Eight students have been named winners of the 2019 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts.
Samuel Vilchez Santiago is a senior from Orlando, Florida, majoring in politics and earning certificates in Latin American studies, Latino studies, American studies and Spanish. He has served as co-president and advocacy chair of Princeton Latinos y Amigos, national liaison for Princeton’s Quest Scholars Network Chapter, a U-councilor on the Undergraduate Student Government, and a member of the Princeton DREAM Team. Additionally, he has served as a member of the American Studies Student Advisory Board and the Faculty-Student Calendar Reform committee. He is a residential college adviser in Whitman College.
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