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Ninety New Jersey City University students were inducted into the campus chapter of the National Society for Leadership and Success at a recent campus ceremony during which Dr. Carlos Hernandez, NJCU president, and Amani Jennings, NJCU assistant dean of students, were granted honorary membership and three awards for excellence were presented.

At the campus ceremony for NJCU’s largest induction class, the Society’s “Excellence in Student Service” award was presented to Candice Fair, assistant director of NJCU’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), and “Excellence in Teaching” awards were presented to Dr. William Calathes, an NJCU professor of criminal justice, and Emilio Marmora, an NJCU adjunct professor of psychology and OSP summer teacher.

Created by the nationwide effort of professional motivational speakers who wanted to impact students’ lives on a long-term continuous basis rather than by a one-time motivational speech, the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) helps students become confident individuals and leaders.

Student members are mentored and provided with resources that help them to establish goals and work with each other to reach these goals. The students attend lectures by nationally-recognized speakers and community leaders, motivational and interactive web broadcasts, leadership training sessions, and team meetings. NJCU student members also maintain reflective journals.

Established in 2006, the NJCU chapter has inducted 1,354 students; 665 of these students have been inducted into the National Society.

The 2012 NJCU inductees included Hudson County residents Justin Amodeo, Rooney Babilonia, Corey Bauer, Corrado Devincenzo, Mariham Hanna, Josette Morrieson, Ariel Rivera, Brittany Sanchez, Robert Squitieri, Francine Strugala, and Quianna Ward of Bayonne; Michael Percontino of Hoboken; Abdulrahman Abdulmalik, Thierno Aidara, Stephanie Amaya, Gerald Cameron, Christian Corrales, David Damrel, Mack Do, Lurking Ferreras, Erica Gomez, Jacqueline Gonzalez, Karen Gutierrez, Amber Hogan, Ayele Kouevidjin, Antonio Langston, Nicole Leibowitz, Maharaj Kavita, Regina M. Marshall, Doris Nicholson, Paulina Pamzino, Priya Rally, Danielle Rodriguez, Mehjabin Shaikh, David Silva, Sonya Thompson, and Chanel Wright of Jersey City; Stephanie Fernandes, Jordann Mcalinden, Jessica Silva, and Kathleen Torres of Kearny; Huda Ayyad , Andrea Davidson, Andrea Flores, Ivis Garcia, Caridad Moran, Karina Peralta, Stephania Polo, Nicholas Rodriguez, and Johanny Rojas of North Bergen; Diana Castellon of Secaucus; Arboleda Maria Fernanda Lopez , Ruth Palpan, Gicell Reyes, and Thrisha Sandoval of Union City; and Nancy Gonzalez, Raul Ligero, Tirzo Quintero, and Taniqua Seda-Fabara of West New York.

NJCU inductees also included Diana Cabrera, Faith Cummings, Shamir Metz, Chisom Ogbuagu, and Jose Ortiz of Newark; Munirah Abiola-Bisiolu of Piscataway; Andrew Chartoff of Ridgefield; Coretta Chung of East Orange; Nicholas Coviello of Hasbrouck Heights; Dana Daly of Millstone Township; Lola Davis of Eatontown; Ifeoluwa Fawole of North Plainfield; Victoria Finelli of Brick; Carlson Fischedick and Supreet Kaur of Long Branch; Elisa Flores of Fairview; Alvaro Hoyos of Hazlet; Shonda Jeter of Elizabeth; Randy Konchalski of Howell; Joan Kuchie of Woodbridge; Clarissa Molina of Hackensack; Frank Nwafor of Irvington; Shirley Ospino of Cliffside Park; Matthew Redding of Freehold; Kara Renner of Rahway; Mayra Rojas of Linden; Samantha Rudick of Closter; Lyudmila Slyusareva of Ocean; Samantha Smit of Manasquan; Kristin Thatcher of Sea Bright; Amanda Torres of Waretown; and Kimberly Zandman of Colts Neck.