fyi - Article Title

December 8, 2000
Volume 38, No. 8

• Achieving Marital Utopia

• America's poet of comrades: Walt Whitman in China

• Pharmacy emphasizes people skills with patient counseling tourney

• Herky proves a light-headed mascot

• InSite: Hardin Meta Directory keeps winning prizes

• "Quote.....Endquote"

• News Briefs

• Human Rights Week 2001 events include lectures, films, convocation

• Speech specialist, musician to give Presidential Lecture

• Affirmative Action says Iowa better than reported

• Longevity Awards presented for December

• Bulletin Board

• Calendar

• Deaths

•
Offices and Awards

•
Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

• Pubs. and Creations

• Committee seeks input from UI during Office of the Provost review

• Fund-raising dinner benefits women's organizations

•
Public Safety joins holiday campaign

• Nominations sought for disability achievement award

TIAA Cref Unit Values

Staff Development Courses

The University of Iowa Homepage

Nominations sought for disability achievement award

In 1997, the Council on Disability Awareness established an Achievement Award Program, acknowledging efforts and achievements of individuals or organizations on campus for facilitating the integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities in campus life or within the community at large. The first award, given to Hancher Auditorium, was announced at the 1997 Public Forum on Disability. This year’s recipient will be announced during Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Week during a special presentation, 4-5pm, Jan. 17, 2001, in the South Room IMU. Below you will find the criteria, nomination information, and nomination procedures for this year. The deadline for submitting nominations is Dec. 22.

Nominees should meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. A voluntary specific effort taken to improve access of persons with disabilities.

2. An effort demonstrating an ongoing commitment for the facilitation of access for persons with disabilities.

3. Efforts demonstrating ongoing advocacy on behalf of persons with disabilities.

4. Individual or group contributions resulting in an increase in accessibility for persons with disabilities.

5. Individual or group contributions resulting in an increased awareness of disability issues, concerns, and needs.

Nomination Form

Name of nominee: _________________________________________________

Position/Organization at UI: __________________________________________

Why is your nominee deserving of this year’s award? (You may submit additional pages if necessary.)

________________________________________________________________

Your name: ______________________________________________________

Phone: ________________ E-mail: ___________________________________

Nominations should be sent to Jan Gorman, Faculty/Staff Disability Services, 121 USB.

[ return to top ] [ home ]