In the past, the USSYAA has presented a variety of service and other awards at our annual Alumni Weekend events in Washington, D.C.
The following individuals have been presented with the United States Senate Youth Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award for their contributions to the USSYAA:
1999 – Mrs. George Randolph Hearst, Sr. (“Mom Hearst”)
2000 – James T. Molloy & U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins (ME-1971)
2001 – Gladys S. Hundley & Dr. Roy B. McKeown
2002 – Millicent Hearst Boudjakdji
2003 – Thomas Eastham
2004 – Robert M. Frehse, Jr. & Rita A. Almon
2006 – John P. Spisak
2008 – Judge Robert H. Henry (OK-1971)
2009 – Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty, III (AR-1964)
2010 – Brian Kamoie (PA-1989)
2011 – Steven Rice (WY-1985)
The following members have been presented with the United States Senate Youth Alumni Association’s Early Career Public Service Recognition Award:
Gabriel Amo (RI 2005): Director of Public Engagement and Community Affairs, Office of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo
Markus Batchelor (DC 2010): Ward 8 Representative, District of Columbia State Board of Education
Lauren Bleakney (DE 2009): Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Bryn Bogan (MD 2012): Associate Director of School Partnerships, CommonLit
Jamarr Brown (SC 2005): Organizing & Training Director, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
Chanda Choun (CT 2006): Senior Cyber Security Specialist, U.S. Cyber Command Army Reserve
Adam Cohen (ME 2012): Policy and Program Associate, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (WA 2005): Founder & CEO, The Oxford Day Academy
Joshua Hanson (WI 2012): Admissions Counselor, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Thomas Johnson (LA 2006): Assistant United States Attorney, Attorney General’s Honors Program, U.S. Department of Justice
Pierre Joseph (MA 2010): Program Associate, The Solidago Foundation
Victoria Maloch (AR 2011): Truman-Albright Fellow, Federal Office of Rural Healthy Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Audra Morrow (RI 2012): United States Army
Noah McCullough (NM 2012): Policy Assistant, U.S. Senate Majority Whip’s Office
Riley McIntyre (CO 2005): Executive Director, San Miguel Resource Center
Zhan Okuda-Lim (NV 2010): Director of Policy & Analytical Leadership, The Public Education Foundation
Amanda Patarino (CO 2012): Associate Manager, Partnership for Public Service, Research & Evaluation; Center for Presidential Transition
Elaine Sedenberg (TX 2006): Co-Director, Center for Technology, Society, & Policy
Suchita Sata Shah (WI 2005): Medical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Hospital
Matthew Topitzer (CT 2010): First Lieutenant, US Army; Company Executive Officer, 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion – Airborne
Vivek Viswanathan (NY 2005): Special Advisor, Office of California Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Daniel Waqar (NV 2012): Truman-Albright Fellow, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Andrew Wilhelm (MD 2012): Officer Candidate, United States Army
