The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a colleague who, beyond his or her required duties, has a sustained career of serving the college community in an outstanding and distinguished manner.
- Established 1983
- Number of recipients annually: one
- Committee: appointed by President, includes former recipients & SGA representative
- Award: $1500 check & framed certificate
- Person to whom letters of nomination should be sent: Prof. Sylvia Gamboa (Summer School), Chair of the Committee
Faculty members and administrators are eligible for this award that recognizes outstanding service to the College of Charleston. Letters of nomination should describe fully the ways in which the nominator finds the candidate to have given unusual and distinguished service to the College and provide examples and documentation whenever possible. The selection committee includes the most recent recipients of the award as well as additional members named by the President.
Award Recipients
- 1983 - Harry W. Freeman - Biology
- 1984 - Gerald W. Gibson - Chemistry
- 1985 - Maggie T. Pennington - Biology
- 1986 - George E. Heltai - History
- 1987 - Thomas A. Palmer - Political Science
- 1988 - Elizabeth M. Martin - Chemistry
- 1989 - Malcolm Cameron Clark - History
- 1990 - Jeffrey Alan Foster - French
- 1991 - Susan J. Morrison - Biology
- 1992 - Norman Olsen, Jr. - English
- 1993 - W. Hugh Haynsworth - Math
- 1994 - Michael S. Pincus - Languages
- 1995 - David S. Mann - Political Science
- 1996 - Michael P. Katuna - Geology
- 1997 - J. Fred Watts- Physics
- 1998 - Caroline C. Hunt - English
- 1999 - Martin Perlmutter - Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 2000 - William V. Moore - Political Science
- 2001 - Marion T. Doig, III - Chemistry & Biochemistry
- 2002 - Samuel M. Hines, Jr. - School of Humanities & Social Science
- 2003 - George E. Haborak - Student Affairs
- 2004 - Sylvia Gamboa - English/Summer School
- 2005 - Douglas Friedman - Political Science
- 2006 - Robert Mignone - Mathematics
- 2007 - Jack D. Parson - Political Science
- 2008 - Hugh T. Wilder - Philosophy