Cumulative List of Community Engagement Scholarship Award Recipients

This award provides University-wide recognition of highly engaged community-based scholarship collaborations that positively impact both the community and scholarship. It provides university-wide recognition of highly engaged community-based scholarship collaborations that positively impact both the community and scholarship. 

2026

• Elena Ruíz, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters  
  • Partnered with: Sara’s House (Geneva Jackson) and W.H.E.A.T. (Melvenna Fant-Jones) 

2025

• Irene Xagoraraki, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Community Partners in Detroit Tri-County

2024

• Courtney Carignan, Food Science & Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, represented by Sandy Wynn-Stelt, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network

2023

• Dr. Maria Lapinski, Communication, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
• Lu Zhi, Founder and Designated Community Partner Representative, Shan Shui Conservation Center