The spotlight shined brightly on the university’s own on April 9 during the 23rd annual MUN Volunteer Day Awards.

Students, residences and employees were honoured for their outstanding contributions both on and off campus.

Steph Power was named Student Volunteer of the Year, while Adam Daniels was this year’s recipient of the David Kirkland Student Leadership Award.

There was a tie for this year’s Volunteer Club/ Society of the Year awards – Engineers Without Borders and SIFE Memorial were honoured for their countless volunteer activities and projects.

Barnes House was chosen as the Volunteer Residence of the Year.

Chris Hibbs of Career Development and Experiential Learning received this year’s Staff Volunteer of the Year, while Dr. Angela Loucks-Atkinson from the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation accepted the Faculty Volunteer of the Year award.

Ed Loveless, a faculty member from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics accepted the Glenn Roy Blundon Award.

And, Facilities Management’s Carpentry, Electrical and Plumbing units won the Volunteer Department of the Year.

MUN Volunteer Day is co-ordinated and hosted by the Student Volunteer Bureau, and is a partnership of the Centre for Career Development and MUNSU.