Abby Ferber, professor, Sociology and Women\u2019s and Ethnic Studies, was recently awarded the 2009 Chase Faculty Community Service.<\/p>\n
She will receive the System-wide award at Tuesday\u2019s annual Campus Awards ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe selection committee was highly impressed by your lengthy involvement with many community-based projects,\u201d Michael Poliakoff, vice president, Academic Affairs and Research, CU System, wrote. \u201cBut it was your dedicated commitment to and important work with the Smart-Girl organization that earned you the Chase Award for faculty community service.<\/p>\n
Smart-Girl is a Denver-based non-profit organization that organizes activities and programs to help adolescent girls develop attitudes, skills and behaviors that lead to success and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
\u201cI became interested in Smart-Girl because I felt the work of the organization was widely and urgently needed,\u201d Ferber said. \u201cAs a woman, I wished I had a program like Smart Girl when I was an adolescent. As a mother, I would like to see this program grow and become more widely available to girls like my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ferber served on Smart-Girl\u2019s board of directors since 2002 and built a partnership between the organization and UCCS, providing opportunities for students to intern at Smart Girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbby has been a driving force in the success of Smart Girl, an inspiring board member to others, and an unflaggingly cheerful volunteer,\u201d Nicky Marone, chief executive officer, Smart Girl, said. \u201cI can\u2019t think of anyone more deserving to win this award.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Chase Faculty Community Service Award is funded by an endowment from the Chase Corporation through the CU Foundation, established with a 1991 gift of $100,000. The endowment provides an award of $10,000 annually to a full-time faculty member at the University of Colorado who has rendered exceptional service in his or her community.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1967, the nonprofit CU Foundation partners with the University of Colorado to raise, manage, and invest private support for the university\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"