Stanford Report, January 25, 2006

Nominations due Feb. 17 for Roland volunteer award

Nominations are being sought for the Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize, an honor endowed at the Haas Center for Public Service that recognizes faculty who integrate scholarship and community service. The $5,000 prize is awarded to faculty who engage and involve students in coupling academic scholarship and significant volunteer service. Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 17, by 5 p.m.

Nominees must be full-time members of the Academic Council, senior lecturers, Medical School line faculty members or clinical educators. In addition, the selection committee will look for a personal commitment to service and demonstrated record of involving students in volunteer work. The committee also will consider the extent to which nominees have developed innovative approaches to integrating academic scholarship and volunteerism; a record of research and teaching involving students in service; and the significance of the nominees' contributions.

Candidates must be nominated by colleagues or students—no self-nominations will be accepted. The nomination must be accompanied by three letters of support, and students, peers, deans and community partners may serve as references. Letters also should indicate the relationship between the writer and the nominee.

Nominations should be addressed to the Roland Volunteer Service Prize, Haas Center for Public Service, 562 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA 94305 (mail code 8620). E-mail submissions should be sent to Jackie Schmidt-Posner, director of public service education, at jsp@stanford.edu, and be followed by signed originals.

The award is named after an alumna from Montreal, Canada.