Miryam Award
2012 Miryam Award
The Miryam Award Selection Committee is happy to have chosen Elizabeth Reeves , Alisa Bartel and Alex Kreidenweis.
Elizabeth has developed a comprehensive message that speaks about our unique Commitment to Community and how sexual misconduct, personal safety and looking out for friends is critical to our understanding of community. She has gone above and beyond by working hard to develop the NSO leadership team and has played a major role in the development of the opening session during NSO that introduced the new class to the Commitment to Community (C2C) document. She is currently VP for SGA, pursuing a degree in communications with focus on health and has a minor in Women’s Studies.
Alisa and Alex founded the New Abolitionist Movement (NAM) student organization in 2009 and immediately gathered a cadre of committed fellow students and began conducting human trafficking awareness and advocacy activities. They helped plan, organize and found Abolition Ohio, the Resource and Restore Coalition of the Miami Valley. Both are graduate students and assistants in the School of Law.
To honor these winners and the many others who were nominated for this award this year, please join us Monday, March 26. A prayer service will be held at 4:30pm in the Immaculate Conception Chapel, and the presentation of the award and a reception will follow immediately in Chaminade Hall. To RSVP call Sue Terbay at 937-229-2524 or email her at sterbay1@udayton.edu.
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History
The Miryam Award was initiated by Campus Ministry’s Center for Social Concern in 1996 as a way to recognize the efforts of people on our campus to change the atmosphere and the potential for women’s achievements here at the University of Dayton. Significant changes and support for women have been made through the courage, the determination, and the persistence of individual women and men as well as organizations in the campus community.
Selection Process
The Miryam Award Selection Committee will meet and review all submitted nominations in early February. The committee will consider each nominee based upon responses to the three criteria areas identified on the nomination form. Therefore, it is important that nominators submit clear and concise information regarding their nominees. The Selection Committee will identify the Miryam Award recipient(s) in mid February.
Award Criteria
This award will be given to an individual (student, faculty, or staff) or a group (student organizations, committees, programs, etc.) on the UD campus whose actions portray the following....
1. Enhance the climate for and supported the advancement of women on the UD campus;
2. Go beyond one's normal UD duties in advancing the campus community for women;
3. Reflect the mission of the University.
Miryam Award Selection Committee (representatives from the following UD entities)
Finance and Administrative Services
Center for Social Concern
Panhellenic Council
Office for Mission and Rector
Student Development
Athletics
Women’s Center
Women’s and Gender Studies
Exempt and non-exempt professional staff
Faculty
Undergraduate students
Award Prayer Service and Reception- All Welcome
To honor the award winner/s, there will be a prayer service and reception on or near March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation. The prayer service is planned and organized by campus ministers to reflect the values, hopes, and dreams of the winner/s and to reflect the spirit of the Feast Day. After the prayer service, the person who nominated the winner will share reflections on the winner and the selection committee will officially present the award (plaque displayed in Barrett Dining Hall and $1,000.00 to be used towards a program to support women on campus).
Recent Recipients of the Miryam Award
2011: Dr. Judith Martin, Claire Hampel (student), and Annie Buscemi (student)
2010: Grace Crivello (student) and Dr. Betty Youngkin
2009: Dr. Sheila Hassel Hughes and Caitlin Cronin (student)
2008: Advocating for Women;s Equality (student group)
2007: Sr. Mary Louise Foley, FMI
The Award consists of the name(s) of the recipient(s) engraved on a permanent plaque, which is displayed in the Barrett Dining Room, and a $1,000 gift to be designated by the recipient(s) to further enhance the climate for women on campus.
