SPEA honors five for public service
March 15, 2007
KOKOMO, Ind.The community contributions of five area individuals will be recognized during the Public Service Awards Luncheon, Thursday, March 29, sponsored by the Indiana University Kokomo School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
SPEA Advisory Board members chose one honoree each from Cass, Grant, Howard, Miami, and Tipton counties. The public is welcome to attend and celebrate the public service of
Ruth Ellen Bland, clerk-treasurer of the City of Logansport. Nominated by Skip Kuker and Annette Russell.
Mark Fauser, executive director of the Community School of the Arts in Marion. Nominated by Mayor Wayne Seybold and Jay Julian.
Dr. Robert Lee, pastor of Second Missionary Baptist Church in Kokomo. Nominated by Michael Peters.
Thomas McKaig, Ed.D., superintendent of Peru Community Schools. Nominated by Mayor James Walker.
Richard Phillipe, executive director of Tipton County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Nominated by Mayor George Ogden, Gordon Tocco, and William Keir.
In addition to providing professional service to their neighbors, each of these award winners is an exceptional local volunteer, said Assistant Dean of SPEA Robert Dibie. Ph.D. They are driving forces behind dozens of community projects and organizations. They are, in short, models of the proactive, knowledgeable, and effective public servant that SPEA holds up to students in its public affairs, public management, and criminal justice curricula.
The 11 a.m. luncheon will be held in Kelley Student Center.
Proceeds will fund scholarships for SPEA students at IU Kokomo. Tickets are $30 ($15 for IU Kokomo students). To reserve tickets, contact Joyce Webb at (765) 455-9417.
Visit the School of Public and Environmental Affairs Web site at www.iuk.edu/spea.
