Ron and Jane Olson Outstanding Global Service-Learning Faculty/Staff Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the Ron and Jane Olson Outstanding Global Service-Learning Faculty/Staff Award.  Nominations are due Monday, April 24, at 5 p. m. The selected awardee will receive a $500 award and will be recognized at the All Staff Council Sapphire Awards Event on Thursday, May 4, in Levitt Hall, Old Main.

A letter of nomination should be submitted recommending an individual for the award speaking to the award criteria.

Ron and Jane Olson established the Outstanding Global Service-Learning Award to recognize outstanding work guiding global-service learning initiatives. This award recognizes a Drake faculty or staff member who:

  • Develops and coordinates intentional global service-learning opportunities
  • Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to community partner relationships internationally and/or locally
  • Exhibits values that encourage global service-learning
  • Provides leadership to support the sustainability of global service-learning initiatives

The nominee must be a current faculty or staff member at Drake.

Nomination Process

The letter of nomination is due to the Assistant Director of Drake Administered Programs Abroad Maria Rohach at maria.rohach@drake.edu no later than Monday, April 24. A committee of faculty and staff will review all nominations and make recommendations to the executive director of global engagement and international programs.

—Maria Rohach, Drake International