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2018 RECIPIENT

Kelly Harrison

Epsilon Alpha, Lenoir-Rhyne University

Field of Law Enforcement

Special Agent Kelly Harrison has been with Homeland Security Investigations for the last nine years, serving as a lead investigator of human trafficking and transnational child exploitation.

She is recognized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a Subject Matter Expert of human trafficking investigations. Her investigative efforts have resulted in the conviction of human traffickers who received some of the longest prison sentences the federal courts will allow, including life sentences. She serves as an instructor, teaching basic and advanced courses for the HSI National Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia. Special Agent Harrison has also served as a guest instructor for the FBI, Department of Defense, and foreign police agencies.

Prior to her federal career, she was a North Carolina Probation and Parole Officer for eight years. She is a graduate of East Carolina University and Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Jane Sinclair Hilk

Theta, University of Illinois

Field of Business

Jane Hilk is a 24-year veteran of Kraft Foods who began her career in consumer insights and analytics and most recently led the $3.6B Beverages and Snacks business unit overseeing all aspects of supply chain, sales, marketing, human resources and R&D. She was also the functional head for marketing and marketing services, leading over 400 employees to drive the marketing agenda for the company. 

Jane is currently on the Board of Directors for Kar’s Nuts Co., the US Advisory Board for Greencore USA, and consulting in the consumer goods, marketing services and private equity industries on a range of topics. Jane is a member of the Greater Naples Leadership class of 2017, a founding member of the Shatter Network and a former officer on the board of Second Harvest of Southern Wisconsin, the Food Marketing Institute Foundation board, and the Top Women in Grocery advisory board.

Jane and her husband, Scott live primarily in Naples, Florida and have two grown sons and a beagle who is like a third son.

2019
Award
Winner:

Brooke Scogin - Brooke has dedicated over 13 years of her life’s work to her campus and fraternal community. She goes above and beyond with her college Panhellenic community, often making the trip with her delegates on Circle of Sisterhood trips to Nepal, promoting selfless service and unity. While the Sigma Kappa chapter on her campus worked to rebuild their sisterhood, she helped write workshops and ensured that every member felt included and valued in the chapter’s sisterhood. She often stops by chapter meetings and is a frequent attendee at Sigma Kappa’s bid day. Her nominator wrote, “She is such a role model for not only any Sigma Kappa but for any young, college woman. She is professional, caring and kind with the intent to help our community no matter what. She truly is someone that women in Kappa Eta look up to, as well as many of the other women on our campus. She is a friendly face that we are proud to call on our own chapter’s alumna!”

2018
Award
Winner:

Gaius George - Gaius has served as an advisor for 14 years, almost as long as Kappa Eta has been on campus. As well as being the chapter mentor for Kappa Eta, Gaius advises the Multicultural Greek Council, Independent Greek Council, and Collaborative Greek Alliance. Through his mentorship of multiple chapters and councils, Gaius promotes collaboration and positive relationships between councils and organizations. Gaius, affectionately known as "G," is always making someone laugh and students feel comfortable going to him for support. In general, Gaius has always been a friendly face in the fraternity and sorority life office and truly tries to develop connections with students; he even hosted a homemade dinner for his chapter mentees across councils! Not only has G been a long standing supporter of greek life, he is also a supporter of the higher education profession. At the AFA annual meeting G makes it a point to connect with TCU grads who are now working in the field. He affectionately says that he continues to do the work that he does for students like "us," who go on to make the world of fraternity and sorority a better place with a longterm future. G also serves as a role model and advisor of Up til Dawn and is a huge advocate for fraternity and sorority involvement through Up til Dawn. He has also won the advisor of the year award from St. Jude for this work! 

2017 Award Winner:

Michelle Guobadia - Michelle has been an advocate of the Theta Mu Chapter as Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, Guobadia is responsible for the 43 Greek chapters represented at UNC Charlotte. She also oversees the five governing bodies that individual fraternities and sororities fall under – Interfraternity Council, Diversified Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Association and Independent Council. In addition, she administers Order of Omega, the Greek honor society. She also travels all over the United States speaking on topics relevant to Greek life, such as recruitment, hazing and positive change, and is a former member of the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors Executive Board. 

Jessie Stinson - Jessie has been a strong supporter of Sigma Kappa during her tenure at University of Central Missouri. Jessie was a pillar in the fundamental change in social behavior for the chapters on her campus. With additional support from the national organization for Delta Eta Chapter and Jessie’s consistent involvement, the chapter has achieved quota and total and won numerous awards within the Greek community. Additionally, Jessie is actively involved in different professional groups such as AFA and AFLV as well as her organization of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Dexter Bush-Scott - Dexter was an integral part of helping the Northeastern University Sigma Kappa colony acclimate with the campus immediately and continues to support the Kappa Omega Chapter as they grow. He goes above and beyond to motivate the students and encourage them to include not only the Greek community but the entire Northeastern community in the things they are doing. Dexter challenges the students to look at what they are doing and evaluate the impact it has. 

2014 Award Winner:

Adam Cantley - Adam has been an advocate of the Theta Delta Chapter of Sigma Kappa on the University of Delaware campus as well as in his previous role at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where he helped to support the Epsilon Chi Chapter. Adam goes above and beyond in communicating and educating the students he works with when a change in policy needs to occur. He is able to recognize the good in the collegiate women he works with and encourages them to become the best they can. Adam is actively involved in the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors and he believes in the work he does on a daily basis, not only within the Delaware community but with all organizations throughout the country. 

2013 Award Winner:

Carol Preston Nickoson - Carol is the Director of Fraternity and Sorority life at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. She is responsible for the oversight of Wittenberg’s fraternity and sorority community and coordination of new student orientation and family weekend. Additionally, she finds time to facilitate workshops for CAMPUSPEAK, Inc. and has served as leadership program facilitator for both Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities. Passionate about her profession, she also volunteers with (AFVL) the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values as the editor for Connections Magazine and conference director of scripts and staging.

Angela Guillory - Angela is the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Greek Life at Louisiana State University. In 2011, Angela was honored with the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors for exhibiting high professional standards and achievement in fraternity/sorority advising and contributing countless hours to the betterment of the fraternal movement.