Abigail Lague

Kira Baugh competed in dog shows alongside her dog, Riley, for seven years. Not only have they been the pair to beat, but they’ve developed a close bond as well.

The lab will be a platform for everything from locally grown and locally sourced food to working with public schools on their food and sustainability projects and linking with faculty who have projects all over the world related to food sustainability.

After a caffeine-fueled 72 hours, this team of three University of Virginia students earned the Mentor Award for their film created as a part of the Adrenaline Film Project.

Founded in 2002, Sharaara is the only all-female, Bollywood fusion dance group on Grounds. They strive to send a message of female empowerment while promoting Indian culture on Grounds.

This November, fourth-year student Ashwinraj Karthikeyan will present Phoenix-Aid, a new five-layered wound care technology, at the Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria. He hopes to use Phoenix-Aid to address chronic wounds in India.

VISAS, an ESL program working under the Center for American English Language and Culture, has connected undergraduate students with international students and staff for 18 years.

As a part of the Student Council’s Cavalier Education program, third-year student Saskia Feldman designed and is currently teaching her own class, “The Beauty Behind the Beast.”

UVA alumna Micaela Connery has dedicated her life to finding solutions to issues faced by those with disabilities.

The 2017 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award winners show they are driven to excel and improve not only themselves, but also their departments and the University.