Humanitarian Award

"We must be the change we wish to see." – Ghandi

Purpose

The Humanitarian Award was developed by WSU Vancouver's Office of Student Affairs to honor persons who are making significant contributions to the community with their time, actions and dedication. Students and Registered Student Organizations may be nominated by any member of the WSU Vancouver community including: faculty, staff and current students.

Award criteria

The recipient of the award should be an individual or group who has made contributions to the community in areas such as:

Social Justice
Environmental Justice
Economic or Social Equality
Community Building
Teaching/Education
Child Advocacy

Eligibility

Nominees must fall into one of two categories: 1) Be a current WSU Vancouver student in good standing (defined by the University as having a GPA of 2.0 or higher) OR 2) Be a Registered Student Organizations* with active status at the time of nomination.

*Registered Student Organizations

Recognition

The recipient of the Humanitarian Award is acknowledged each year in April at the Student Leadership Recognition Program.

Past Recipients

2010 Recipient – Kate Tijerina
2009 Recipient – Ann Harwood
2008 Recipient – Kara DeLacy
2007 Recipient – Sarah Chivers

Applications for the 2011 Humanitarian Award will be available in March 2011.