Do you know someone who's like Thad? Nominate a colleague and he or she may be awarded $500 to support a community organization of his or her choice.
 The Thaddeus Seymour Staff Award for Community Engagement recognizes Rollins staff members for sustainable and demonstrated service in local and global communities. In the spirit of Rollins College’s mission of Global Citizenship and Responsible Leadership this award is granted annually to an individual staff member whose leadership, dedication and commitment has created positive, socially just, creative and focused ways of transforming the lives of the people, events and environments in local and global communities - just like Thad..
As the 12th president of Rollins College, Thaddeus Seymour transformed the College through fund-raising efforts, enhanced academic excellence of liberal arts education and strengthened the relationship with the local community. Thad is widely known as an inspiring teacher, a caring counselor, a supportive friend and a leading citizen of the community. In 1994, Seymour received the Citizens Award from the Sullivan Committee. Three years later, in 1997, he and his wife, Polly, became Winter Park’s Citizens of the Year, in recognition of their continued service in the community.
 Vicki Long, administrative assistant in the Rollins Psychology Department, was the 2007 recipient of the Thaddeus Seymour Award for Community Engagement for her efforts in the prevention of suicide. In honor of the memory, passion, and commitment to her father, who committed suicide in 2004, she started the “Out of Darkness Walk” in Baldwin Park. For this year’s walk, Vicki personally recruited and organized hundreds of members in the Central Florida community and raised $42,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Read more about Vicki.
Who will be the next recipient of the Thaddeus Seymour award?
Eligibility
- All regular staff scheduled to work at least 1,000 hours per year
- Must have completed two or more years of service to the College
- Must not have been selected as the award’s recipient in the past five years
Success Criteria
- Sustainable commitment to an area, issue or population in the local and/or global community
- Demonstrated community service, active citizenship and activism
- Commitment beyond “positional leadership” focusing on grassroots and action-oriented activities, programs and methods to create sustainable change in the community through the lens of service, leadership and diversity
- Commitment to social change, global citizenship and responsible leadership throughout professional and personal life
Nominations will be accepted from all faculty and staff. The nomination screening process will commence in April and the award recipient will be announced in May. The award recipient will receive:
- Recognition at the Service Awards Celebration in May
- Name engraved on the Thaddeus A. Seymour Staff Award for Community Engagement plaque maintained by the College
- $500 given in honor of the recipient to the community organization of his/her choice intended to further action-oriented activities, programs, and methods to create sustainable change in the community through the lens of service, leadership, diversity
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