Past Winners

The Civic Engagement Awards were presented for the first time in 2017 in the categories of RSO, Unit, Faculty, and Staff. In 2018, categories were added for Student and Community Partner. The Interdisciplinary Award was added in 2021. The Centering EDI Award was added in 2023.

Whereas all other awards come from campus- and community-wide nominations and are determined by an independent selection committee, the Friend of Civic Engagement Award was created in 2021 by Center for Civic Engagement staff to recognize those going above and beyond to help fulfill the Center's mission of advancing civic engagement at Illinois State University.

2023 Recipients

RSO Award: Fix It Friday
Unit Award: University Galleries
Interdisciplinary Team Award: Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Centering EDI (new in 2023): Hostile Terrain '94
Community Partner Award: Normal Public Library
Faculty Award: Dr. Will Lewis
Staff Award: Kelly Hasselbring
Student Award: Sanhawich Meateanuwat
Friend of Civic Engagement: Dr. Ryan Smith

2022 Recipients

RSO Award: The Association for Computing Machinery—Technology Assistance Outreach Service (TACOS)
Unit Award: Milner Library
Interdisciplinary Team Award: The District 87 Wellness Collaborative
Community Partner Award: Sunnyside Community Garden & Food Forest
Faculty Award: Dr. David Kopsell
Staff Award, Civil Service: Dr. Dana Karraker
Staff Award, Administrative Professional: Dr. Danielle Miller-Schuster
Student Award: Anna Stewart
Friend of Civic Engagement: Grace Allbaugh

2021 Recipients

RSO Award: Student Wellness Ambassador Team
Unit Award: University Galleries
Interdisciplinary Award (new in 2021): Contact Tracing Unit
Faculty Civic Engagement Award: Dr. May Jadallah
Staff Civic Engagement Award: Amy Roser
Student Civic Engagement Award: Joshua Crockett
Friend of Civic Engagement (new in 2021): Wendi Whitman and Dr. Jackie Lanier

2019 Recipients

2019 award recipients

RSO Award: Students Ending Rape Culture
Unit Award: WGLT
Faculty Award: Shelly Clevenger, Criminal Justice Science
Staff Award: Kerri Calvert, Health Promotion and Wellness
Student Award: Madison Kartcheske
Community Partner Award: Bloomington School District 87

2018 Recipients

2018 award recipients

RSO Award: Habitat for Humanity
Unit Award: Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development
Faculty Award: Linda Showers, Marketing
Staff Award: Missy Nergard, Office of Sustainability
Student Award: Kaitlyn Remian
Community Partner Award: McLean County Museum of History; Home Sweet Home Ministries

2017 Recipients

RSO Award: Alternative Breaks
Unit Award: School of Communication
Faculty Award: Erik Rankin, Politics and Government
Staff Award: Maureen Roach, Career Center