Student Council awarded its annual accolades to contracted independent organizations in a ceremony at the Rotunda yesterday evening. Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development was named the CIO of the year.
Council appropriated more than $600,000 to CIOs this academic year. The CIO Consultants Committee, composed of about 20 members who provide advice to various groups, selected the award winners and were primarily responsible for organizing last night's event. The committee evaluated CIOs on their "strength, passion, student involvement, and presence on Grounds," Council Vice President for Organizations Aneesha Rao said.
"CIOs are student groups that add to the rich cultural and academic atmosphere U.Va. offers its students," Rao said.
Rao worked closely with second-year College student Neil Branch, who will succeed Rao as VPO when his term officially begins April 5. Branch said he intends to focus on improving the distribution of information to CIOs.
"The big focus is information, so that CIOs know about the whole funding process so that there is more understanding," Branch said.
Other CIOs which earned recognition included Smart Woman Securities as the best new CIO, women's club ice hockey as the best club sport and Sustained Dialogue as the best CIO for community engagement. Council honored Students in Free Enterprise as the most outstanding small CIO.
-compiled by Anna Milligan
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