Summa Cum Laude; Study Abroad - Independent research for Honors Thesis in Uganda during Summer, 2001 (Submitted last two chapters for publication in Journal of Modern African History); Honors Program; One of two Denison seniors selected for USA Today Academic All-American Team; Who's Who Among College Students in America; National City Bank Scholar; Carl A. Anderson Summer Scholar; Lewis Newton Thomas III Memorial Scholarship; Estelle King Van Buren Scholarship; Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honorary); Mortar Board (National Service Honor Society); Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary) - Vice President; Department of History Fellow; Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honorary); Department of Sociology/Anthropology Fellow; President's Service Award Winner (two years); Office of Campus and Residential Life - Head Resident; Denison Community Association - President; June Orientation for Incoming First-Year Students - Staff Member; After-School Drama Club - Volunteer; WDUB-FM - Disc Jockey.

Supporting comments: "One of just a handful of students that have been hired as an HR without ever being an RA; showed great leadership and supervisory skills in these positions; always willing to go above and beyond his job description and assist anyone who needs it; last year, Jesse was funded by the department of history to spend the summer in Uganda to do independent research for his honors thesis; Jesse also submitted the last two chapters of this research (which was in excess of 200 pages) to the Journal of Modern African History; elected as DCA president; his insights into what motivates students to serve, and his ability to inspire the rest of our officers and chairs to better leadership were his greatest contributions; his excellent leadership abilities and extensive background in service led to Jesse's selection to the board of the Ohio Campus Compact for which he organized a conference at Denison for all Ohio Compact schools on the challenges and rewards of student-run community service organizations."