OXFORD, OH (04/29/2011)(readMedia)-- Sunday, April 10, marked the 27th annual presentation of the President's Distinguished Service Awards. The ceremony was held at 3:00 p.m. in Kumler Chapel and featured a musical presentation by Miami senior harpist, Chelsea Miller; a welcome by Vice President for Student Affairs, Barbara Jones; and remarks by the president of the university, David C. Hodge.
The President's Distinguished Service Awards is sponsored by the Miami University Parents Fund and the Parents Office. Alicia Caitlin Campbell received the 2011 award for her intellectual contributions to the department of botany and her outstanding community service to the Bull's RunArboretum, Middletown, OH. She was nominated by Dr. Carolyn Keiffer and Dr. Robert Rusbosin.
Twenty Miami student recipients and their nominators, families, and friends gathered to celebrate the awards at a reception held in the Chapel after the awards ceremony. Alicia will graduate from Miami in May 2011 with a major in botany and English literature. She was home schooled.