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 2008 video, President Leo M. Lambert mentions topics relevant to Elon that included: the Colonnades community opened providing six different living and learning communities and seven more food venues to the campus. Lambert discusses Elon’s plan to integrate environmental sustainability into the campus’s infrastructure with the construction of Lindner Hall, which will be the most environmentally friendly building Elon has ever built. Lambert acknowledges Spring Convocation because of its recognition of the performing arts. Lambert highlights important decisions of the year: the accrediting committee’s provisional approval for the law school, with the final decision from the ABA expected in early June; and the potential for a Phi Beta Kappa chapter established in 2009. Breanna Carrie Detwiler makes history as Elon’s first Truman Scholar. Lambert ends with mentioning the most important event of the academic year - Elon’s 118th Commencement. During the 2007-2008 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 (Project Pericles), the Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. The first award, Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award was awarded to Chalmers S. Brumbaugh. Steven D. House presented the award to Chalmers S. Brumbaugh. 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 (Project Pericles) was awarded to Brian K. Digre. Nancy S. Midgette presented the award to Brian K. Digre. 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 Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. Gerald (Gerry) Francis presented the award to Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. 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 sub-committee of the Faculty Research and Development Committee. The fourth award, the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to James S. Bissett. President Leo M. Lambert presented the award to James S. Bissett. 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, Richard McBride, Laurence A. Basirico, Betty M. Covington, Janice L. Richardson, Kay M. Riddle, Mark R. Albertson, Barry B. Beedle, Ronald A. Klepcyk, Rebecca A. Olive-Taylor, James H. Pace, Robert G. Blake, Robert G. Blake, J. Earl Danieley, David A. Bragg, Michael E. Sanford, Richard C. Haworth, Gerald (Gerry) Francis, Vicki M. Hightower, Janie P. Brown, Carol W. Oakley, G. Smith Jackson, Steven D. House, and Nancy S. Midgette.