USU Presidential Awards for Civic and Community Engagement
Recognizing outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners.Each year, USU recognizes the work of outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners that exemplifies collaboration between USU and the greater community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
Recognizing work of outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners that exemplifies collaboration in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
USU faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate awardees in the following categories:
Community-Engaged Faculty
Community-Engaged Staff
Community-Engaged Student
Community-Engaged Alumnus
Committed Community Partner
Award Criteria
Faculty
Successfully incorporated community-engaged teaching with demonstrable outcomes and/or conducted outstanding community-engaged research
Staff
Demonstrates leadership in advancing community engagement at USU
Student/Student Group
Takes action in pursuit of long-term positive change, inspires and engages others, and exhibits motivation and potential for effective long-term civic engagement
Committed Community Partner
Successfully engages students in meaningful projects and programs that build organizational capacity and address the most pressing community needs
Community-Engaged Alumnus
Demonstrates ongoing and deep commitment to community engagement, and leads, inspires, and engages others toward positive social change
Nomination
Nominations are due by April 8, and awards are presented at the annual CCE Community Engagement Celebration & Banquet. To nominate an individual or organization, fill out the form below. Please include the contact information for both the nominator and the nominee.
Nomination Form
Past Recipients
2023-24
- CE Faculty: Dr. Courtney Flint
- CE Staff: Michelle Bogdan-Holt
- CE Alum: Roxie Christensen
- CE Student(s): Hannah Eddy
- Committed Community Partner: Utah Public Radio
2022-23
- CE Faculty: Dr. Jayme Walters
- CE Staff: Shonna Hemmis
- CE Alum: Mary Heers
- CE Student(s): Zoyee Thomas
- Committed Community Partner: Science Unwrapped
- Ivory Prize for Excellence in Community Engagement: Danielle Berger
2021-22
- CE Faculty: Roslynn McCann & Edwin Stafford
- CE Staff: James Coburn
- CE Alum: Casey Snider
- CE Student(s): Annika Thorup
- Committed Community Partner: The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
- Ivory Prize: Nicole Burnard
- Crista Sorenson Award for Outstanding Civic and Community Engagement: Megan Wilson
2020-21
- CE Faculty: Aurora Hughes
- CE Staff: Hiram Wigant
- CE Alum: Sammie MacFarlane
- CE Student(s): Peter Taylor
- Committed Community Partner: Mike Stokes
2019-20
- CE Faculty: Kristin Searle, Instructional Technology
- CE Faculty: David Anderson, David Evans & Jake Powell, LAEP
- CE Staff: Emily Ezola, Music
- CE Alum: Samuel Rivera, Natural Resources
- CE Student(s): Jake Hogan
- Committed Community Partner: Athletics United
2018-19
- CE Faculty: Dr. Scott Hammond
- CE Staff: Dr. Sachin Pavithran
- CE Alum: Mayor Holly Daines
- CE Student(s): Kara Bachman and Cassie Twiggs
- Committed Community Partner: Michael Bingham and the Jump the Moon Foundation
2017-18
- CE Faculty: Dr. Jess Lucero
- CE Staff: Jordy Guth
- CE Alum: Bill Grenney,
- CE Student(s): Terra Pace
- Committed Community Partner: Café Femenino Foundation
2016-17
- CE Faculty: Dr. Matthew Sanders
- CE Staff: Amber Summers-Graham
- CE Alum: Lt. Governor Spencer Cox
- CE Student(s): Kristin Fitzgerald & RJ Risueno
- Committed Community Partner: Cache Humane Society
2015-16
- CE Faculty: Dr. Kris Miller
- CE Staff: Dr. Larry Smith
- CE Alum: Dennise Gackstetter
- CE Student(s): Hannah Pendergast & James Wirth
- Committed Community Partner: Cache Refugee Immigrant Connection
2014-15
- CE Faculty: Dr. Rebecca Walton
- CE Staff: Star Coulbrooke
- CE Alum: Luz Maria Carreno
- CE Student: Claire Core
- Committed Community Partner: Emily Malik