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2017 Engagement Awards honor leaders with combined 90 years of experience in higher education

On February 8 at NC A&T State University, North Carolina Campus Compact convened 35 college and university presidents and chancellors and some 30 other campus officials for its annual Presidents Forum. The event was a chance for these leaders to explore issues related to higher education’s public purposes, but it was also an opportunity to honor three outstanding individuals with the network’s 2017 Engagement Awards.

Together, the honorees have nearly 90 years of experience, marked by commitment to their institutions, their communities, and the work of campus-community engagement. The 2017 Engagement Award recipients are Dr. William Ingram, president of Durham Technical Community College, Dr. David Malone, professor at Duke University, and Dr. Smith Jackson, dean of students at Elon University.

(L-R): HPU President Nido Qubein, Duke's Dr. David Malone, Durham Tech President William Ingram, Elon's Dr. Smith Jackson, Compact ED Leslie Garvin

(L-R): HPU President Nido Qubein, Duke Professor David Malone, Durham Tech President William Ingram, Elon’s Dr. Smith Jackson, Compact ED Leslie Garvin. Photos: Andrew Krech

Lambert Engaged Leader Award – Dr. William Ingram

Dr. Ingram received the 2017 Leo M. Lambert Engaged Leader Award. Named in honor of Elon University’s president, the Lambert Award is presented each year to one college or university leader in North Carolina for creating and sustaining efforts that foster student engagement and deeply impact the community. The honoree is nominated and selected by fellow presidents and chancellors whose institutions are members of the Compact. Ingram is the first community college president to be honored since the award was first presented in 2012.

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Ingram first came to the Durham Tech in 1983 as director of continuing education, and he went on to fill a number of administrative posts over the years, including dean of technical and vocational programs and chief instructional officer. In 2008, he became the college’s fourth president.

As president, Ingram has worked to support student success and boost community service. To celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary in 2011, Ingram declared a “Year of Service.” In 2015, Ingram created the Center for College and Community Service to unite service learning, co-curricular service and volunteerism, and the Campus Harvest Food Pantry under one umbrella. The Center also hosts the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Durham, which places community members aged 55 and up at nonprofit agencies to help meet critical community needs.

In 2011 Ingram worked with local officials to pass a county sales tax increase, with proceeds going to improve public education in Durham. As a result, Durham Tech receives nearly $1 M each year for the college’s ConnectFund program, which provides need-based financial aid through scholarships, work-study stipends, and other assistance to recent graduates of Durham Public Schools and to county residents, including those enrolled in Durham Tech’s Adult High School Diploma program.

Read more about Dr. Ingram.

Sigmon Service-Learning Award – Dr. David Malone

Dr. David M. Malone of Duke University is the recipient of the 2017 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award. The Sigmon Award, created in 2006, recognizes one faculty member in the state for significant contributions to the practice of service-learning, a teaching strategy that links community service to classroom study and reflection. North Carolina native Robert Sigmon, for whom the award is named, pioneered the approach in the 1970s.

Mr. Sigmon presents award to Dr. Malone of Duke University.

Mr. Sigmon presents award to Dr. Malone of Duke University.

Malone is a Professor of the Practice in Duke’s Program in Education. Over more than three decades, Malone has shaped the university’s community engagement through his teaching, administrative leadership, and research.

According to Eric Mlyn, director of DukeEngage, “To the extent that Duke now enjoys a national and international reputation for using knowledge in the service of society, David Malone is without doubt the unsung hero of this movement here.”

Malone is faculty director of Duke’s Service Learning program and faculty co-director of Duke’s International Center for Service Learning in Teacher Education, and he was part of the team that helped create DukeEngage, a program that allows undergraduates to pursue an immersive summer of service in partnership with a U.S. or international community.

Working closely with colleagues at Duke and in the Durham Public Schools, Dr. Malone helped launch the Partners for Success tutoring program in 1998, and he still directs the program. This service-learning program matches about 300 Duke students each year with local children who need assistance in reading, math, and academic learning strategies.

Malone is the second Sigmon Award winner from Duke. Dr. Betsy Alden received the inaugural Sigmon Award in 2006.

Read more about Dr. Malone.

Civic Engagement Professional of the Year – Dr. Smith Jackson

Dr. Smith Jackson, vice president of student life and dean of students at Elon University, is the Compact’s 2017 Civic Engagement Professional of the Year. The award recognizes one staff person in the state for efforts to institutionalize a campus-wide vision of service, support the engagement of faculty and students, and form innovative campus-community partnerships.

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Dr. Leo Lambert and Dr. Smith Jackson

Jackson has been a champion of civic and community engagement at Elon for more than 20 years, and his thoughtful advocacy and administrative acumen have helped make Elon a national leader in engaged learning. He secured resources to establish a center for service-learning and later worked to endow it as the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement. Jackson helped institute a service-learning residential community, a leadership program based on the Social Change model, and an experiential learning transcript. To encourage cooperation among various departments and programs, he organized a campus-wide Council on Civic Engagement.

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Dr. Smith Jackson and Compact ED Leslie Garvin

Jackson has also nurtured Elon’s connections to Alamance County and beyond. He worked to establish the Downtown/East Burlington route of Elon’s BioBus, which provides free public transportation for students and residents and links the campus with 32 community partner sites. He supported the creation of the Downtown Center for Community Engagement, which has space for service activities and meetings with community partners, and is available for local non-profits to use.

Dr. Jackson has also been a vital ally of North Carolina Campus Compact. Working with Elon President Leo Lambert, Jackson helped establish the statewide network and Elon as its host campus. He has advised all of the Compact’s executive directors, and he serves as an ex officio member of the group’s executive board.

“Without Dr. Jackson’s partnership and contributions, North Carolina Campus Compact would not be where it is today,” says Dr. Lisa Keyne, a former director of the network.

Jackson is the second Elon professional to be honored since the award was first presented in 2006. Mary Morrison, director of the Kernodle Center, was recognized in 2011.

Read more about Dr. Jackson.

Nominations for the Compact’s 2018 Engagement Awards will open in fall of 2017. Visit our Awards page for more information.

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