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Awards & Recognition
  The Butler Center recognizes students on a monthly and annually basis for their service endeavors in the community and leadership contributions on campus.

Monthly Recognition

Student Leader Spotlight

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to nominate qualified University of Miami students to be recognized by the Butler Center 's Student Leader Spotlight Series. The students selected as recipients of this award will receive a certificate in recognition of their leadership contributions, will be featured in the Butler Center 's e-newsletter, The PhilanTropic, and will be recognized at the Butler Center 's End-of-Semester Celebration.
Download a nomination form


Volunteer of the Month
Students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community may nominate qualified University of Miami students to be recognized as the Butler Center 's Volunteer of the Month. The students selected as recipients of this award will receive a certificate in recognition of their service contributions, will be featured in the Butler Center 's e-newsletter, The PhilanTropic, and will be recognized at the Butler Center 's End-of-Semester Celebration to be held in April, 2008.

Download a nomination form

Nomination Deadlines 2007- 2008:

Month             Due Date
September     9/28/07
October           11/2/07
November      11/30/07
January           2/1/07
February         2/29/07
March              4/4/07
April                 4/25/07

All nomination forms are due by 5:00 p.m. to leadandserve@miami.edu or to the Butler Center (University Center, Room 240)

Annual Recognition

Annually, students are recognized at the Celebration of Involvement Reception where campus-wide awards for service and leadership are presented including the Edward T. Foote II Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Leadership, the Vice President's Award for Service, and Robert Bates Cole Award for Volunteer Leadership. Several other awards including the Giraffe Awards are presented at the Butler Center's End of Year Celebration, which commemorates the accomplishments of the service and advocacy organizations and programming boards, as well as is a time to recognize leadership development programs participants. The Butler Centers End of the Year Celebration will be held on Monday, April 28, 2007.

Celebration of Involvement
  The Celebration of Involvement Reception offers faculty, staff, administrators, and students the opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of our student leaders. The 2008 Celebration of Involvement will be held on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. (Attendance by invitation only). The following awards will be announced at the Reception:
Edward T. Foote, II Award for Excellence in Student Leadership
Vice President’s Award for Service
Robert Bates Cole Award for Volunteer Leadership
Graduate Award for Excellence
Iron Arrow Sophomore of the Year Award
Edward T. Foote II Award for Excellence in Student Leadership
  The Edward T. Foote II Award for Excellence in Student Leadership is an annual award that recognizes one outstanding senior at the University of Miami who has best demonstrated exemplary involvement, leadership, and achievement in his or her college experience.

Nomination Form
Information Form

Vice President's Award for Service

  The Vice President's Award for Service is an annual award that recognizes one outstanding male and one outstanding female at the University of Miami who has best demonstrated exemplary community service in their college experience.  The Vice President's Award for Service was initially established in 1991 to recognize members of the student body, faculty, and staff for extraordinary service to the Greater Miami Community. Today the award recognizes seniors graduating during the Spring, Summer, or Fall term who demonstrate service and involvement on campus and in their communities. Special consideration will be given to students with involvement through the Butler Center for Service and Leadership.

Nomination Form
Information Form
The Robert Bates Cole Award for Volunteer Leadership
  The Robert Bates Cole Award for Volunteer Leadership is presented annually by the Lennar Foundation to a University of Miami Student. He or she exemplifies the characteristics of integrity and dedication through exceptional, committed, and unassuming participation in community service activities. The Robert Bates Cole Award for Volunteer Leadership is presented annually to a current full-time student at the University of Miami with sophomore (30-59 credits) or junior (60-89 credits) academic standing. This award includes a $2,000 scholarship presented by the Lennar Foundation.

Nomination Form
Information Form

The Giraffe Award

  The Butler Center selects several individuals who have "stuck their necks out for the common good" to receive the Giraffe Award. The award is based on the concept that although the contributions of "giraffes" often go unrecognized, they are incredibly important because "the world needs heroes, people with vision and courage, people who are willing to stick their necks out and take responsibility for solving tough problems, on the planet and on the block."

Award Recognition
The individual will receive a gold giraffe pin and certificate. The recipient of the award will be announced at the annual Butler Center for Volunteer Service & Leadership Development Awards Banquet held on Monday, April 28, 2008.

Award Links
 

Iron Arrow Sophomore of the Year

Omicron Delta Kappa: Freshman Leadership Award

Omicron Delta Kappa: Ivan Hoy Undergraduate Leadership Award