by Adam Grybowski
The recipients of the 2021 Leadership Legacy Awards offered by Rider’s Center for the Development of Leadership Skills are Erin Klebaur 04 and Samantha Wheeler. The awards are distributed to one graduating senior and one alumnus or alumna each year.
Klebaur is the president of Imbue Creative, a marketing agency based in Lambertville, N.J., where she strives to create a culture of care, foster a healthy work/life balance and grow the company to best serve her clients. She also is dedicated to mentoring others. Over the past 15 years, she has worked directly with approximately 20 interns from Rider.
Strode College held their awards this month, nominating students who completed their courses last year. There were 23 categories in the awards, based on outstanding performance on courses and exceptional personal qualities. Most of those who received awards had completed A Levels and vocational qualifications last year, but there were also awards for Higher Education Student of the Year, Adult Student of the Year, Apprentice of the Year, the Rachael House Award for Skills for Life and Success Against the Odds. Katy Quinn, principal and CEO of the college in Street, said: “Whilst unfortunately unable to hold our usual annual awards ceremony due to the pandemic, we still wanted to celebrate the incredible hard work and achievements of all our students.
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West Fargo High School Student of the Month for September is Eva Fitz.
Fitz’s parents are Kevin and Alicia Fitz. Fitz was nominated for this award by Jordan Nepstad.
During Eva’s high school career she has been a member of the National Honor Society, a three-year academic letter recipient; Student Body President; North Dakota Association of Student Councils Class A Representative; four-year Student Council member; four-year philanthropy and youth member; confirmation junior guide at Faith Lutheran Church; Fargo-Moorhead Youth Symphony member for four years; WFHS Orchestra President; FM Acro Team Captain; four-year varsity soccer letter; two-year varsity soccer captain and three-year musical theater member.