The Distinguished Civic Leadership Awards is a CCERP initiative that recognizes notable civic and community contributions on the part of individuals and entities that have had a positive impact locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally. Nominees may fall into one of the following eligible categories:

• local, regional, national, or international figure
• Millersville faculty or staff member
• Millersville student
• Millersville alumni
• non-Millersville student (including pre-college)
• non-profit organization
• corporation or other business entity
• an institution that includes schools but not governmental agencies

Award recipients are selected based on the following criteria: the nominee falls into an eligible category; the nominee has made a significant contribution to the local, regional, national or international community; the nominee's leadership or actions have benefited others or the community; and the nominee's leadership inspires or empowers others to become civically involved. 

Download the nomination form today!

Nominations are due by March 18, 2013.

This year's event will be held April 11, 2013.  This Year's Keynote will be presented by: Mr. Andrew Slack. 

Andrew Slack is co-founder and executive director of the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA). Under his leadership, the HPA has sent five cargo planes to Haiti, built libraries across the world, advocated for human rights, media reform, and equality on LGBTQ, education, and immigration. 

USC's Annenberg School of Communications has called Andrew's approach and theory of social change one of the "premier models of civic engagement for the twenty-first century." Andrew has been featured multiple times on NPR and the New York Times, written for the LA Times and CNN.com, given a talk at TEDx Rome and served as a keynote speaker at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. 

For more information, please stop by Huntingdon House or send an email to the Walker Center.

Previous Award Winners

2012

MU Student: Ms. Ashley Christman

• Has served in many leadership roles at two different colleges (education major)
• Lifelong involvement with scouting - has served as a Girl Scout leader  as well as the program director for a Cub Scout day camp

Non-Profit Organization: Tabor Community Services (Bob Thomas - President)

• Founded in 1968 by members of the Mennonite community to help low-income families and victims of racial discrimination find housing and manage their finances
• Today, Tabor offers a wide array of services that serve more than 4,000 low-income residents of Lancaster County

Non-Profit Organization: Community Action Project (CAP) of Lancaster County

(Mark Esterbrook - C.E.O.)

• Employs over 300 individuals who work in 32 programs at 22 locations throughout Lancaster County to serve the needs of 35,000 low-income residents per year
• Champions the achievement of long-term self-sufficiency for individuals and families through services and advocacy targeting the elimination of poverty

MU Faculty/Staff: Dr. Kimberly Mahaffy

• Serves as a professor in the Sociology Department and head of MU's Latino Studies program
• Created the Millersville-Latino Community Mural Project, which culminated in the creation of two murals - one in the Student Memorial Center at MU and the other at Clipper Stadium in downtown Lancaster