Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards

The Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards recognize one graduating senior, one faculty member, and one community partner for their commitment to the ideals of service‐learning. Each Alden award recipient receives $150 to further develop his/her community-building and leadership skills.

Eligibility & Nomination Process - Please note deadline is March 23rd, 2021.

Graduating seniors, faculty members, and community partners who have participated in at least one service-learning course at Duke are eligible to receive an Alden Award. Any member of the Duke community (including students) or a community partner organization may nominate an eligible student, faculty member, or community partner (individual or organization) for a Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award. Joint nominations are welcomed. Nominations should be submitted to Kimmie Garner, Assistant Director, Duke Service-Learning, by e-mail (kimberly.garner@duke.edu), mail (Box 90739), or in person (West Duke 213), and must be received by the March 23rd.

Past Alden Award Recipients

2020
  • Graduating Senior: Axel Herrera Ramos
  • Faculty: Yan Liu, AMES (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
  • Community Partner: Syretta Hill, StepUp Durham 
2019
  • Graduating Senior: Frances Beroset
  • Faculty: Kevin Caves, BME (Duke Biomedical Engineering)
  • Community Partner: Jeanette Stokes, Resource Center for Women & Ministries of the South (RCWMS)
2018
  • Graduating Senior: Michaela Stith
  • Faculty: Katie Hyde, Center for Documentary Studies & Calvin Hobbs, Environmental Studies
  • Community Partner: Carolyn Colsher, Duke Hospice
2017
  • Graduating Seniors: Christina Williams and Kristen Larson
  • Faculty: Jehanne Gheith, Slavic Languages and Literature
  • Community Partners: Denise Waters & Laurie Hays Coffman, Croasdaile Village
2016
  • Graduating Seniors: Leta Hallowell and Yvonne Lu
  • Faculty: Deb Reisinger, Romance Studies
  • Community Partner: Alison Hester, Endeavor Charter School
2015
  • Graduating Seniors: Trish Ike and Laxmi Rajak
  • Faculty: Chris Sims, Center for Documentary Studies
  • Community Partner: Betty Johnson, Crest Street Tutorial Project
2014
  • Faculty: Maha Houssami, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
  • Graduating Senior: Nicole Daniels
  • Community Partner: Heidi Carter, Board Chair, Durham Public Schools
2013
  • Faculty: Charlotte Clark, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Graduating Senior: Haley Barrier
  • Community Partner: Student Action with Farmworkers

2012
  • Faculty: Joan Clifford, Spanish Language Program
  • Graduating Senior: Youmna Sherif, Program II
  • Community Partner: Denice Johnson, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership After-School Programs

2011
  • Faculty: Ken Lyle, Chemistry
  • Graduating Senior: Alex Reese, Public Policy
  • Community Partner: Angela Martinez, Durham Crisis Response Center

2010
  • Faculty: Deborah Gold, Social & Community Psych
  • Graduating Senior: Michele Lanpher, Psychology
  • Community Partner: Trish Lemm, Museum of Life and Science

2009
  • Graduating Seniors: Carina Barnett-Loro, Environmental Sciences and Policy; Lindsay Bayham, Public Policy

2008
  • Graduating Seniors: Grant Smith, Psychology; Sarah Gordon, Public Policy

2007
  • Graduating Senior: Lissett Babaian, Public Policy