The office of community engagement has announced the recipients of UNLV’s 2023 Community Engagement Awards. The awards recognize campus individuals for their exceptional community engagement in the areas of: service learning, community-based research, faculty/staff community outreach activity, and student service.
Two selection committees reviewed a combined total of 22 applications for awards in the four categories. Recipients of the service-learning and community-based research awards each will receive $2,000. The recipient of the faculty/staff community outreach award will receive $1,500, and the student service award recipient will receive $1,000.
2023 Community Engagement Recipients
- Service-Learning Faculty Award Recipient: Christina Demopoulos, School of Dental Medicine
- Community-Based Research Faculty Award Recipient: Manoj Sharma, School of Public Health
- Faculty/Staff Outreach Award Recipient: Heather Richardson, Student Affairs
- Student Service Award Recipient: Romina Ballesteros-Paniagua, Nutrition Sciences
2023 Honorable Mentions
The following individuals received honorable mentions in each category:
- Community-Based Research Faculty Award Honorable Mention: LeAnne Salazar, College of Education
- Faculty/Staff Outreach Award Honorable Mention: Rebecca Nathanson, College of Education and William S. Boyd School of Law
- Student Service Award Honorable Mention: Kyle Henson, Healthcare Policy and Administration
