This video, Faculty-Staff Awards Luncheon, occurred on May 9, of 2018 in Alumni Gym. In this particular video, Elon recognized faculty members Stephen Bloch-Schulman, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Shereen Elgamal, and staff member Sylvia Muñoz for superior teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and service at the annual Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon. Shereen Elgamal, lecturer in Arabic in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, received the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award. Elgamal was the 11th person to be honored with the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award, which recognizes a faculty or staff member who demonstrated a commitment to Elon undergraduates through outstanding mentoring. The award was established by Tom and Beth Ward P 2005, 2008, 2014, their sons, A.T. 2005, Christopher 2008 and Chase 2014, and Tom Ward’s mother, Dorothy Mears Ward GP 2005, 2008, 2014. 00:01:12 Sylvia Muñoz, associate director for the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education and director of El Centro, received the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. Muñoz was the 16th recipient of the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility, which was given each year to a member of Elon’s faculty or staff whose community service exemplifies the ideals of Project Pericles. 00:01:18 Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research and Global Engagement, received the Distinguished Scholar Award. Vandermaas-Peeler was the 19th recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award, which recognized a faculty member whose research has earned peer commendation and respect, and who has made significant contributions to his or her field of study. 00:01:43 Stephen Bloch-Schulman, Associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, received the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. Bloch-Schulman is the 46th Elon faculty member to receive the award established by President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley 1946 and his wife, Verona Daniels Danieley, in honor of their parents. Each recipient spoke with gratitude of receiving an award.