Jonathan Ort '21 Wins 2021 Spirit of Princeton Award for Service, Contributions to Campus Life

Written by
the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students
May 12, 2021

Ort is one of eleven students who have been named winners of the 2021 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts.

The selection committee received over 150 letters of nomination on behalf of outstanding undergraduate students. The Spirit of Princeton Award is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and has been given annually since 1995.

Jonathan Ort is a senior from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, majoring in history and pursuing certificates in African studies and Spanish. He has served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Princetonian, a Chapel deacon, vice president of the International Relations Council, and a symposiarch with the Princeton Humanities Council. Additionally, Ort is involved with Princeton Model United Nations and participated in the International Internship Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Photo courtesy of the Council of the Humanities.