Higgins Award

MUSC’s Office of Student Diversity is pleased to invite nominations for the Earl B. Higgins Award 2009. Established to honor a former director of minority affairs, the award acknowledges persistence and dedication to positive contributions to diversity enhancement on the campus, either in the colleges, the university or in MUHA. The 2009 Award Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 4:00 pm at the Wickliffe House.

We seek nominations for two separate awards:

1. The Earl B. Higgins 2009 Achievement in Diversity Award

2. The Earl B. Higgins 2009 Student Leadership in Diversity Award

Nominations for either award should be individuals who have contributed significantly to diversity in three of the following five areas:

Enriches diversity through student/employee recruitment, retention, enrichment, and/or relations
Improves/enhances of diversity through excellence in service to patients, families, and visitors
Advances one or more of the several target areas of diversity, including race relations, gender issues, disabled, aging, and international constituencies
Recognizes and takes initiative to act upon potential opportunities to significantly affect/influence the organization/work environment as it pertains to diversity
Promotes improvements in the understanding of the benefits of diversity within MUSC and the community

Nominations must include the nomination form (included on page two of this document), and two letters of endorsement on 8 ½ X 11 paper for each nomination. Please attach letters of endorsement to the nomination form.

Submissions must be received by Noon, EST, February 6, 2009. Electronic submissions to burnham@musc.edu are recommended. However, packets may also be submitted via fax and mail. Winners will be announced on March 6, 2009.

If sending by fax or mail, please send to:

Willette S. Burnham, M.Ed.
Earl B. Higgins Award
Office of Student Diversity, SW 213
Harper Student Center
P.O. Box 250974
Charleston, SC 29425
FAX 843-792-0433

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Former Employee Recipients:

Joanne M. Conroy, M.D. (1996), Anne O. Kilpatrick, D.P.A.(1997), Sabra C. Slaughter, Ph.D. (1998), Layton MuCurdy, M.D. (1999), Jerry Blackwell, Ph.D. (2000), Thomas D. Waldrep (2001), Florence Maria Simmons, R.N. (2002), Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. (2003), John Franklin (2004), Michael A. deArellano, Ph.D. (2005), Cynthia Cupit-Swenson, Ph.D. (2006), Jerry Reves, M. D. (2007), Liz Sheridan (2008)

Former Student Recipients:

Alexander Whitley, Ph.D. (2006), Aaron Embry, MS (2007), Dachelle Johnson (2008)

Click here to view photos of current recipients.

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Nomination Form/Cover Sheet
The Earl B. Higgins Award 2009

The Earl B. Higgins Award is presented annually to students, faculty, staff, and employees of MUSC who made a significant and positive contribution to diversity on the campus in three of the following five areas (check the appropriate award categories):

Student/employee recruitment, retention, enrichment and/or relations
Improvement/enhancement of diversity through excellence in service to patients, families, and visitors
Advancements in areas of diversity, including race relations, gender issues, disabled, aging, and international constituencies
Recognizes and takes initiative to act upon potential opportunities to significantly affect/influence the organization/work environment around diversity
Promotes improvements in the understanding of the benefits of diversity within MUSC and the community

Nominee:

Name______________________________________________________
Position/Title
Department_________________________________________________

E-mail ____________________ Telephone________________________

Nominator (must be MUSC employee or student):

Name_______________________________________________________
Position/Title
Department__________________________________________________

E-mail __________________________ Telephone___________________

Check list:
1. Completed Nomination form/cover sheet
2. Nomination letter (narrative) prepared on 8 ½ X 11 paper to clearly describe the contributions made by the nominee in three of the five categories noted above.
3. Two endorsement letters prepared on 8 ½ X 11 paper attached to the nomination letter

Once completed, please send this form and all supporting documentation, together electronically to burnham@musc.edu by Noon, Friday, February 6, 2009 or if an electronic version of the packet cannot be emailed please send by mail to:

Willette S. Burnham, Office of Student Diversity
Harper Student Wellness Center, SW 213
P.O. Box 250974
Charleston, SC 29425
FAX 843-792-0433

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