The Georgia Cooper Moore Service Leadership Award
The Georgia Cooper Moore Service Leadership Award was created from gifts from her son, in honor of his mother. Georgia Cooper Moore was a native of Sampson County and lived in Greensboro for more than eighty years. She attended the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG). Her class would have been 1898.
Amount of Scholarship: Two at $1,500 each
Eligibility Guidelines:
Rising Senior; Solid Academic Performance; Demonstrated commitment to service to the University and/or with the community at-large; Accomplished leadership in service to others.
Application Requirements:
Cover letter and resume outlining service activities at UNCG or the broader community; Two letters of reference with at least one from a staff /faculty member of UNCG or professional staff member from the community. Submit application to the Office of Leadership & Service-Learning Suite 214, Elliott University Center. For additional information, contact the Office of Leadership & Service-Learning at 6-0538 or e-mail: lead@uncg.edu
Application Deadline: April 10, 2009 5pm.
Recipients
| Year |
Recipients |
| 2009 |
Two students were awarded the Moore scholarship in 2009.
- Our first recipient is Amanda Bregle. Amanda is committed to education in all she does—a Lloyd International Honors College student and a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. She believes being involved as a student at UNCG means understanding how the past shapes the future of our campus. Amanda's involvement as an Alumni Ambassador provided her the opportunity to gain practical advice and experience from former students—and then to turn around and use that knowledge to inform potential and current UNCG students about all that UNCG offers. Amanda is President of Circle K, and has participated this year in service projects with elementary schools, advocacy walks, tutoring—and she helped organize a week of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness initiatives on campus. Amanda is a graduate of the national LeaderShape Institute, and has applied those lessons in leadership to multiple student-led UNCG disaster-relief trips to the Gulf Coast region. Being willing to take the lead in these trips to rebuild and reconnect to our country has brought many students from our campus into the lives of those who need most.
- Our next Moore Scholarship recipient is Kristen Kinne. Kristen was described by a reference as "bright, articulate, curious, an excellent writer, and highly motivated...one of the best students out of the thousands I have taught." She has excelled in the Lloyd International Honors College, and has a passion for service that rivals her academic excellence. Through the African Services Coalition of Greensboro, Kristen has aided multiple refugee families as they seek a new community in the United States and has formed deep friendships through mentoring young girls through their resettlement process. She credits those young women, now 15 years old, with transforming her view of volunteer service, friendship, and community. While studying abroad in Montpellier, France, Kristen worked toward creating the first homeless shelter in Montpellier. She has served the UNCG campus community through Circle K and its homelessness awareness programs. Kristen has been inducted into Golden Chain Honor Society, and Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society. Her determination in pursuing her goals and her academic performance are both outstanding.
|
| 2008 |
Two students were awarded the Moore scholarship in 2008.
- Our first recipient is Linsey Hudson. Linsey is a biology major who serves as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and a Supplemental Instruction Leader mentoring students in chemistry. She is the co-founder and co-president of a new student organization, "Health and Social Justice," and interdisciplinary group that works to understand how social and economic conditions impact health, disease, and healthcare; and to foster conditions in which this understanding can lead to a healthier society. In addition to her university service, Linsey also co-founded a community center called the HIVE which stands for History, Information, and Vision Exchange. HIVE's mission is to foster relationship building, dialogue, and resources sharing among groups and communities working to build grassroots democracy and community power in and around Greensboro, North Carolina. After graduation, Linsey plans to enter medical school and continue to weave her ideas of social justice into a career serving the health needs of marginalized populations.
- Our next Moore Scholarship recipient is Natasha Lake. Natasha is a communication studies major who has received such honors as the Rosa Parks "Light House of Change" Award, the Angela Davis Activism and Leadership Award, Dean's List, Lambda Pi Eta Honor Fraternity inductee, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs Scholars Recognition Award. Natasha has been selected to serve as the 2008-09 Publisher of the The Carolinian newspaper and is the creator of Royalty Magazine , a publication which provides UNCG students with an avenue for gaining professional experience in writing and publication. She has served as a leader for volunteer tutors at Greensboro Urban Ministry's Pathways Shelter, working as a positive role model for children. Natasha is "respected by her peers and by her professors as one who has a positive influence in group and team settings."
|
| 2007 |
Three students were awarded the Moore scholarship in 2007.
- Our first recipient is Erica Hamilton. Erica returned to school for a second degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology. She is a UNCG Lloyd International Honors College Disciplinary candidate, and four time member of the Chancellor’s List. She is the founding President of the UNCG chapter of Active Minds, a student organization whose aim is to educate and advocate for mental health issues on college campuses. She is described as an enthusiastic, motivated, and dedicated leader, working tirelessly to establish this new organization. Recently elected to the National Active Minds Student Advisory Council, Erica will travel to Washington, D.C. to plan the National Mental Health on Campus Conference. Through her role with the UNCG Learning Assistance Center, Erica is recognized as a tutor with whom students feel comfortable and at ease in a short period of time. She has been a facilitator at the 2006 Triad Leadership Academy, participated in the December 2006 UNCG Hurricane Relief Trip to New Orleans, served as an SGA House Legislative Committee Chair, and volunteered for various events with the Office of Adult Students.
- Our next Moore Scholarship recipient is Jennifer Horton. Jennifer is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Anthropology. She has achieved the Chancellor’s list for scholastic excellence. Her service to the University began during her freshman year as a DJ for the campus radio station, WUAG. She brought together her talents in radio and event planning to organize WUAG sponsored on-campus concerts to raise funds and awareness for issues such as Sudan relief and voter registration. Jennifer also collaborated with other students to re-affiliate the UNCG College Democrats and serves as President of the Sociology Club. She is described as having a "critical awareness and social concern [that] drives her to the heart of any matter." Erica's nominator continues with, "her leadership is grounded in social justice and service learning." Additional service activities include organizing clothing drives, volunteering at Greensboro Urban Ministries, Relay for Life, and sorting recycling on-campus.
- The final Moore Scholarship recipient for 2007 is Meredith Andrews. Meredith is a double major in Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Psychology. She serves the campus through a variety of means and cites one of the most meaningful experiences has been through her service as a University Marshal. She has sought opportunities to involve the University Marshals in more University and community events and will serve as Chief Marshal for the upcoming school year. Meredith is a Bronze Leadership Medallion recipient, Vice President and President Elect for Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Honors Organization, and is active in a number of other student organizations including UNCG Baptist Campus Ministry and Circle K. As a consultant in the University Writing Center, she eagerly assists students from all disciplines to improve their work at every stage of the writing process. Her off-campus service has included everything from small home repair and yard work to serving as a volunteer cheerleading coach for girls in first through third grade. One nominator had this to say about her, "[She] was born to help other people; she is both highly intelligent and has a deep understanding of human nature." Another nominator wrote, "[She] is an outstanding student that has clearly demonstrated a commitment to social change and service to those less fortunate."
|
| 2006 |
- Katherine Allen
- Tiffany Hutchins
|
