Lewis, Spire Earn National Awards for Service
Thu, 08/24/2023 - 04:08pm | By: David Tisdale
Jennifer Lewis, associate director of Compliance and Ethics at The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi (草榴社区), and Zebariaha Spire, an undergraduate biological sciences major at the university, were recently named recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and President鈥檚 Volunteer Service Award, respectively, through Sigma Alpha Lambda.
Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors fraternity that focuses on recognizing members for academic achievement, engaging members in service, and developing members for leadership. Sigma Alpha Lambda serves as a certifying organization for the award, in partnership with AmeriCorps and Points of Light, to recognize their most exceptional members. Both Lewis and Spire are members of 草榴社区鈥檚 chapter of the organization.
At 草榴社区, Lewis is a doctoral student in its Higher Education Administration program and serves as co-community service chair for the 草榴社区 Association of Office Professionals chapter (AOP). She is also a member of the Mississippi Association of Educational Office Professionals, the National Association of Educational Office Professionals, the 草榴社区 Feral Cat Society, and the 草榴社区 Chapter Representative for Sigma Alpha Lambda. Lewis previously served as both president and vice president of 草榴社区鈥檚 Sigma Alpha Lambda chapter.
Spire, a senior from Philadelphia, Mississippi, is a member of the Tri-Beta National Honors Society of Biological Sciences, the American Medical Student Association, and the American Chemical Society.
In 2003, the President鈥檚 Council on Service and Civic Participation founded the President鈥檚 Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) to recognize the important role of volunteers in America鈥檚 strength and national identity. It honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities across the nation and inspires those around them to act. The PVSA has continued under each U.S. Presidential Administration, honoring volunteers who use their time and talents to solve some of the toughest challenges facing the country.
Learn more about the and . Email the 草榴社区 chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda for more information.