NU for Life Program Presents 11th Class of Kabiller Award Winners
10/19/2023 11:50:00 AM | Football, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country & Track, Women's Soccer, Field Hockey, David G. Kabiller NU for Life Program, Women's Fencing
EVANSTON, Ill. – During this month's Wildcat Professional Excellence Program (WPEP), six outstanding Northwestern junior student-athletes were named distinguished Irving Kabiller Memorial Award recipients. All award winners will receive an all-expenses paid professional development experience within their areas of interest to further their career exploration, leadership development, and personal enhancement.
The 2023 Kabiller Award winners are:
- Regan Cornelius (Field Hockey)- Political Science
- Ava Earl (Cross Country)- Political Science
- Reggie Fleurima (Football)- Learning and Organizational Change
- Gabriella Grust (Women's Soccer)- Business Institutions, Entrepreneurship
- Ophelia Tong (Fencing)- Biomedical Engineering
- Hailey Weaver (Women's Basketball)- Learning and Organizational Change
For the second time in program history, this award has been given to six student-athletes.
The selected winners displayed excellence in a multidimensional way, leadership qualities, and commitment to professional development. Their career interests range from several extensive opportunities in data analytics in professional sports, music, nutrition, activism, real estate, international law, medical devices, marketing, and product production.
Learn more about the 2023 Kabiller recipients below:
Regan Cornelius (Women's Field Hockey | New Albany, Ohio): Interested in shadowing lawyers from the Office of the Prosecutor for International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice. Regan is seeking to build professional connections in humanitarian law and international corporations and plans to attend law school.
Ava Earl (Women's Cross Country | Girdwood, Alaska): Interested in attending the Folk Alliance International as an aspiring leader and music professional. Ava is passionate about programs surrounding health, women in music, social media fluency and music activism.
Reggie Fleurima (Football | Naperville, Illinois): Interested in shadowing a successful real estate development company. Reggie is striving to learn about the ins and outs of the real estate industry and how to navigate life after sports.
Gabriella Grust (Women's Soccer | San Diego, California): Interested in visiting a healthy product organization. GG would like to gain hands on experience with marketing and production, food, and nutrition with an aspiring goal of starting a health-food family business.
Ophelia Tong (Women's Fencing | Arcadia, California): Interested in shadowing an R&D engineer or interning at a medical device company. Ophelia strives to combine her research and development interest with operations and design within biomedical engineering.
Hailey Weaver (Women's Basketball | Solon, Ohio): Interested in pursuing a career in data analytics in professional sports, specifically basketball. Hailey hopes to gain experience in her field of interest by shadowing a data analyst and growing her professional connections during her experience.
The Kabiller NU for Life Program began in 2012 following a generous donation to Northwestern Athletics by David Kabiller '85, a member of the University's Board of Trustees and a former Wildcat tennis player. In 2019, Kabiller committed a multimillion-dollar gift to endow the program, securing support for generations of future Wildcats student-athletes. The award, named in honor of David's late father, is now in its eleventh class of recipients. Student-athletes are required to submit an application that details their intended use for the funds, as well as an interview with a committee of the athletic department and campus representatives.
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