The Patrick Villaflores Alumni Award

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A legacy of excellence

The Patrick Villaflores Award, named in honor of PSU Kaibigan’s founding President, is the highest form of recognition awarded to an alumni by the PSU Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board. Inaugurated during the 10th anniversary of PSU Kaibigan in 2013, the award will be given every year to an alumni who has achieved remarkable success, distinction and recognition.

Patrick Villaflores

 

Patrick Villaflores was the founding-President of PSU Kaibigan. Instrumental in developing PSU Kaibigan’s core mission of uniting and empowering Filipino American students at PSU, Patrick has been a tireless champion of advancing the educational, cultural, political, and social development of Filipino students through collective organizing towards social justice and social change. Holding numerous leadership positions in Kaibigan starting in 2003 when he, along with his best friend, Cheryll Fernandez, started the organization, Patrick has shaped PSU Kaibigan into one of the most active and respected student organizations in the Northwest that represents the voice of Filipino American youth. From the annual “Pilipino Cultural Night” to our Dalawang Dekada 20th anniversary campaign, Patrick has been a driving force in forming initiatives, building community collaborations, and catalyzing change in serving Filipino American students.

For over a decade, Patrick has inspired, mentored, and molded a generation of student organizers and leaders, myself included, that have long worked in advancing PSU Kaibigan’s mission and vision. A tireless advocate for Filipino American youth, Patrick has left a legacy that supports the development of Filipino American students while enhancing diversity on the PSU campus.

Criteria:

  • The Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board will identify an outstanding PSU Kaibigan alumnus/alumna who has demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to PSU Kaibigan and the Filipino American community to be the recipient of the Patrick Villaflores Award annually.

  • Through nominations from the campus community, the Patrick Villaflores Award Selection Committee will review applications, identify finalists and recognize one award recipient annually

  • Signatories of the Patrick Villaflores Award will consist of Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board members, the Chief Diversity Officer of Portland State University and the Executive Director of the PSU Alumni Association

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Presenting the

2021 Honoree

In one of Kenneth’s nominations, the nominator wrote: “I cannot think of a PSU Kaibigan alumnus as deserving of this recognition as Kenneth Crebillo.

There is no question the generation of Filipino American students that he inspired as they followed his example and later became leaders of PSU Kaibigan and the vibrant Filipino American activism across the Pacific Northwest.”

Kenneth Crebillo

 

For distinguished achievement in advancing the educational, cultural, social and political development of PSU Kaibigan and outstanding contributions to the Filipino American community while enhancing diversity at Portland State University.

PSU Kaibigan Cultural Chair 2009-2010, Kaibigan Educational Chair 2010-2011, Kaibigan President 2011-2012, Kaibigan Political Chair 2012-2015, PSU Coalition of Asian Pacific American Studies Director 2012-2014, Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Cultural Officer 2012-2015, Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network PNW Coordinator 2014-2017, PCHRP Youth Desk Lead 2015-2016, Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board 2015-2019, Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board 2015-2019, Anakbayan Portland Secretary General (2016-2017, Kabataan Alliance National President 2017-present, NAFCON Oregon Talakayan at Kapehan Planning Team Member 2020-2021

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Past Recipients

 
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2014: Rossella De Leon

PSU Kaibigan President (2005-2007), NWFASA Conference Co-Chair (2006), Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board Chair (2012-2013), Isang Dekada Planning Committee Member (2013), Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board Member (2013), Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Chair (2014)

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2015: Christian Aniciete

PSU Kaibigan Publicity Coordinator (2005-2006), Kaibigan Treasurer (2006-2007), Kaibigan President (2007-2008), Associated Students of PSU Senator (2007-2008), Kaibigan Vice-President (2008-2009), SALP Events Coordinator (2008-2010), ASPSU Student Body Presidential Candidate (2009), Kaibigan Political Chair (2009-2010), PSU Programming Board Co-Founding Chair (2009-2010), ASPSU Communications Director (2009-2010), Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board Member (2010-present), Isang Dekada Planning Committee Member (2013),

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2020: Nikki De Leon

PSU Kaibigan’s Kapatid (2008), Kaibigan Fundraising Coordinator (2010-2011), Kaibigan Vice-President (2011-2012), Kaibigan President (2012-2013), Kaibigan Alumni Advisory Board Member (2014-2016, 2018-2019), Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Chair (2014), Bayan PNW Coordinator (2016),
Lakad PDX Founding Member (2017), National Alliance for Filipino Concerns PNW Regional Coordinator (2019), NAFCON USA National Secretary of Finance (2018)