Spring 2023 Leadership Certificate Recipients

Group of 100 college students holding red certificate holders and wearing red and gold honor cords.
UW Leadership Certificate ceremony at Union South, May 2, 2023.
photos by Brian Ebner/Optic Nerve

Congratulations to this semester’s recipients of the UW-Madison Leadership Certificate program. The students listed below have committed to developing their own leadership capacity and excel both inside and outside the classroom.

This program would not be possible without the efforts of our Review Committee who spent their time reviewing the applications of recipients, provided insightful feedback for their leadership development, and attended our recipient’s capstone presentations.

Name Major(s)/Graduate Program School/College Graduation Semester
Kathryn Anderson Nursing, Certificate in Global Health College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, School of Nursing Spring 2023
Sydney Appleton Civil Engineering College of Engineering Spring 2023
Zayan Atcha Finance, Investment, Banking School of Business Spring 2023
Lexi Basel Biology, Psychology College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Martha Becker Communication Sciences, Rhetoric Studies, Environmental Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Garielle Beidner Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, Certificates in Digital Studies and Global Health School of Human Ecology Spring 2023
Hannah Bischel Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2024
Chelsea Bivens Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Simone Blint-Bruni Management and Human Resources, Marketing School of Business Spring 2023
Alexandra Bogner Agricultural and Applied Economics, Psychology, Environmental Studies, Public Policy College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Alexandria Bostley Nutrition and Dietetics, Certificate in Global Health College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Olivia Bratzke Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Augusta Brulla Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business, Graduate School Spring 2023
Isa Butz Neurobiology and Psychology Certificates: Biocore, Health and the Humanities, Health Policy, LGBTQ+ Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Meagan Carney Industrial Engineering College of Engineering Spring 2023
Katie Chesebro Journalism and Communication Arts, Certificates in Global Health and Sports Communication School of Journalism and Mass Communication Spring 2023
Abri Click Spanish College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
James Cox Master of Business Adminstration in Strategic HR Management, Certificate in Sustainability School of Business Spring 2023
Shi Dong Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Stacy Ducheny Zoology, Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Emilie Feng PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2023
Lillian France Psychology and Neurobiology; Health and Humanities Certificate College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Logan Gade Sociology and French College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Kevin Gleisner Nursing School of Nursing Spring 2025
Sungcheol Han Accounting School of Business Spring 2023
Zixuan Hao Biology, Certificate in Art and Global Health College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Nadya Hayasi History and Political Science with certificates in Southeast Asian Studies and Public Policy College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Ellyn Hottinger Genetics & Genomics with Certificates in Science Communication College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Mae Hurtado-Thiele Genetics and Genomics, Certificate in French College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Nathan Jacobson Chemical and Biological Engineering College of Engineering Spring 2023
Gabrielle Janssen Nursing, Psychology School of Nursing Spring 2023
Moubarak Jeje Masters of Electrical Engineering College of Engineering, Graduate School Spring 2023
Amanda Jentsch Biology, Anthropology, and English College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Sarah Johnston Biology, Certificate in Global Health College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Akshay Kalra Community and Nonprofit Leadership, Political Science, Certificate in South Asian Studies School of Human Ecology Spring 2023
Yejin Kim Communication Arts – Radio, TV, Film with Digital Cinema Production, Digital Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Leo Knapp Chemical Engineering, Engineering for Energy Sustainability College of Engineering Spring 2023
Madeline Langenstroer Master of Public Health School of Medicine and Public Health Spring 2023
Max Langmack Neurobiology with Comprehensive Honors, Certificates in Entrepreneurship and Business Fundamentals College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Lauren Lansing Biology, Global Health College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Spring 2023
Jordan Lederman Political Science, Certificates in Public Policy, Education Policy College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Madeline Lesniak Elementary Education, Environmental Studies School of Education, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Spring 2023
Brandon Limoni Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering Spring 2023
Shao-Ting Lin Chemical Engineering College of Engineering Fall 2024
Anna Lindberg Neurobiology,  Certificate in Global Health College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Anna Loughridge Masters of Business in Arts Administration School of Business Spring 2023
Shivish Makkar Computer Science and Economics, Certificate in Business School of Business, School of Computer Data & Information Sciences, College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Angela Maloney Community and Nonprofit Leadership and  International Studies, Certificates in Public Policy, Chicano/Latino Studies, Development Economics, Leadership Graduate Program: Masters in Public Affairs School of Human Ecology Spring 2023
Alexis Marcon PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2024
Natalie McCourt PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2024
Allyson Mills English College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Caitlin Mongeluzo Communication Arts (Radio, TV, Film), Certificate in Digital Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Mark Moua PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2023
Brayden Much PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2024
Clara Nickel PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy ) School of Pharmacy Spring 2024
Sydney Olmsted Communication Sciences & Disorders, Certificates in Disability Rights & Services, Education & Educational Services, Promoting Activity for Diverse Abilities and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages School of Education, College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Patrick O’Malley J.D. (Doctor of Law) Law School Spring 2023
Jennifer Prillwitz Chemical Engineering, Certificate in Sustainability College of Engineering, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Spring 2023
Maddie Raffel Masters of Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Monica Repinski Kinesiology, Certificates in Global Health, Promoting Activities for Diverse Abilities, Athletic Healthcare, & Pilates School of Education Spring 2023
Nicholas Santas Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Emily Schauer Kinesiology: Exercise and Movement Science, Certificate in Athletic Healthcare School of Education Spring 2023
Macayla Schoop Community and Nonprofit Leadership School of Human Ecology Spring 2023
Allison Secord Master of Arts in Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Abigail Seitz Psychology College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Haley Shepherd Biochemistry College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Olivia Stumpf Masters of Business Administration in Arts Administration School of Business Spring 2023
Jadyn Syverson Masters of Accountancy, Certificate in Business Analytics School of Business Spring 2023
Vinauv Uday Psychology and Economics, Certificate in Criminal Justice College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Emily Vaillancourt Masters of Business in Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership School of Business Spring 2023
Drew Vander Velden PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) School of Pharmacy Spring 2023
Jackson Walker Journalism, English College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Amberlee Webster Spanish and Sociology, Certificate in Criminal Justice College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Caroline Weickardt Neurobiology, Global Health and Humanities College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Ryan Weinbach Communication Arts, Certificate in Digital Studies College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
Chole Westberg History, Political Science College of Letters and Science Spring 2023
McKenzie Zdrale Masters of Business Administration in Arts Administration School of Business Spring 2023
Esther Zelenovskiy Kinesiology, Certificate in Global Health School of Education Spring 2023
Alissa Zhao Biology College of Letters and Science Spring 2023