This video is part of a series that documents the Faculty-Staff Awards Luncheon at Elon University that occurs at the end of the academic year in May. At the luncheon, faculty and staff are recognized for their years of service. This year’s luncheon was held in Alumni Gym. Included in all the Faculty-Staff Awards Luncheon videos, the current President discusses a number of issues and topics that relate to Elon. In this 2011 video, President Leo M. Lambert mentions topics relevant to Elon that included: thanking Elon’s faculty and staff for welcoming students and families and making Elon a successful place. Lambert begins with the news of the Alumni Field House opening, renovating the Alumni Gym, expanding the Colonnades living and learning communities, opening newly constructed Greek houses in the fall, breaking ground for the Town Center, the Multi-Faith Center, and the Senior Village (The Station at Mill Point). Lambert recounts one of most prominent Convocation for Honors speakers of all time - Brian Williams. Lambert ends with mentioning the most important event of the academic year – the 120th Commencement. During the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the program, there were four awards presented: the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award, the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility, the Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. The first award, the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award was awarded to Maureen Vandermass-Peeler. Constance (Connie) L. Book presented the award to Maureen Vandermass-Peeler. The Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award, established in 2007 through a gift from the Ward family, recognizes one faculty or staff person who has demonstrated a sustained commitment to Elon undergraduates through outstanding mentoring. Nominees will be judged by the significant impact they have had on Elon students in classroom and non-classroom settings. The second award, the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility was awarded to Stephen Bailey. Thomas Arcaro presented the award to Stephen Bailey. The Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility, Project Pericles, a national initiative of the Eugene Lang Foundation advocates and supports the preparation of young women and men for socially responsible citizenship in a democratic society. The Periclean Award recognizes one faculty or staff member each year who has helped make social responsibility and participatory citizenship an essential part of Elon’s educational programs. The third award, the Distinguished Scholar Award was awarded to Ann J. Cahill. Steven D. House presented the award to Ann J. Cahill. The Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes excellence in scholarship as acknowledged by both the Elon community and by the larger community of the candidate’s discipline. Nominations originate from individuals holding faculty rank. Final selection is made by a subcommittee of the Faculty Research and Development Committee. The fourth award, the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Mary Jo Festle. President Leo M. Lambert presented the award to Mary Jo Festle. The Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes one faculty member each year for his or her outstanding contributions in the classroom. Nominations are sought from faculty, departments, and senior members of two campus honor societies, Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. Some notable names in this video include: Leo M. Lambert, Phillip W. Smith, Chalmers S. Brumbaugh, Pamela P. Brumbaugh, Carl (CC) E. Cowan, Paul M. Fromson, Robert C. (Clay) Hassard, Sarah J. Hinton, Sharon R. Justice, Duane G. McClearn, Jana Lynn Patterson, Jeffrey C. Pugh, Janice J. Ratliff, Deborah Hucks Wall, Carolynn M. Whitley, Rhonda Andrews Belton, Marsha Ann Boone, Marilyn E. Collins, Nancy Easter Harris, Paul C. Holt, Pamela Myers Kiser, Teresa Wilson LePors, Ernest Jackson Lunsford, Kyle Duane Wills, Andrew John Angyal, Russell B. Gill, Jane C. Wellford, J. Earl Danieley, Herbert W. House, Michael Kingston, Judith B. Howard, David Cooper, Scott Windham, Buck McGregor, Linda Poulson, Kitty Parrish, Anne Wright, Constance (Connie) L. Book, Timothy A. Peeples, Steven D. House, Stephen Bailey, Ann J. Cahill, and Mary Jo Festle.