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2007
Faculty/Staff:
Dr.
Giselle Corbie-Smith (faculty), Associate Professor in the
School of Medicine. Dr. Corbie-Smith is is the principal investigator
for Project GRACE, a collaborative partnership working to eliminate
health disparities in communities within Edgecombe & Nash counties here
in North Carolina. The initial and current focus of the Project is HIV/AIDS.
Using a community-based participatory research model,. Dr. Corbie-Smith
is working with community groups and individuals, seeking interventions
that will be acceptable to the community as well as effective in reducing
the incidence and spread of HIV/AIDS. Her nominator described her work
in this way: “Dr. Corbie-Smith presents herself in a quiet, self-effacing
manner which complements the community-based participatory research
model very nicely. A more dominant presence would interfere, even defeat,
the community members' participation. Thus, Dr. Corbie Smith is a key
participant, as well as leader, in Project GRACE.”
Students:
Janet
Lopez, a fourth year doctoral candidate in Culture, Curriculum
and Change in the School of Education, is honored for her contributions
to the Scholars Latino Intiative (SLI). As Director, Janet oversees
all aspects of this partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill and Jordan Matthews
High School in Siler City, NC. SLI has the mission to promote equity
and access to the North Carolina educational system for all students,
including Latinos. To this end, the program pairs UNC sophomore undergraduates
with Jordan Matthews sophomore students for a three-year mentoring relationship.
Her nominators said this about Janet: “Janet goes above and beyond,
helping mentors with grant applications, providing additional reading
about immigration issues, inviting them to conferences and lectures,
and generally acting as a mentor for both the UNC students and the Siler
City high-school students, inspiring both groups to achieve academically
and personally by engaging in positive self-development.” And, “Janet
melded her  scholarship
with service by acting as a community bridge between Chapel Hill and
Siler City. She is an agent for change within North Carolina, inspiring
undergraduates and administrators alike to support the rich futures
of Latino youth through broadened access to higher education”.
Nicole Norfleet, a sophomore, started “Suits for Success” when
she came to campus last year. Her nominator writes that when Nicole
was in high school and had to go to special events she always wore the
same suit - the only one she owned. She also noticed that she was often
one of the only black students at the events she attended. Recognizing
the need among low income high school students to have at least one
suit to prepare themselves for future academic and personal success,
Nicole created “Suits for Succcess”. Specifically targeting at-risk
Durham high school students, the program assists them in their pursuit
of success in academics and beyond by giving them the opportunity to
speak to peers attending the University and ask questions about their
potential for attending college, with the ultimate goal of providing
them with new business suits donated by local businesses. Her nominator
said this about Nicole: “Nicole has continued to amaze me in her sincere
efforts to learn and soak in every resource that she is provided. She
never hesitates to ask questions or consider new methods of achieving
her goal of increasing minority enrollment in higher-level education.
Many students pursue new endeavors and many students sustain old ones,
but few have the character and determination to do both.”
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2006
Faculty/Staff:
 Dr.
John Graham(faculty) of the School of Public Health is the chair of
the Incubator Advisory Board and has an active involvement in this state-wide
service project. Public Health Incubator Collaboratives are regional
groups of North Carolina local health departments that band together
to solve locally-identified public health problems. Dr. Graham has engaged
county health directors, coordinated the formation of the Incubators,
advised on strategic planning and projects, acted as principal investigator,
and managed many grants. Dr. Graham helps health directors at every
step of the process to establish their Incubators. In addition, he travels
the state to understand issues faced by Incubator groups and meets regularly
with Incubator participants to problem solve and advise them.
Blair
Turner(staff) is
directly involved in the organization and support of the Free HIV Testing
in community outreach locations. She not only organizes the events but
is active in the direct service of the event. Blair plans the event
and schedules the volunteers; helps set up the site and take it down;
and she is active in engaging with the people being tested and encouraging
others to be tested. Through her efforts, the testing has been offered
at Festifall in October and World AIDS Day in December. In addition,
Blair also has testing planned at UNC in March, NC State in February,
and Applechill and the Latino Health Fair in April. Not only does this
free testing allow participants to learn their HIV status immediately,
but also helps facilitate more people being tested. The outreach events
provide a free, easy and non medical setting to reach people who may
not otherwise be tested.
Students:
Laura
Malone was the co-director for the first ever Duke-Carolina
Student Basketball Marathon. The Basketball Marathon serves children
in North Carolina with life-threatening illnesses at both Duke Medical
Center and UNC Hospitals with the help of the partner organization,
Hoop Dreams Basketball Marathon. She helped develop a mentoring and
support program in which the members from both Duke and Carolina work
together to provide direct support to terminally-ill children as well
as raising money to help Hoop Dreams expand its preexisting programs.
She made the event a success in raising over $60,000 for the children.
In addition, Laura was influential in making the Basketball Marathon
an official student organization, and she is now the official President
of the organization which she is currently working to register as an
official non-profit.
James
Wallace of the School of Medicine was the co-director
of the Student Health Action Coalition from March 2004- March 2005.
SHAC is a student-run organization that provides free health care and
social services to local residents and communities. Mr. Wallace strengthened
the interdisciplinary collaboration within SHAC and made significant
improvements in the annual stability of the organization. As co-director,
he directed the efforts of 40 program coordinators and over 650 volunteers
toprovide free clinical services to 1,800 patients in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro
community. Also, he was instrumental in developing and implementing
SHAC Outreach, a project aimed at providing ongoing health services
through partnerships with local communities. Examples of outreach partnerships
include a diabetes clinic in two rural churches and a wellness program
in a community center for adults with mental illness.
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2005
Faculty/Staff:
Dr. Lee Marcus(faculty) came to UNC and Division TEACCH in 1974 to direct
one of its
three clinics for the diagnosis and treatment of autism. The clinic’s
mandate is to provide treatment services
primarily to children and adolescents with autism and their families,
but Lee has extended the clinic’s service to the larger community
by starting and championing a support group for parents of adults with
autism. In addition, he has also created a culture of community service
within the TEACCH clinic he directs. Marcus believes that everyone at
the clinic should also become involved in cooperative endeavors with
the autism community outside
the clinic walls.
Jock Lauterer(staff), professor in the School of Journalism
and Mass Communication is the creator, leader, heart and soul of the
Carolina Community Media Project, an effort that includes outreach to
each of the state’s 181 community newspapers and a course that
teaches students about community newspapers. Since 2001, his innovative
program has strengthened ties between the University and community newspapers
throughout the state as well as brought community journalism more firmly
into the curriculum.
Philip
Andrew Sherrill, senior Exercise and Sports Science major,
is honored for the creation of the Hispanic Swimming and Safety Awareness
Program. There is a growing need for swimming and water safety awareness
among the Hispanic community, and Philip created this program to provide
free swimming lessons and water safety instruction, to local Hispanic
citizens in their native language. Hispanic children ranging in age
from four to fourteen are given free swim lessons by students and staff
who have an experienced background both in speaking Spanish and teaching
swimming.
Rebecca
Lynn Sowder is honored for spearheading the UNC Habitat Blitz
Build. Becca, who is an Environmental Science major, has served as co-chair
of UNC Student Habitat for Humanity, built a coalition of campus groups
(involving groups from fraternities to the senior class) to help in
various ways. And thanks largely to her efforts, the UNC community had
an opportunity to change the life of a family in February when students,
faculty, and staff joined together to build a Habitat house in three
days for a UNC employee and her two children.
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2004
Faculty/Staff:
Katrina
Coble, administrative manager in the College of Arts and
Sciences' department of computer science, is the chair of the university-wide
blood drive, the nation's second-largest blood drive. She manages
the blood drive's kickoff and recruiter training; this year, she led
one of the university's most successful drives, with 1,031 units of
blood collected.
Elizabeth
Millwood, an administrative assistant for the Center for
the Study of the American South, supports grassroots oral history
research under way across North Carolina. A frequent workshop leader,
Millwood also trains graduate students to deliver oral history short
courses. They, in turn, fan out statewide to work with local historical
societies, community groups, museum staffs and others seeking to create
a connection to the past through oral history.
Megan
Davy, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences' department
of public policy, is the founder of Project OpenHand in Chapel Hill.
This project links members of the UNC campus community with Alamance
and Chatham county residents who are living with HIV and AIDS. Preparing
and delivering seven home-cooked meals a week, Project OpenHand is designed
to meet the nutritional needs of these residents.
David Edwards, a graduate student in the School of
Public Health's department of epidemiology, is honored for his work
with mothers and children at the Carolina Children's Clinic in Raleigh's
Salvation Army Shelter. Edwards has brought together pre-medical and
nursing students and other prospective future health-care professionals
from throughout the Triangle to provide health-education services to
mothers and children.
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2003
Faculty/Staff:
Pamela
York Frasier,
research assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine is
honored for her work with Building Rural Community Connections,
a collaborative program of the UNC Healthworks for Women Project and
Domestic Violence Programs in Pender, Duplin, and Sampson counties.
This project began after an initial assessment by Healthworks for Women
revealed that nearly 40% of the women participating in their project
were or had been victims of domestic violence.
As
a nominator stated, “Dr. Frasier made it clear from the beginning
that her role was not that of a leader but a helper. It is no secret,
however, that she was the driving force that insured the project’s
success. Her optimism regarding participatory research and her willingness
to provide support and technical assistance brought hope to these rapidly
stagnating rural communities.”
Catherine
Ingram Fogel, professor in the School of Nursing, for the program
Enhancing the Health of Incarcerated Women, based in
the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women. This program serves
as a national model for holistic health care for women who are incarcerated
– addresses numerous issues including primary health care, support
groups and group therapy for HIV and eating disorders, and parenting.
Her
nomination includes these words, “Her work with enhancing the
health care of incarcerated women receives international recognition,
but what comes across so clearly is Dr. Fogel’s love for her work
and her dedication to the women she serves.”
Karine
Dube - As president of APPLES Service-Learning Program, Karine
Dube guided the student run organization through a time of transition,
ensuring continued opportunities for undergraduate students to participate
in community efforts through service learning classes and alternative
fall and spring breaks. During her 4-year involvement with APPLES, she
has helped the organization move forward and establish a permanent source
of funding.
Karine’s
nominator summarized her many contributions to the APPLES program, including
her responsibilities as Secretary-Treasurer, Chair of Public Relations
and President stating, “Karine helped build lasting ties between
local organizations and the University, her exemplary leadership during
the search for a director ensured that APPLES continues to operate smoothly
and without interruptions.”
Kathleen Wirth, Chair of the Public Service and Advocacy
Committee for the Executive Branch of Student Government, receives the
Bryan award for organization of student government public service efforts
– establishing several important initiatives, including the first
annual system-wide day of service developed by the Association of Student
Governments – a success despite the last Saturday’s rain!
Students nominating
Kathleen stated, “It should be noted that Kathleen has a rare
passion for public service that is matched by very few others we have
come across during our stay at Carolina. Through the year, she has
consistently encouraged Student Government’s participation in
the local community, especially through weekly opportunities that
the Committee members and other Student Government members participate
in within the Chapel Hill community.”
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Emilie
McGlone - Student '02 
Emily founded the student organization Heels on Wheels (HOW) in 1999.
Heels on Wheels is a food delivery service that collects leftovers from
Greek organization kitchens and delivers the food to the local community
shelter four nights a week. In the past, HOW has also played a role
in the College Round up for Hunger. HOW helped publicize this event
and collected left-over foods from all of the dorms on campus, delivering
over 1,000 pounds of food to needy families in the Triangle.
Scott
Werry - Student '03
Scott served as the Overall Coordinator for the successful 2002 Dance
Marathon. As Coordinator, he gave up much of his life to work for what
he believes in most - serving others through building bridges. Dance
Marathon unifies the UNC campus and community in a collaborative effort
to interact with the children and families receiving care at the N.C.
Children's Hospital. It demonstrates support for their needs and raises
funds to address those needs. The Dance Marathon has become and will
continue to be a celebrated tradition at Carolina.
Georgine
Lamvu-Schooler - Medical Resident, Dept. OB-GYN
Dr. Lamvu Schooler founded MEDWorld in 1999. It is a program that collects
surplus and recyclable medical supplies and equipment for redistribution
to developing countries. It has recovered and shipped hundreds of boxes
of supplies worth over $2 million to over 30 countries around the globe.
MEDWorld is currently organized as a non-profit charitable and educational
organization under the auspices of the NC Medical Foundation.
Mary Morrison
- Director, APPLES Service-Learning Program
APPLES seeks not to reinvent the wheel, but instead works in partnership
with nonprofit agencies to plug student initiative and creativity
into situations where people are already working to address a visible
need. Mary has served as the Director of APPLES since 1995 and is
a passionate advocate for students and service-learning. APPLES places
over 800 students a semester at over 150 nonprofit agencies in the
area.
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Daniel
Bradford - In his third year of medical school, Dr. Bradford
began volunteering with Club Nova, a psychosocial rehabilitation program,
and organized a "Benefit Concert for Mental Health" that benefited
Club Nova and the Mental Health Association.
Dee
Gamble - She was an early member of America's Peace Corp with
interests in rural communities, international development and improving
the conditions for North Carolina's rapidly growing immigrant populations.
Dennis
Markatos - A senior Morehead Scholar, he has traveled to third
world countries such as Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, India, and Pakistan
with different delegations to volunteer his services.
Michael
Ullman - He co-founded the non-profit organization Community
Cuisine, a Chapel Hill organization dedicated to using the culinary
arts to promote self sufficiency by providing skills training to adults
and youth, especially those on federal and state welfare.
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2000
Karen Kennedy
Binder - She was instrumental in founding Cornucopia House
in 1995, which offers vital emotional support and information about
cancer and cancer treatments.
Jessica Fields
- She founded the Feminist Alliance and played a primary role in the
development of a cultural diversity curriculum that is used in many
departments at UNC today.
James H.
Johnson, Jr. - As a faculty member of the Kenan Flagler Business
School, he distinguishes himself daily by his outreach to the citizens
of North Carolina, particularly to those citizens and communities that
are marginalized economically, educationally, and socially.
Donna LeFebvre
- A faculty member in the Political Science Department, she has served
on virtually every University committee engaged in implementing public
service for this campus.
Robyn Schryer
- She has been a significant part of APPLES and spent a summer at MANNA
food bank in Asheville.
Rachel Willis
- With more than a dozen teaching and public service awards already
to her credit, she has become one of the most effective practitioners
of a service learning pedagogy linked to an active research agenda.
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