The Taylor L. McKibbon '11 Leadership Award honors ACT students each year who demonstrate hard work and dedication to Aggie Career Team through their leadership. The award is named after Taylor McKibbon ’11 who served as the President of Aggie Career Team from 2009-2011. Because of his leadership, vision, and support of Aggie Career Team, this award was established by the Career Center in 2012 in his honor. It is awarded each spring semester.

Award Recipients

2024 - Sean Dunham
2023 - Avantika Haran
2022 - Chau Minh Vu
2021 - Kade Flynn
2020 - Marla Martinez
2019 - Kara Cassano
2018 - Dakota Roy
2017 - Amanda Bass and Pankaj Goel
2016 - Abdullah Abdul Kader
2015 - Thomas Fuller and Selena Mares
2014 - Cameron Harris, Tom Johnson, and Leslie Smola
2013 - Wesley Anthony
2012 - M'Lis Kilgore and Carina Petterson

The Cole A. Kilgore '14 Service Award honors ACT students each year who demonstrate outstanding service to the Career Center and Texas A&M University throughout their commitment in Aggie Career Team. The award is named after Cole Kilgore ’14 who served as a dedicated member of Aggie Career Team for four years, from 2010-2014. He was the first member to hold every possible level of leadership within ACT: Ambassador (2010-2011), Vice President (2011-2012), Executive Vice President (2012-2013) and President (2013-2014). This award was established in 2014 in his honor and is awarded each spring semester.

Award Recipients

2024 - Jarret ​Schutt
2023 - Shubhmani Misra
2022 - Christine Chacko
2021 - Chinwe Akuechiama
2020 - Karinna Lara
2019 - Marla Martinez
2018 - Sampath Kumar
2017 - Craig Kilgore, Yasmin Pajouhafsar, and Sitanshu Satpathy
2016 - Cassey Lucio
2015 - Leslie Smola
2014 - Cole Kilgore

The Leslie E. Smola '15 New Member of the Year Award is awarded to a new member in Aggie Career Team that demonstrates a strong commitment to the organization through their participation and service. The award is named after Leslie Smola ’15 who served as a steadfast member and leader of Aggie Career Team for four years, from 2011-2015. She was an Ambassador (2011-2012), Vice President (2012-2013), Executive Vice President (2013-2014), and President (2014-2015). Leslie was the first ever recipient of the New Member of the Year Award in fall 2011 and the award was renamed in 2015 in her honor. It is awarded each fall semester.

Award Recipients:

2023 - Yawen (Remi) Chen
2022 - Jacey Hoppes
2021 - Mia Marche
2020 - Mia Vassilakis
2019 - Lindsey Rogers
2018 - Christina Berger
2017 - Sabrina Korioth
2016 - Nicole Guentzel and Sampath Kumar
2015 - Sitanshu Satpathy
2014 - Karrie Jenkins and Anush Neeraj
2013 - Selena Mares and Jiacheng (Kirk) Sheng
2012 - Mallory Clarke
2011 - Leslie Smola

The Marla G. Martinez '19 impACT Award honors and recognizes Aggie Career Team students each year who have made a significant impact on the organization that will live on long after their graduation. The award is named after Marla Martinez '19, '21 who served as a commited member of Aggie Career Team for four years, from 2017-2021. She was an Ambassador (2017-2018; 2019-2020) and a Vice-President (2018-2019; 2020-2021), and she holistically and humbly served the organization throughout her tenure. Marla was one of the first recipients of the impACT Award in spring 2018 and the award was renamed in 2021 in her honor. It is awarded each spring semester. 

Award Recipients:

2024 - Ariana Zenn
2023 - Sebastian Mendoza
2022 - Tanisha Keshwani
2021 - Rashid Baembitov, Chau Vu, Avantika Haran
2020 - Jitesh Pandya, Manasa Gadiyaram, David Hunt III, Kade Flynn
2019 - Nicole Guentzel, Hamza Iqbal, Jerome Huerta, Chinwe Akuechiama
2018 - Harshit Ahuja, Erin Bass, Morgan Maloney, Marla Martinez, Yasmin Pajouhafsar

Honorary Award Recipients:

2024 - Amarette Renieri
2023 - Debbie Jackson
2022 - Paige Hellman Millar

The Gold Ambassador Award is awarded to the member with the highest number of accumulated points throughout the semester in Aggie Career Team. It is awarded each spring and fall semester.

The Silver Ambassador Award is awarded to the member with the second highest number of accumulated points throughout the semester in Aggie Career Team. It is awarded each spring and fall semester.

Gold Award Recipients:

Ariana Zenn (Spring 2024)
Ariana Zenn (Fall 2023)
Shubhmani Misra (Spring 2023)
Tanisha Keshwani (Fall 2022)
Tanisha Keshwani (Spring 2022)
Avantika Haran (Fall 2021)
Chinwe Akuechiama (Spring 2021)
Manasa Gadiyaram (Fall 2020)
Chinwe Akuechiama (Spring 2020)
Marla Martinez (Fall 2019)
Sabrina Korioth (Spring 2019)
Sabrina Korioth (Fall 2018)
Sabrina Korioth (Spring 2018)
Sabrina Korioth (Fall 2017)
Sampath Kumar (Spring 2017)
Pankaj Goel (Fall 2016)
Sitanshu Satpathy (Spring 2016)
Pankaj Goel (Fall 2015)
Abdullah Abdul Kader (Spring 2015)
Landon Cox (Fall 2014)
Landon Cox (Spring 2014)
Ana Ovchinnikova (Fall 2013)
Nitin Roy (Spring 2013)
Wesley Anthony (Fall 2012)
Wesley Anthony (Spring 2012)
Tyler Green (Fall 2011)
Tyler Green (Spring 2011)
Victoria Benson (Fall 2010)
Steven Cooley (Spring 2010)
Andra Arnold (Fall 2009)
Chris Bounds (Spring 2009)
Lauren Anthony (Fall 2008)
Hunter Beal (Fall 2007)
Michelle Grogan (Spring 2007)
Michelle Grogan (Fall 2006)

Silver Award Recipients:

Sean Dunham and Jarret Schutt (Spring 2024)
Sean Dunham (Fall 2023)
David Hunt III (Spring 2023)
David Hunt III (Fall 2022)
Chau Minh Vu (Spring 2022)
Chau Minh Vu (Fall 2021)
Kade Flynn (Spring 2021)
Marla Martinez (Fall 2020)
Marla Martinez (Spring 2020)
Chinwe Akuechiama (Fall 2019)
Marla Martinez (Spring 2019)
Nicole Guentzel (Fall 2018)
Sampath Kumar (Spring 2018)
Nicole Guentzel (Fall 2017)
Ruthwik Chepuri (Spring 2017)
Sitanshu Satpathy (Fall 2016)
Cassey Lucio (Spring 2016)
Cassey Lucio (Fall 2015)
Anush Neeraj (Spring 2015)
Selena Mares (Fall 2014)
Leslie Smola (Spring 2014)
Landon Cox (Fall 2013)
Mallory Clarke (Spring 2013)
Mallory Clarke (Fall 2012)
Kristin Kyrish (Spring 2012)
Wesley Anthony (Fall 2011)
Victoria Benson (Spring 2011)
Erin Kader (Fall 2010)
Taylor McKibbon (Spring 2010)
Lauren Anthony (Fall 2009)
Emily Lamb (Spring 2009)
Emily Lamb (Fall 2008)
DaNeetra Kersee (Fall 2007)
Kate Korver (Spring 2007)
Ellen Lane (Fall 2006)