Jack Twyman Award for Service-Learning

The Jack Twyman Award for Service-Learning recognizes a collaborative educational team or individual who:

• has incorporated service-learning into one or more academic courses,
• actively collaborates with community partners,
• upholds values of respect, responsibility, inclusiveness and integrity,
• finds creative ways to support community organizations and the people they serve, and
• seeks to build relationships that continue after the service-learning project or class ends.

The annual award is inspired by the character and courage of Jack Twyman, a UC graduate who, in 1958 at age 23, chose to become legal guardian to a former UC basketball teammate and friend, Maurice Stokes, who had suffered a paralyzing brain injury.

Nominations for 2024-2025 will open in December. 

Nominations are reviewed by the UC Service-Learning Steering Committee, made up of various Service-Learning stakeholders. The award recipient is announced in April.

Questions about the award or the nomination process can be directed to Service-Learning Director Michael Sharp at michael.sharp@uc.edu.

• Read about the 2024 award winner, Karen Craven, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS, and her work with Community-Based Occupational Therapy.
• Read about the 2023 award winner, Sarah M. Stitzlein, Ph.D., and her course, Save Our Schools! Education Controversy and Reform.
• Read about the 2022 award winner, Jennifer A. Wells, DVM, and the Veterinary Technology program at UC Blue Ash College.
• Read about the 2021 award winner, the faculty and staff of the Dental Hygiene Program at UC Blue Ash College, led by Elizabeth (Biz) McClure, RDH, M.Ed.
• Read about the 2020 award winner, Megan Church-Nally, assistant professor-educator in psychology and organizational leadership in the College of Arts and Sciences.