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Nazareth Accepting Nominations for Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Service

Published November 30, 2015

Nazareth College is pleased to accept nominations for the ninth annual Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Service. The award breakfast will be held on April 28, 2016 from 8:00AM - 10:00AM at Nazareth College.  To ​​ nominate someone who is making a positive difference in the greater Rochester area, please click on the following link. ​All nomination are due on Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

The Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Service recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community, thereby improving the quality of life in the greater Rochester area. Honorees demonstrate a dedication to the values espoused by Nazareth College: a concern for and commitment to underserved individuals; ethical personal and professional behavior; leadership and living a life of meaning.

Previous recipients of the award include Dr. Richard Constantino, Gary Rogers, Dr. Walter Cooper, Bob Wayland-Smith, J. Christine Wilson, Justin L. Vigdor, Thomas J. Cray, Dr. T. Franklin Williams, and Carter Catlett Williams.  This award is made possible by a generous donation from Louise Woerner and Don H. Kollmorgen. 

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Julie Long, Nazareth Chief Public Relations Officer: (585) 389-2456; jlong2@naz.edu

Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.