Thomas receives Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award

Gretchen Thomas, an instructor in the department of Career and Information Studies, has been selected to receive the 2016 Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award by the University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning.

The award recognizes faculty members who have developed innovative academic service-learning courses that integrate relevant community service with academic coursework to enhance student learning, develop civic responsibility and address community needs. Thomas will receive a $2,500 faculty development grant to sustain and enhance her service-learning work.

Thomas has been recognized in the past for her contributions to service-learning. In 2005, she received the Excellence in Teaching Award from Kappa Delta Epsilon and was the recipient of the Donald O. Schneider Award for Mentoring from the College of Education. In 2013, she was selected as a Service-Learning Fellow by UGA’s Office of Service-Learning.