The London Center Recognition Awards

Judith Botelho Commitment Award

This award recognizes a student who exemplifies the commitment to community service that Judith Botelho demonstrated as a student and AmeriCorps*VISTA during her six years at Simmons:

• Outstanding participation and leadership in service to the community beyond the campus,
• Demonstrates personal motivation and commitment to engagement
• Evidence student has worked selflessly and effectively in addressing social causes.
• Engagement in community service across multiple years;

2023 Recipients

Emerging Leader Award

This award recognizes a student who has made significant contributions to the community and lead by example early in their time at Simmons.

• Recipients have shown a passion and affinity for engaging the community beyond campus and have demonstrated emerging leadership and continuing engagement/service.
• Has gone above and beyond for an organization, group, project, or event related to community engagement
• Furthered the mission of The London Center

2023 Recipient

Leadership in Community-Based Learning Award

This award recognizes a student (a group of students) for their dedication and leadership in a community-based learning component of a course that goes above and beyond expectations. Recipients of this award demonstrate commitment to excellence in both academic accomplishment and community impact such as:

• Leading, inspiring and engaging peers in community-based learning.
• Proactively engaging with the community partner; demonstrating interest in reciprocity/mutual benefit.
• Exhibiting skill in critical reflection and integration of course content with community-based experience.
• Overall dedication to a meaningful and successful community-based learning experience.

2023 Recipients

Steve London Faculty/Staff Community Service Award

This award is named in honor of Professor Emeritus Steve London, founding director of the Scott/Ross Center for Community Service, now the London Center for Community Engagement & Social Justice. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member who has shown commitment and passion to engage our students with the communities of Boston.

• The recipient of this award has an extraordinary passion for justice for the people and neighborhoods of our city and is a tireless advocate for service-learning and community-engaged teaching across the university.
• Their accomplishments exemplify and enhance the mission of The London Center as their actions simultaneously enrich the educational experience of our students and the lives of members of our greater community.

2023 Recipients

Outstanding Community Partner Award

This award recognizes a community partner for sustained partnership with Simmons University in a spirit of collaboration and mutual benefit as evidenced by:

• The community partner's active and effective collaboration in the development, design, implementation and/or evaluation of project(s) or activities undertaken in partnership with a course or program at Simmons.
• The community's partner's commitment to clear and regular communication about their own needs and capacity, and willingness to provide feedback about how the relationship is progressing and community impact.
• The community partner's interest in and commitment to student development as an element of a successful partnership.

2023 Recipient

Newman Civic Fellowship

The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students

who are changemakers and public problem-solvers at Campus Compact member

institutions. Fellows are nominated by their president or chancellor on the basis of their potential for public leadership.

2023 Recipient

Naleigha Evans

Major: Political Science and Communications
Class Year: 2024