The Vernon L. Pack Fellowship
| Vernon L. Pack also funds the Distinguished Lecture Series. Click here for more information. |
The Vernon L. Pack Fellowship was established at the Center for Community Engagement in 2006 through the generosity of Vernon L. Pack, a 1950 graduate of Otterbein College and a leader in the Westerville community. The Fellowship celebrates exceptional academic performance, leadership and community service by Otterbein students. Recipients receive support to undertake a community engagement project with one of the College's community partners. Faculty fellows, faculty sponsors, student fellows and staff participate throughout the year in the Pack Society, a community of practice for dialogue about the student research projects.
2007 Pack Fellows
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| Vernon L. Pack congratulates Tamika Andrews. |
Tamika Andrews -
"The Impact of Quality Nutrition and Access to Physical Activity on a Community"
Tamika will work with the Children's Hunger Alliance and faculty sponsor Dr. Grace McDaniel to assess the need for improving nutrition and increasing physical activity for impoverished families living in Franklin County, primarily focusing on the Columbus area. She will work to connect the Franklin County community to an online resource of existing aid programs and services in order to reach and educate more families. This Web site will be similar to a search engine that allows community members to search for or browse programs in and around the area where they reside. Ultimately, based on her research, Tamika hopes to build a sustainable online resource that will provide information and advocate for the needs of the greater Columbus community.
Tamika is an Early Childhood Education major from Dublin, Ohio, and will enter her senior year this fall. At Otterbein she has been involved with America Reads, Sisters United, and Head Start.
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| Kevin Rieman poses with Vernon L. Pack. |
Kevin Rieman -
"Service Learning and Academic Achievement in the Middle"
Kevin will work with faculty sponsor Dr. Diane Ross to continue and expand the success of the current SLAM program. He will collaborate with other Otterbein Middle Education students and Dr. Ross to further integrate service-learning into the curriculum of Westerville City Schools. This project is reciprocal, benefiting both the local schools and Otterbein College through the involvement of students from both and through the inclusion of programs that will necessitate all parties working together. This summer, Kevin will meet with teachers and staff from Westerville City Schools and faculty and students from Otterbein to develop ideas for imbedding service-learning in current school standards.
Kevin is a Middle Childhood Education major from Delaware, Ohio, and will enter his senior year this fall. He coaches JV Wrestling at Rutherford B. Hayes High School in Delaware and recently visited Genoa Middle School to speak to students about bullying.
Click here for the 2006 Pack Fellows recipients.
The Pack Fellowship award provides funding to meet project expenses, including travel to conferences or meetings, purchase of books and acquisition of software and/or research equipment. Applications are evaluated in April and May, and the award winners will be announced at the Celebration of Service in the spring.
Click here for more information and frequently asked questions about the application process.
