October 30, 2021

XING Memorial Fund (XMF) today announced the recipients for 2021 XING Leadership Award. XING Leadership Award was launched in 2017 to promote leadership development in the Chinese Community. It focuses on servant leadership, character building and civic engagement. The application was designed to evaluate applicants’ community/social awareness as well as leadership attributes, such as responsibility, risk taking, resilience, reflectiveness and team work. This year’s candidates have shown their initiatives to research, develop, and implement community service projects. The recipients are:

1, College Category:

XING Developing Leaders Award

  • Sophia Lu, University of Southern California

2, High School Category:

XING Leaders Award

  • Dylan Quan, Okemos High School

XING Developing Leaders Award

  • Samuel Liu, Ladue Horton Watkins High school
  • Ashley Su, Newport High School

XING Emerging Leaders Award

  • Daniel Shi, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology

Since implementation, this program has attracted strong support from the PKU alumni community. This year's Judging Committee consists of : Dongfeng Wu (86 Statistics) of Louisville KY, Jack Ji (86 Mathematics) of Dallas TX, Richard Wang (Cornell 2017), Harry Zhou, and Yong Zhou (86 Biology). XMF greatly appreciates all applicants for their participation, the Judging Committee for their dedication to serve, as well as the donors who make this project possible. This program has proven to be meaningful in cross generation communication and in strengthening the community at large.

XMF Education Committee