Courage to Inspire, Strength to Empower Award
The Courage to Inspire, Strength to Empower Award (based on Adelphi University’s award of the same name) was created in 2021 to recognize outstanding female student leaders whose service and commitment to excellence benefit and inspire the members of the Shepherd Ram family.
The award recognizes a student who, through meaningful philanthropic work on- and off- campus, embodies the commitment of WISH to impact and enhance the Shepherd community.
The winner is announced during the annual WISH Membership Program and is invited to vote as an honorary member for the next year’s grant awards. This year, the Shepherd University Rotaract Club will also be providing a monetary award to the recipient. Nominations are now closed.
Chloe was nominated by Dr. Heidi Hanrahan, who noted her as a “talented scholar, compassionate servant-leader, and terrific teacher-in-the-making.”
Chloe excels academically, participating in the 4+1 program which will allow her to complete graduate work for a Masters of Arts in Teaching as an undergraduate student. Her already-impressive resume demonstrates that she understands the importance of connecting the work of the classroom to the spaces beyond. This past March, Chloe presented a paper on Ovid’s Metamorphoses at the Sigma Tau Delta Convention in New Orleans.
One of her extracurricular activities include serving as Vice President for Sigma Tau Delta, which is the English Honors Society. Even more impressive is her work with Tri Sigma Sorority. In 2025, she served as the Vice President of Operations, and she has served as the Director of Philanthropic Initiatives for three semesters, raising funds for a variety of charities. She also served as Secretary of Shepherd’s Panhellenic Council, was inducted into the Order of Omega, served as a student ambassador, and worked as a peer tutor – all while making the Deans List every semester.
Chloe has the makings of a terrific teacher and mentor: two of her Tri Sigma “Little Sisters” have taken on leadership roles in the sorority. In addition, Chloe was served as a youth mentor for AmeriCorps in Mineral County, WV, working with 8-12 year old students. And on Shepherd’s campus, she is one of the most highly esteemed writing tutors. Her peers seek her out for advice and assistance, and she is always willing to help them, finding genuine joy and satisfaction in helping others grow as readers, writers, and thinkers.
Dr Hanrahan concluded her nomination by asserting that the English department points to Chloe as one of their shining stars, and asserts that “she will continue to make the program, Shepherd University, and WISH proud.”
Past Recipients
- Isabelle Glass, 2025
- Lillian Robbins, 2024
- Hanna Carlson, 2023
- Alyssa Nazarok, 2022
- Danielle Stephenson, 2021