Three words

Leadership. Scholarship. Service. They are the words etched on to the award that Loyola University Chicago presents every year to its most outstanding students. Those words were chosen for the President’s Medallion because they summarize all that the University represents. They speak for the success that these students have worked so hard toward at Loyola—and the promise they carry with them after.

Photos by Lukas Keapproth

Arrupe

Carlos Martinez

“Giving back is now an important thing for me and is something that I want to keep doing for the rest of my professional and personal life.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Denis Cipurko

“I believe that the work you put forth becomes much more meaningful and presents a better opportunity for personal growth when it’s done with the intention of serving someone or something beyond yourself.”

Graduate School

Suzanne Cuellar

“Coming to a Jesuit school that so values social justice has taught me the ways in which social justice can be integrated into everything. And that is an incredibly valuable lesson.”

Institute of Environmental Sustainability

Paul Campion

“We learned how to live justice, simplicity, faith, and community. When committed to these values, it feels impossible not to have hope.”

Institute of Pastoral Studies

Patrice Nerone

“Loyola encouraged me to develop abilities I was unaware I had and to grow in ways I never imagined I could.”

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Afshan Hussain

“By taking patient vitals, hearing patient life stories, and comforting patients, I learned the urgency of attending to vulnerable populations.”

Quinlan School of Business

Emma Houser

“The most valuable lesson I have learned at Loyola is that we are all co-dependent on one another. We need to build each other up to thrive and make the world a better place.”

School of Communication

Miguel Molina

“As a minority, I am eager to share the uniqueness of my culture with others, as much as I want to learn the cultures of others.”

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Cory Bright

“The very first class I took at Loyola was Ignatian Traditions, and on day one, we learned that doing more for others is doing more for God, as God is found in all things.”

School of Education

Bernarda Tarré Romero

“If we all learned to selflessly give what we have, what we know, our talents and skills to others, the world would be a much more peaceful place.”

School of Law

Allyson Thompson

“My experiences help me recognize injustices that occur in schools, the need for legal services in at-risk communities—and the incredible impact that a lawyer, and even a law student, can make.”

School of Social Work

Meaghan Tomasiewicz

“My education at Loyola was largely accented by faculty and staff who truly believe social justice, anti-oppression work, and service have a place in higher education.”

St. Joseph Seminary

Matthew Pajor

“Being educated comes with the responsibility to use the knowledge and skills gained to serve one’s community, and the world at large, for the greater glory of God.”

Stritch School of Medicine

William Flavin

“I have grown to view my research and patient care as a calling, as service to those in need, and as a way for me to feel God’s guiding presence in my day-to-day work.”