A Social Work student wins a national award for volunteer service conceived in the classroom. A professor heads to Harvard for humanitarian studies, and alumni are recognized for service and achievements.

The McDaniel College Alumni Association has named Trustee Charlie Moore ’71 the Alumnus of the Year. Other honors, to be awarded Oct. 7 during Homecoming Weekend, include Lucy Purcell Lutche ’86, Corinne Schofield LesCallette ’52, and Robert Scott ’66 for community service; Jack Baile ’62 and Pam Zappardino ’71 for college service; and Susanne Laws Haga ’94, Milton Huber ’43, and Frank Stephenson ’49 for professional achievement.

The Alumni Association also will induct into the Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 6: Karen L. Alexander ’96, Robert Cuthrell ’60, Claudia Henemyre-Harris ’92, Robert Merrey ’71, Colleen Gohegan Rosberry ’84, Julie Cox Schultz ’96 and Brian Van Deusen ’96.

Students in Economics Professor Richard Claycombe’s Spring ’05 Statistical Methods course won a National Association of Counties Achievement Award for their work with the Carroll County government. Students partnered with the county to conduct a survey about residents’ satisfaction with the county’s services and opinions about local policies.

Senior Deborah Goff will be honored Sept. 14 with a Take Pride in America National Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior for her work creating a garden uniting third-graders and senior citizens. Together, they planted seedlings, which will be harvested for the residents. Extras will be donated to a local food bank. Presented annually, National Awards recognize accomplishments achieved through volunteer service that promotes stewardship of public lands, cultural and historical sites, playgrounds or other recreation areas. To read more about the initiative, click here: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/news_2748.htm

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies Christianna Nichols Leahy participated in “International Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts: New Challenges and Dilemmas,” a Harvard University program held July 16-21 designed to enable policymakers and practitioners to address humanitarian challenges in conflict zones. Leahy, an expert on armed humanitarian intervention, serves as a delegate for Amnesty International, and is a member of Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs and International Campaign to Ban Landmines.