Campus & Community

One University Awards Ceremony to Be Held April 20 in Hendricks Chapel

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity will hold its annual One University Awards ceremony on Friday, April 20, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the Jack and Laura Hanhausen Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex.

Professor holding award between Chancellor and vice chancellor

Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences (pictured with Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly and Chancellor Kent Syverud) was honored as one of the 2017-20 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching Excellence at last year’s ceremony.

Two major University awards—the Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement and the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence will be conveyed during the ceremony.

The following awards will also be bestowed: the Tolley Medal, the Meredith Professorship for Teaching Excellence, the Teaching Recognition Award, the Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship and the Female and Male Student-Athlete Award.

Also recognized during the ceremony will be the University Scholars; Senior Class and School and College Marshals; Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars; emeriti faculty; and 25-, 30-, 35-, 40- and 45-year employees.

The new University Mace Bearer, who will be announced in the coming weeks, will be installed as part of the ceremony.

Information on the individual awards and nomination processes can be found at .

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