Every year, CELO recognizes outstanding faculty and community partners for their work in creating rigorous and reciprocal community-engaged learning opportunities for students that benefit communities in Vermont and beyond. Learn more about our various awards and nomination criteria below.

CELO Award Nominations — NOW OPEN

CELO is now accepting nominations for our annual Community-Engaged Learning Awards. Awardees will be recognized at the Showcase of Community-Engaged Learning & Awards Reception on May 1st, at the պ Alumni House.

Faculty, staff, community partners and students may all make nominations, consisting of brief narrative (maximum 2 pages) addressing the nominee’s achievements. Student work may be included in nominations of students or faculty. CELO staff will work with nominees to provide supporting materials for review as appropriate.

DEADLINE FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS:March 3rd, 2025

Award Criteria

1. Outstanding Faculty Awards

There are two faculty awards recognizing the outstanding use of community-engaged learning pedagogy in պ courses:
• the Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award; or
• the Outstanding New Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Award.
“New” faculty have generally been teaching community-engaged courses for less than 5 years at պ, but nominated faculty can be considered for either award as appropriate.

Criteria: Any instructor (of any rank) teaching a designated service learning (SL) or civic learning (CL) course at պ may be nominated for a CELO Faculty Award. The review committee will consider the following in reviewing the nomination letters & supporting materials:

  • Effective collaboration with community partners in developing mutually beneficial projects or service
  • Successful integration of the experiential component so that it fulfills academic learning goals
  • Effective use of assignments that enable students to prepare for and learn from the service component (e.g. critical reflection)
  • Commitment to recognizing diverse perspectives as necessary to effective community engagement
  • Demonstrated commitment to community-engaged teaching & learning
  • Demonstrated commitment to պ'sOur Common Ground and land grant mission

2. Outstanding Community Partner Award:

This award recognizes outstanding community partner participation in community-engaged learning at պ. Nominees may have worked with students through a designated SL or CL course, a faculty-mentored community-based research project, or a service-learning internship (associated with a designated SL internship course).

Criteria: The review committee will consider the following in reviewing nominations:

  • The community partner’s active and effective collaboration in the development, design, implementation and/or evaluation of the service-learning project(s) or activities.
  • The opportunity for learning provided by the community partner to պ students and faculty.
  • The community partner’s commitment to collaborating with պ students and faculty

Questions? Emailcelo@uvm.edu or call 656-3853.

Past Award Winners

Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

  • Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, 2024
  • Cherie Morse, 2023
  • Jeanne Shea, 2022
  • No award in 2021 (COVID)
  • Bill Keeton, 2020
  • Cecilia Danks, 2019
  • Suzy Comerford, 2018
  • Amy Seidl, 2017
  • Kathy Fox, 2016
  • Alan Tinkler, 2016
  • Ernesto Mendez, 2015
  • Kimberly Wallin, 2015

Outstanding New Service-Learning Faculty Award(2015-current)

  • Laura Hill, 2024
  • Courtney Giles, 2024
  • Ben Dangl, 2023
  • Luben Dimov, 2023
  • Deb Hinchey, 2022
  • Lauren MacKillop, 2022
  • No award in 2021 (COVID)
  • Nicole Conroy, 2020
  • John Lens, 2020
  • Farryl Bertmann, 2019
  • Erika White, 2019
  • Thomas DeSisto, 2018
  • Jason Garbarino, 2018
  • Laura Webb, 2018
  • Rachel Montesano, 2017
  • Trish O'Kane, 2017
  • Zac Ispa-Landa, 2016
  • Cherie Morse, 2016
  • Sarah Heiss, 2015

Special Award for Excellence in Community Engagement

  • Teresa Mares, 2019

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award(2005-13)

  • Lynne Bond (Lifetime Achievement Award), 2013
  • Tom Hudspeth (Lifetime Achievement Award), 2012
  • Luis Vivanco, 2012
  • Janet Bossange (Lifetime Achievement Award), 2011
  • Shelly Rayback, 2011
  • Mandar Dewoolkar, 2010
  • Julie Richards, 2009
  • Ann Greenan-Naumann, 2008
  • Matt Kolan, 2008
  • Nancy Hayden, 2007
  • Daniel Baker, 2006
  • Eileen Burgin, 2006
  • Walter Poleman, 2005

Student Leadership in Community-Engaged Learning

  • Avery Gilgallon (Psychological Sciences), 2024
  • Jacob Ladue (Forestry / Civil & Environmental Engineering), 2024
  • Sarah Bassett (Early Childhood Education), 2023
  • Marissa Dennis & Allie Krasner (Psychological Sciences), 2023
  • Sandra King (Early Childhood Education), 2022
  • Sarah Stevens (Anthropology), 2021
  • Lucia Possehl (Geography), 2020
  • Sheridan Plummer (RSENR), 2019
  • Mackenzie Murray (Global Studies/Spanish), 2018
  • Sabrina Smith (Environmental Studies), 2018
  • Elizabeth Boley, 2017
  • B. Freas, 2017
  • Cassidy Cabrera, 2016
  • Marcella Dent, 2016
  • Alexandra Millar, 2016
  • Carlisle Jensen, 2015
  • Storm Leland, Hayley Williams, Jordan Walsh, 2012 (group)
  • Joshua Carrera, 2012

Outstanding Community Partner Award

  • Prue Doherty, պ Special Collections, 2024
  • Sarah Sinnott, The Janet S. Munt Family Room, 2024
  • Taylor Small, VT State Legislature, 2023
  • Rob Terry, Merck Forest & Farmland Center, 2023
  • Heather Carrington & Ray Coffey, City of Winooski, 2020
  • Mary Lynn Riggs, GoGlobalVT & Isaiah Thomas Thiango, Vianey Centre Kenya, 2019
  • Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, պ Extension, 2019
  • Martha Friedman, VT Department of Health, 2018
  • պ Office of Student & Community Relations, 2018
  • Jenn Fink, Champlain Valley Head Start / CVOEO, 2017
  • Jim Pease, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 2017
  • Dana Bishop and Marshall Webb, Shelburne Farms, 2016
  • Carey Hengstenberg, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 2015
  • Central Vermont Long-Term Recovery Committee, 2012
  • Otter Creek Engineering, 2011
  • South Burlington Planning and Zoning, 2010
  • St. Barnabas Anglican School in San Ignacio, Belize, 2009
  • Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, 2009
  • Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, 2008
  • Recycle North, 2007
  • Williston Conservation Commission, 2007
  • Julie Graham, Chamberlin Elementary School, 2006
  • Linda Shaw, Copley Hospital, 2006
  • People in Partnership, 2005

Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux Awarded 2024 Lynne Bond Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Faculty

Each year, CELO presents community-engaged learning awards to faculty, students and community partners for their leadership in creating transformative learning experiences that address community priorities and goals. Students prepare for their lives after graduation by deploying their academic skills in ways that contribute to positive community outcomes. Roughly 70 faculty members and up to 200 community partners create approximately 135 community-engaged courses annually. We gathered for the annual CELO Awards Ceremony to honor some of the people exemplifying this high-impact practice.We are pleased to recognize Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux (Geography & Geosciences) as this year’s recipient of the Lynne Bond Outstanding Community-Engaged Faculty Award.