Annually beginning in 2021, the DePaul Esports community comes together to celebrate the accomplishments from the past year and recognize students for their contributions to teams and communities. Three awards are distributed- the Outstanding Student Leader Award, Exemplary Community Member, and MVP.
Outstanding Student Leader Awards are given to students who go above and beyond in their contributions to the Esports Community. The Exemplary Community Member and MVP awards are voted on by the peers of students in a respective title or community. The MVP Award is given out per team and is awarded to a player who’s devoted time, effort, and skill to help the team achieve new heights. The Exemplary Community Member Award is per-game title and is awarded to someone who significantly contributed to their community to help move it forward.
2021 Award Recipients
Student Leader Awards
Michael Gardner
Commentator
Most Valuable Player Awards
Albert Luna
Valorant Academy
Andrew Hiss
Valorant Academy
Angel Rivera
CS:GO Varsity
Bobby Nieves
Smash Varsity
Casey Peterson
Valorant Varsity
Chris Cordoba
Overwatch Varsity
Joel Alvarez
League of Legends Varsity
Jozef Tokarczyk
League of Legends Jade
Kevin Forbes
League of Legends Ruby
Kevin Forbes
League of Legends Ruby
Lauren Jang
League of Legends Amber
Maaz Haider
Smash Varsity
Michael Venit
Call of Duty Varsity
Ricky Soto
R6 Varsity
Robert Vega
Smash Junior Varsity
Ross Chapman
Overwatch Black
Ryan Ayers
League of Legends Varsity
Sean Casey
Rocket League Junior Varsity
Exemplary Community Member Awards
Aaron Ho
League of Legends
Kevin Donnelly
COD
Layne Norris
Rocket League
Matt Buerckholtz
Smash
Peyton Gatza
Overwatch
Richard Santos
R6 Siege
Tim Komperda
Valorant
Tito Protasio
CS:GO
Esports Awards