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The President’s Office will present the Martin Luther King Jr. Awards for Excellence in Service at the 38th Annual Commemorative Celebration on Jan. 21, 2020.

Three awards are given annually in these categories:

Clemson University student (undergraduate or graduate)
Clemson University employee (faculty or staff)
Clemson Area community member (Anderson, Oconee or Pickens counties)

Please help by nominating deserving individuals who exhibit excellence in service in one or more of the following areas involved in advancing King’s vision of the “Beloved Community”

Service to Clemson University or the surrounding community
Advocacy for social or environmental justice
Service above and beyond direct employment

King’s definition of the “Beloved Community” will be helpful in considering your nominations. He said it is “a community inclusive of all people, regardless of race, gender, class, ethnicity … a community that recognizes people as individuals first, each with a unique set of life experiences that shapes their particular perspectives … a community where varied perspectives are brought together in a collective effort to achieve goals for the common good.”

The recipient of the student award will receive a $500 cash stipend. Other winners will be able to direct a grant of $500 to the campus or community organization of the recipient’s choice. Each will also receive a personal plaque and be recognized on a permanent plaque showing past winners.

All nominations should be submitted by using the online nomination form no later than Dec. 13, 2019.

People who make a difference should be recognized. Here’s your chance to make that happen. Nominations for Clemson’s 2016 Spring University Awards are now being accepted. The awards, given annually, recognize faculty, staff, students, administrators and community members who demonstrate significant leadership and dedication to the university community.

Non-student awards:

• Frank A. Burtner Award for Excellence in Advising: This award includes an annual cash prize for the advisor of students (academic or non-academic); or student organizations who excels in developing students in the area of leadership, devotion to duty and service.

• Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award: Given in recognition of the recipient’s influence for good, excellence in maintaining high ideals of living, and service before self. Recipient should have an interest in or be associated with Clemson University and live within the State of South Carolina. Nominations are open to local and state community members as well as current Clemson faculty, staff and administrators.

Submit non-student nominations here. The deadline to submit non-student award nominations is Friday, March 4, 11:59 p.m.

Student awards:

• Norris Medal: Given to the best all-around graduating senior student (who graduated in August or December 2015 or will graduate in May 2016).  The Norris Medal is considered the most prestigious award given to an undergraduate.
• Matt Locke Award: Awarded to one student for outstanding leadership with regard to service and devotion to mankind and Clemson University.
• Frank A. Burtner Scholarship: Given to a student (rising junior or senior) who displays exemplary leadership qualities and has an outstanding academic record.
• Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award: Presented to senior students (one male and one female) for service to campus and community.

To nominate for a student award click here. The deadline for student-award nominations is Friday, March 4, 11:59 p.m.

Note: Once you submit a nomination for a student, s/he will be notified via an automatically generated email and asked to apply online no later than Thursday, March 10, 11:59 pm. Students may also self-nominate.

Direct your questions or technical issues to Benardo J. Dargan at bdargan@clemson.edu or 656-9346.

The President’s Commission on the Status of Women honored five women with Clemson University Outstanding Women Awards. The awards were created to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to improving the status of women at Clemson.

Award recipients include:

Sarah Winslow — Outstanding Academic Faculty Award

Winslow worked through her creative inquiry class to provide candid and thought-provoking materials about consent and sexual assault in our residential communities. A faculty member in the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Winslow works tirelessly to provide voice to women who may not feel empowered to have a voice on campus. She serves on the Women’s Studies Steering Committee and Clemson’s Sexual Violence Task Force. Most recently, she presented at the Women’s Leadership Conference as well as the South Carolina Women in Higher Education Conference hosted at Clemson University.

Parvin Lewis — Outstanding Staff Award

The director of the health promotion staff at Redfern Health Center, Lewis has done great work toward enhancing the self-esteem of women suffering from body image issues, decreasing the rate of sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies at Clemson, and encouraging students to be resilient in times of trial and turmoil. Young women with eating disorders have trusted Lewis’ advice and encouragement to obtain counseling and life-saving treatment.

Natasha Topoluk — Outstanding Graduate Award

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Topoluk is fantastic role model for women in the STEM fields. She has engaged in various roles within the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program since she was a freshman undergraduate. She began as a big sister mentor, completed a UPIC internship with WISE, and currently serves as Graduate Administrative Assistant, Women in Science and Engineering Residents.

Casey Cresbaugh — Outstanding Undergraduate Award

Cresbaugh is a health sciences major and serves as a personal trainer at Fike Recreation Center. It is through this position that she became involved in Susan Pope’s Wellness LLC Creative Inquiry. In her work with Wellness LLC, Cresbaugh gained great experience as a peer mentor with female students. She was instrumental in starting the women’s basketball sports club at Clemson. She saw the need for this club when observing that males dominated the basketball courts and she helped organize the club in order to assist female students with court time at Fike.

Jaleese Blake — Thea McCrary Student Award for Outstanding Service

Blake is an active member of Gamma Sigma Sigma, a community-oriented campus sorority. She serves on the Student Health Advisory Committee, which works to promote health and wellness on campus. She has worked with both the Clemson March of Dimes program and Tiger Babies, where she raised money created presentations to further those causes. She has volunteered at the Clemson Child Development Center and the Arts Center as well as at Camp Spearhead, where she assists persons with disabilities.

One of impact areas for Gamma Sigma Sigma is domestic violence. Blake worked with Safe Harbor to collect clothes and send empowering cards to the clients.

These individuals were nominated and recommended by their peers and selected by committees made up of current Women’s Commission members. Each recipient received an engraved plaque to commemorate this achievement.

The President’s Commission on the Status of Women annually honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improve the status of women. These awards include:

• Outstanding woman academic faculty member
• Outstanding woman classified staff
• Outstanding woman graduate student
• Outstanding woman undergraduate student
• Distinguished contributor
• Thea McCrary Student Award for Outstanding Service, named in honor of the late Thea McCrary, former captain of the Clemson University Police Department and a former chair of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women

Complete nomination packets for all awards must be submitted to the Women’s Commission office in 127 Hardin Hall by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.

Honorees will be recognized at a reception Thursday, March 13, 2014.

Download nomination forms from the Women’s Commission website:

• Outstanding Woman, Outstanding Contributor

• Thea McCrary Student Award for Outstanding Service

If you have questions or need additional information, contact Linda Tindal at 864-656-1532 or ltindal@clemson.edu.

Descriptions of the award categories are below:

Outstanding Woman; Outstanding Contributor

Recipients of the Outstanding Woman Awards are selected from the following categories: academic faculty, classified staff, graduate student and undergraduate. Honorees in the distinguished contributor category may be male or female alumni, senior administrators, unclassified staff, non-academic faculty, major gift donors or other individuals who have made significant contributions to improving the status of women.

Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Professional achievement within category
• Service as a role model within the University
• Service as a role model outside the University
• Performance in “unique” circumstances of merit
• Efforts to promote the status of women

To nominate an individual, submit a vita, resume or summary of activities (two-page maximum) and two letters of support, along with a completed nomination form, available online here.

Thea McCrary Student Award for Outstanding Service

This award honors a student who is engaged in public service or education on matters critical to the lives of women and society in general. Any student (male or female) who, during the previous academic year, has been engaged in community service may be nominated. The recipient will receive a $150 stipend.

To nominate an individual, submit a letter of nomination detailing the student’s service activities and two letters of recommendation, along with a completed nomination form, available online here.