Gerard A. Vanderhaar Student Peace Award

Christian Brothers University invites nominations for the 2008 Gerard A. Vanderhaar Student Peace Award.  This award is for currently enrolled students at Memphis area institutions of higher learning and will be given in conjunction with the annual Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium, to be held April 10, 2008.  The recipient is honored at the Symposium, and will be given a $500.00 award.

Nominations may come from faculty, staff, or administrators at Memphis area institutions of higher education. 

Nationally known and long-time peace activist Rev. Bryan Massingale will be the speaker for the 2008 Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium.

Nominees for the award should meet the following criteria:

• Outstanding involvement in peace and justice work, which could include significant participation in an organization for peace and justice, significant participation in a nonviolent campaign/movement for peace and justice, and/or service which furthers peace and justice in the world
  
• Enrolled as a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level at a Memphis area institution of higher education.
  
• Academic excellence, maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0

In your letter of nomination, please detail how the student satisfies the aforementioned criteria.  Finalists for the Student Peace Award will be interviewed by the selection committee, and so please provide contact information for the student nominee.

The deadline for nominations is March 14, 2008.

Download nomination form clicking here.
To download as a Word document to be filled out electronically click here.

Please send nominations to:
Dr. Mike Ryan
Office of Institutional Advancement
Christian Brothers University
650 E. Parkway S.
Memphis, TN 38104
Nomination forms may also be emailed to mryan@cbu.edu with Vanderhaar Student Peace Award in the subject line.