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 2006 video, President Leo M. Lambert mentions topics relevant to Elon that included: meeting with different universities about the future of Elon to shape the next Strategic Plan and form the case for the next major fundraising campaign, which will emphasize Elon’s values - engaged learning, creative teaching, global awareness, innovation and creativity, civic engagement and service, close student and faculty relationships, and the education of the whole person (mind, body, and spirit). Lambert mentions Elon’s significant national recognition for being named one of the 25 hottest colleges in the country by Kaplan/Newsweek College Rankings; Elon’s fifth place ranking among 130 Masters level southern universities in U.S. News & World Report; Elon’s inclusion in the Princeton Review Best Colleges Guide; and Elon’s position among the nation’s top schools for the five benchmarks of academic excellence according the National Survey Student Engagement. Lambert announces David Gergen as the chair of the School of Law advisory board, and reveals the inaugural faculty and staff of the School of Law, housed in a building named for H. Michael Weaver (a Greensboro businessman). Lambert congratulated the 26 members of the charter Doctoral of Physical Therapy class, the first students to complete this new three year program; and the student achievements focused on during Elon’s Celebrate Week. Lambert mentions physical plant’s involvement with major construction projects on South Campus including new playing fields, driving range, and Harden Club House. Lambert acknowledges Johnston Hall (home to Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations) a site on the National Register of Historic Places; Holt Chapel’s rededication; the construction of The Oaks student housing that will replace the Jordan Center; the Koury Business Center nears completion; the ground breaking for two new academic pavilions - The William Henry Belk Pavilion (which will house the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning) and the Luvene Holmes & Royall H. Spence, Jr. Pavilion (which will be the new home for the departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies). Lambert acknowledges and mentions commencement events happening later in May. Lambert thanks his colleagues for their energy and hard work with the creative and innovative ideas that they bring to Elon every day, and faculty and staff who have helped build Elon into a very fine university. During the 2005-2006 academic year, according to the program, there were three awards presented: 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, the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility (Project Pericles) was awarded to Richard W. McBride. Nancy S. Midgette presented the award to Richard W. McBride. 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 second award, the Distinguished Scholar Award was awarded to David A. Copeland. Gerald (Gerry) Francis presented the award to David A. Copeland. 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 third award, the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Jean D. Schwind. President Leo M. Lambert presented the award to Jean D. Schwind. 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, Rhonda Belton, Marsha A. Boone, Marilyn E. Collins, W. Stanely Greeson, Nancy E. Harris, Paul C. Holt, Pamela M. Kiser, Teresa W. LePors, Ernest J. Lunsford, Kyle D. Wills, Andrew J. Angyal, Russell B. Gill, Helen H. Mackay, Nan P. Perkins, Lawrence H. Simon, Jane C. Wellford, Lou F. Harper, Alan J. White, J. Earl Danieley, Lawrence H. Simon, Gerald (Gerry) Francis, Ken Paul, Barth Strempek, John G. Sullivan, Anthony Weston, Nancy S. Midgette, David A. Copeland, Jean D. Schwind, and Mary Alice Bragg.