Acknowledgements were awarded at AYY’s annual ball
Each year, AYY awards various acknowledgements to outstanding members of the Aalto community. The badges of merit and honour are awarded for active contributions in support of AYY and its objectives. In addition to the badges, AYY also grants other acknowledgements to members of the Aalto community and to actions that have impacted the community.
AYY has three types of badges of merit and honour: the community badge, the badge of merit, and the badge of honour. In addition, AYY has a special acknowledgement, the hero badge. A miniature flag and AYY’s sash may also be awarded. Other annual forms of acknowledgement include the Aalto Athlete of the Year, Learning Promotion Deed, International Deed, and Sustainability Deed. At irregular intervals, AYY Seal of Approval may also be granted.
At AYY15 annual ball on Saturday, 17 May, the following acknowledgements were awarded:
Badges of Honor
Petri Valkama
Christian Segercrantz
Badges of Merit
Veeti Kahilainen
Otto Usvajärvi
Juuso Määttä
Fanni Mattsson
Henri Brax
Eero Virmavirta
Alex Korpela
Mantė Žygelytė
Verneri Suomela
Antti Henriksson
Oliver Hiekkamies
Community Badges
Rimma Hänninen
Ramzi El Geneidy
Aaro Rasilainen
Carl-Victor Schauman
Teemu Kanniainen
Laura Lukkarila
Eero Hyytinen
Aleksi Lallukka
Vilma Ikola
Tero Karesniemi
Toni Ojala
Senja Santala
Pinja Salo
Saku Turkulainen
Joel Leppänen
Leevi Kosonen
Laura Kärkkäinen
Kaisla Soljanto
Tessa Lehmussaari
Juha Malinen
Aadaliina Ilkka
Seal of Approval
Opiskelijakeskushanke
Miniature Flags
Monika Kivimäki
Jukka Mäkelä
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Hero Badge
Tempaus '24
Aalto Athlete of the Year
Lassi Etelätalo
Learning Promotion Deed
Risto Sarvas
International Deeds
International Student Peer Advice (ISPA)
Kielibuusti
Sustainable Deed
Aalto Foodsharing
Congratulations to the recipients and thank you for your active contributions to the student union!
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