NEWS

Jeffry Bothe ’11, received the 2011 Regina Lightfoot Student Service Award. Only one undergraduate student is selected by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to receive the award each year.

Dr. Regina Lightfoot devoted her adult life to public service to young people whether it was through her church, numerous other volunteer activities or in the higher education field. Before she died of cancer, Dr. Lightfoot was the Maryland Higher Education’s Director of Academic Affairs. While she had many duties in this capacity, Dr. Lightfoot also worked closely with MHEC’s Student Advisory Council, which now selects the recipients of the Regina Lightfoot Student Service Award.

Jeffry organized the TU Veggie Garden group on campus, which created Towson’s first on-campus vegetable garden. Produce from the garden is organically grown and sustainably harvested, and it is donated to area homeless shelters. The TU Veggie Garden group plans to use the garden to educate the community about the importance of healthy eating and sustainable agriculture. Jeffry also volunteers with numerous organizations in the Baltimore community, including the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and the University of Maryland Baltimore City Master Gardeners.

Sivan Chaban ‘11, will be listed as a contributing author with Dr. Alison McCartney (Political Science) in a chapter of From Service-Learning to Civic and Political Engagement, a book to be published by the American Political Science Association in 2012. The APSA is the premier professional organization for Political Science. Dr. McCartney is the book's lead co-editor. This is only the second book of this type published by the APSA.

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