (Fall 2020 – Spring 2021) • Cafaro House Advisory Council (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020) • Homecoming Queen (Fall 2022)

COMMUNITY SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

National Collegiate Honors Conference (Dallas, TX, Fall 2022) • NSBE National Convention (Anaheim, CA, Spring 2022) • CEIA National Intern of the Year (Spring 2022) • NSBE Regional Conference (Grand Rapids, MI, Fall 2019) • CAACURH Regional Conference (Pittsburgh, PA, Fall 2019) • Beaches Habitat for Humanity (Jacksonville, FL, Spring 2020) • Honors College Day of Service (Fall 2019)

IN OLUWATUMININU'S WORDS:

“Student leadership has genuinely transformed my life more than I can imagine. I left Nigeria as a shy little girl, who did nothing but study all the time, but now I have grown into a confident and influential leader who still does a lot of studying but has also impacted the people around her and the community. Student leadership has enhanced my personal growth by increasing my network, identifying my strengths and weaknesses, and providing an avenue to develop core leadership skills. Reflecting on my impact on campus, the people around me, and the community, it is apparent that my legacy as a YSU graduate is one of excellence, awareness, and opportunity. I recently spoke with an old roommate from Nigeria who has been following my accomplishments at YSU. During our conversation, she made a powerful statement that stuck with me‐ 'Tumi, have you noticed that all your blessings have been at YSU?' And it is true. While I am an impressive and intelligent young lady, I owe a lot to Youngstown State University. This college‐ its faculty and my peers‐ saw me and encouraged me to discover myself. YSU gave me many opportunities to explore my interest and supported my endeavors. Words cannot fully explain my gratitude, but I will keep making you all proud. I promise. (When I am widely successful in the future, this experience will be in my autobiography). I love you YSU.”