Centre College's Roxy Lewis named Phonathon MVP

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Roxy Lewis, left, and Cortney Miller were recently honored with “Outstanding Contribution to Centre Phonathon” prizes for their many years of serving as student callers.

DANVILLE, KY (04/04/2011)(readMedia)-- Roxy Lewis of Louisville, a senior at Centre College, was a recipient of the College's alumni office's "Outstanding Contribution to Centre Phonathon Prize," for having dedicated hundreds of hours to raising money for the College.

"The Outstanding Contribution to Centre Phonathon Prize was established in 2010 to award student callers whose overall contribution to the program has been exceptional," says James Barnard, assistant director of annual giving. "The formula used to measure contribution takes into account time committed to the program, the number of pledges and number of gifts received and the total dollars raised. Essentially, the prize is awarded to a caller or callers whose overall statistics are outstanding."

Lewis has been a caller since her freshman year and has never missed a season of calling. In eight calling seasons, she has raised $117,603 from more than 800 donors. Lewis has also served as a shift leader for three years, "where her contribution extends beyond reporting statistics," Barnard says.

"I really enjoy talking with the alumni," Lewis says. "They're so eager to hear where you're from, what you're doing at Centre and your plans are for the future. It's more than asking for gifts to the school-it's a chance to connect to the past and future of Centre."

Lewis is the daughter of Cindy Lewis of Louisville and is a graduate of Eastern High School.

Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 24th among all the nation's colleges and universities and has named Centre No. 1 among all institutions of higher education in the South for two years in a row. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices.