Professor Receives Prestigious Award posted 2/1/08
Dr. Don Cellini is honored for service-learning contributions

ADRIAN, Mich. – Adrian College is pleased to announce Dr. Don Cellini, professor of modern languages & cultures, will be honored with a Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award at the 12th annual Institute: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. This prestigious annual award is the highest MCC bestows on faculty and staff in the state of Michigan.

Dr. Don Cellini was designated by peers as the faculty/staff person on campus who has made the most outstanding contributions in service-learning and community service. This award recognizes his influence on and the engagement of students to be involved in community service or service-learning through modeling, influencing or instruction. He was nominated by Dr. Dale Nesbary, vice president and dean of academic affairs at Adrian College.

In his current position, Dr. Cellini has used service learning in his Spanish classroom. Students work with the United Way to help translate promotional materials for the agency, and have served as tutors and bilingual readers in local elementary classrooms. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Cellini works with the Community Action Agency and serves as a volunteer translator for migrant health clinics. In recent years, he has also been a co-presenter in a workshop offered through the intermediate school district - Working with Hispanic Students.

He will be formally honored during the 2008 Institute: Service-Learning and Community Service Awards Ceremony and Dinner, held at the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Dinner will begin at approximately 5:30 P.M. with the ceremony to follow.

Michigan Campus Compact is a coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education. MCC promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens, through creating and expanding academic, co-curricular and campus-wide opportunities for community service, service-learning and civic engagement.

For more information about the award and ceremony, please contact Lisa Sommer at 517-492-2412 or lsommer@mnaonline.org. Please contact Dr. Don Cellini directly at dcellini@adrian.edu or 517-264-3950 for more information about his outstanding contributions on campus and in the community.

Courtesy of Michigan Campus Compact.