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Dads Association honors outstanding staff member, student
12/28/01
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The
Dads Association at the University of Illinois has honored an outstanding
staff member and outstanding student with its Certificate of Merit Awards.
Dennis May, a clinical counselor for the UI Counseling Center, was named
the Outstanding Staff Member. May was honored for his excellent counseling
skills and commitment to helping students and staff members. Nominator
Abbie Broga, assistant dean of students, described May as "extremely
supportive but practical and realistic at the same time."
DeAvery V.J. Irons, a senior in political science from Illiopolis, was
named Outstanding Student. The award honors academic excellence, leadership
and involvement in the community. Irons, a James Scholar, has received
the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, the Robert H. Bierma Scholarship and
the Margaret Lewis Scholarship. She has coordinated and participated
in the Vis-à-vis tutoring program and volunteered with a house-building
team in Juarez, Mexico, during spring break.
According to her nominator, Penelope Soskin, assistant dean in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Irons has "set a fine
example of how academic excellence can be integrated with service, employment
and duty."
The Marching Illini also received a Special Recognition Award from the
Dads Association in thanks for the many contributions the organization
has made to the prestige and traditions of the UI.
