LA MIRADA, CALIF. Sierra McCoy, a Brea resident, is this years recipient of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Esther Ruby Award for Obedience and Servanthood.

I feel so honored to be noticed in my dedication because it shows that I have meant something to someone just as the many leaders before me have inspired and touched my life, said McCoy.

McCoy is currently 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Student Government Association President. She has been heavily involved in the First Gen program, serving as a peer mentor where she facilitated First Gen events and helped guide a first generation college student through their first year at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023. She was nominated for the award due to her servant leadership exhibited through how she has led and mentored other students during her time at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023.

For the past two years, McCoy has also served as a mentoring coordinator for the First Gen program, supervising 16 mentoring relationships between First Gen college students, hosting mentor training sessions and providing relational support to First Gen mentors. Before serving as president of SGA, she held the position of Senator and marketing coordinator for SGA.

Other awards that were presented at a ceremony on March 13, 2019 at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 include the Priscilla Ruby Award for Teaching and Mentoring and the Deborah Ruby Award for Leadership and Wisdom. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has given out Ruby Awards since 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s centennial year in 2008 and holds an annual awards ceremony each March in honor of womens history month.

晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is a private Christian university located in Southern California. For more than 100 years, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has remained committed to its mission of biblically centered education, integrating biblical principles with every academic program. Learn more at www.biola.edu.

Written by Bella Burchett, media relations intern. For more information, contact Jenna Loumagne, manager of media relations, at (562) 777-4061 or jenna.loumagne@biola.edu.