public service internships: past and present

More than 110 students have experienced the challenge and the satisfaction of volunteering in a summer public-service internship through the Center.   We are proud to be able to add this dimension to their educational experience at SMU.

2009

Danielle Czajka, a senior accounting major at the Cox School of Business, worked with Wings Ministry, a ministry dedicated to helping families of prisoners. She helped create a working budget for this non-profit organization and help prepare them for a full audit.

Nick Elledge, a sophomore in Dedman College majoring in Spanish, political science, and economics, worked with PEER Servants in Cusco, Peru, gathering data and interviewing clients for the receipt of microloans, and writing for a weekly microfinance blog.

Nureen Gulamali, a freshman in Dedman College who plans to major in advertising, interned in Atlanta, GA, with the American Civil Liberties Union, interviewing clients, filing court cases, and arranging press releases.

Saira Husain, a freshman Dedman College student pursuing a double major in Biology and Anthropology, interned at Children’s’ Museum for Peace and Human Rights (CMPHR) in Karachi, Pakistan. She assisted in providing material and activity for students, planning, helping in logistics, and report writing.

Serena Johnson, a grad student in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, interned at the Deaf Action Center in Dallas, and was responsible for educating offices about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She was responsible for interpreting meetings and presentations into or from American Sign Language.

Jason Minter, a second year statistics Ph.D. student in Dedman College, worked with Youth First Texas (YFT), Dallas. He performed research and analysis and assisted with fund-raising, which included finding sponsors, organizing volunteers, and managing the logistics of events. In addition he was involved with counseling, mentoring, and tutoring.

Amy Richards, a second year Dedman School of Law student interned at the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office (Family Violence Division). Her daily responsibilities in the Protective Order Unit included trial preparation, victim and witness contacts, and assisting in the family violence trainings.

Robert Robson, a first year graduate student in the Masters of Liberal Studies program, interned for the immigration legal services department of the International Rescue Committee in Dallas, helping to provide low cost, professional, and personal legal advice and legal representation for displaced persons.

Max Taghizadeh, a Junior majoring in Biology/Pre-med in Dedman College, worked for PediPlace and provided detailed research in an organized format concerning the issue of child obesity, including medical ramifications and intervention strategies. He also drafted and implemented a plan that addresses, informs, and treats childhood obesity for PediPlace’s client population.
 

2008

Nicholas Elledge worked at the Rancho 3M Christian Orphanage in Guadalupe, Mexico. He lived and worked at the orphanage, providing a consistent and positive role model for the seventy children who live there. In addition to his duties with facility maintenance, he participated in activities with the children such as interacting with them and playing games. Nick is a sophomore in Dedman College.

Gilberto Lopez worked in the Nuevo Leon region of Mexico with a project entitled “Carranza-Casillas Sustainable Mountain Development Initiative.” He helped build infrastructure in a mountain community of peasants, teaching primary enrichment and adult literacy classes, and research economic development and planning. Gilberto is a second-year graduate student in Anthropology at Dedman College.

Cody Meador worked at the Stewpot in downtown Dallas. She was the Stewpot representative and “watch dog” to the City of Dallas, attending various committee and city council meetings. She  engaged in political discussion with members of the homeless community and served as an advocate for them. Cody is a junior majoring in Political Science.

Kristin Mendelow worked as a Summer Clinic Fellow in the WilmerHale Legal Service Clinic at Harvard University. She interviewed low- and moderate income clients seeking legal services, counseling and advising clients, preparing motions for courts and assisting in trial preparation. Kristin is a second-year student in the Dedman School of Law.

Jennifer Tashman worked in Houston at Texas Defender’s Service, a nonprofit law group that represents convicts who are on death row in Texas under questionable circumstances, particularly those who are mentally unstable or have histories of abuse and neglect. She researched legal cases, obtained court records, and wrote reports based on her investigations.  Jennifer is a senior majoring in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs.

Lindsay Wilson worked in Dallas with Our Friends’ Place, a safe haven for abused and neglected girls and young women. Specifically, she coordinated case management requirements for residents and their families of the Stemmons Group Home. In addition, she was involved with diagnostic assessments, review of treatment plans, and implementation of services. Lindsay is a second-year graduate student in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

June Yi worked in Irving, Texas, with the Korean Central United Methodist Church assisting with ministries and social service, especially for the senior citizens. She provided vital translation services (verbal and written) to the senior citizens, and planned to set up a web site and network for volunteers. June is a second-year graduate student at Perkins School of Theology.

2007

Chris Bhatti worked with the Hockaday Science in the Community program to create a strategic plan, as well as to develop a website that can provide 24-hour access to math and science lessons for DISD students. The model he created is replicable nationwide through high schools and colleges in providing low-performing public-school students with quality supplementary science and math instruction. Chris was a first year MBA student at the Cox School of Business.

Aaron Clinger worked at Mosaic Family Services, a non-profit organization that provides services to at-risk and underserved groups in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He worked in their Multicultural Legal Services office providing legal assistance, writing briefs, and assisting attorneys with immigration and family-law cases. Aaron was in his third year in the Dedman School of Law.

Madison Dyal will work at Heart House Austin, which provides after-school and summer care for low-income families and at-risk children. She constructed a strategic marketing plan including events, partnerships with local businesses, and development to increase awareness and involvement from the Austin community. Madison was a sophomore majoring in Business and minoring in Advertising and Art History.

Cynthia Halatyn researched with the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) in Austin. Her study focused on the costs associated with the death penalty in Harris County versus the cost of incarceration for life. Cynthia was a junior majoring in Political Science.

John Hasley volunteered with the Equal Justice Center’s Transnational Worker Rights Clinic in Austin as an advocate, working directly with workers to help recover unpaid wages. He applied low-wage employment laws to protect migrant workers and assist with intake, managing cases, filing litigation, negotiation, and settlement. John was a second-year student in the Dedman School of Law.

Sommer Saadi worked in Richardson at HUG Internationally. This organization provides physical and emotional nurturing, medical and educational training, and humanitarian aid to needy children globally. Sommer focused her efforts on fundraising and marketing for HUG. She  developed an interactive website that updates donors with information about the “Bunici Program,” which hires Romanian grandmothers to help care for children in orphanages. Sommer was a sophomore majoring in History and Journalism.

Angad Talwar worked in New Delhi, India, with Shikha Pathshala, an organization that provides elementary education to underprivileged children. He taught English, math, drawing, painting, and creative writing. He also supervised efforts to make the children computer literate. Angad was a sophomore Electrical Engineering and Physics major.

2006

Letha Allen worked with the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation which provides affordable housing for the working poor and homeless. She assisted in several projects in various stages of planning and completion. One project involved putting together real estate closings that required a large amount of administrative work, drafting loan documents, and coordination with various government agencies. Letha was a student at Dedman School of Law.

Katherine Bartush worked with the St. Joseph County Regional Medical Center in South Bend, Indiana at Tobacco Initiatives. She helped design a program for tracking and maintaining contact with participants of the smoking cessation program, and implemented a fundraising effort for nicotine replacement therapies targeted toward members of the community, regardless of their ability to pay. Katie was a freshman majoring in business and pre-med.

Brandie Ballard worked at the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, in the Family Violence Division. In addition to assisting with trial preparation, she assisted victims of violence, providing them information on the legal system and resources that they may use should they need them. Brandie was a student at Dedman School of Law.

Leah Bhimani worked with Immigration and Legal Services of Catholic Charities of Dallas (ILS), a non profit organization that provides immigration services to low income clients. She participated in a ten week program that taught the fundamentals of immigration law and provided hands-on experience conducting consultations with prospective clients, researching and reviewing cases, and assisting women in seeking the special VAWA visa for battered spouses. Leah was a student at Dedman School of Law.

Emily Gipple volunteered with the Institute of Food and Development Policy (also known as Food First) in Brazil. The organization is an education-for-action center focusing on issues of food, hunger and fighting for rights of Brazilian labor workers. With her background in international languages, she assisted in English translation and taught an Introduction to English to students at a national school. Emily was a Business major with a minor in Anthropology.

Bethany Johnson  worked with the Agape Clinic at Grace Methodist Church in Dallas. The clinic focuses on providing medical care as well as equipping and educating the Hispanic community on health care. While her main duties included obtaining patient histories, performing minor medical procedures (taking temperatures and blood pressures), and translating, she also assisted in training the clinic’s health promoters to teach the patients how to better care for their bodies and stay in proper health. Bethany majored in Spanish, Latin-American Studies, and pre-med at Dedman College.

Sommer Saadi worked in Richardson at HUG Internationally. This organization provides physical and emotional nurturing, medical and educational training, and humanitarian aid to needy children globally. Sommer planned and ran donation drives for orphaned children overseas whose families were lost in the southeast Asian tsunami. She also developed a website to build awareness of HUG’s new work in India. Sommer majored in History and Journalism.

2005

Lydia Butts worked with STOP, Stop Trafficking Oppression and Prostitution of Children and Women in New Delhi, India. STOP has conducted raids to rescue minors from brothels, and helps to reintegrate girls into society by encouraging them to be in control of their own life decisions. Lydia went to India in the Summer of 2003 through the Maguire Center to teach computer skills and English at a school in Calcutta, and to volunteer at Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying and Destitute.

Stephanie Fox, a third-year law student, spent her summer primarily working for Howard Blackmon, the Felony Division Chief of Child Abuse and Family Violence Divisions. She helped prosecutors prepare for jury trials; assisted in child, victim, and witness interviews; and communicated with supporting agencies like the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center. Stephanie had already contributed much of her time to the Child Abuse Division, but during her internship she worked for prosecutors in the Family Violence Division.

Alan Kolodny, a Dedman School of Law student, assisted Lone Star Legal Aid of Harris County, Texas. Alan helped clients with housing and consumer law problems. Alan also helped supplement attorneys by providing additional representation to clients. This allowed Lone Star attorneys provide services to clients they otherwise might not have been able to serve.

Debra McKnight, a Perkins School of Theology student, worked with SMU's Women's Center to design an interactive, multimedia program to educate secondary school teachers about sexual orientation issues. Debra modeled part of her program after the Allies Safe Zone Project here at SMU. Her reviews of recent literature also helped to update the Allies program.

Rashee Raj, a second year law student, worked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions Office in Dallas. This organization works towards ending discrimination in the workplace. Rashee assisted in four civil action suits. Rashee also had an opportunity to attend depositions, court hearings, and a federal trial.

2004

Lisa Foster, undergraduate student, worked with The Georgetown Project (TGP) of Georgetown, Texas, a non-profit organization that seeks to help children to become caring, capable, and resilient individuals. Lisa coordinated the drug prevention program activities and publicized TGP's programs to the community. In addition, she  developed an orientation packet of materials for new Georgetown Project board members. This required research of the board leadership and creating strategies to best introduce those members to their new roles on the board.

Vedrana Juko, dual major in political science and psychology, worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Association of Election Officials. This organization promotes awareness of public responsibility with the election process, monitors the work of election officials, and educates citizens on voting procedures and processes in order to eradicate corruption and help the country's citizens prosper. Vedrana was directly involved in educating the public and helping answer questions, as well as assisting the association in publishing the implementation of the Law on Conflict of Interest.

Saedra Pinkerton, Dedman School of Law student, spent the summer working for the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, whose mission is to help stabilize families by providing legal help to those who cannot afford a lawyer. Saedra's responsibilities included drafting documents, attending trials, and working in legal clinics on housing, consumer, and family cases.

Adrianne Speas, Dedman School of Law student, worked with the Dallas office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC works to prevent and remedy discrimination in the workplace based on race, religion, sex, age, disability. Every complaint filed with the EEOC is required to go through mediation. Adrianne assisted attorneys in preparing for mediation, or if mediation was not successful, trial. In addition, she organized data into graphs and charts that were used for exhibits in trial.

Bradley Stanley, undergraduate engineering major, volunteered at Casa Grande Community Services in Arizona. Casa Grande had recently identified the desire by its citizens for more activities for teens. Bradley generated data to help create more teen-friendly programs after meeting first with teens and school principals to discover what activities they would like to see occur.

Laura West, corporate communications major, worked with Victory Health Partners in Mobile, Alabama. Victory runs a non-profit healthcare clinic for working yet uninsured people who might otherwise "fall through the cracks" as they are not eligible for government-funded health care. Specifically, Laura helped the Development Director design and implement a public relations plan to increase awareness in the community about the clinic. This involved writing and distributing pamphlets, flyers, public service announcements, and a volunteer newsletter.

2003

Michael Adeodokun, Perkins School of Theology student, worked with Exodus Ministry, a residential program that assists ex-offenders who have just been released from incarceration as they seek to reunite with their families and become acclimated, self-sustaining, and productive members of the community. He helped ex-offenders and their families with the transition, including apartment and job searches, behavioral change, and family budgeting.

Lydia Butts, dual major in international studies and religious studies, worked in Calcutta, India with the Serve the Nations organization. She worked on a variety of projects including research with college students, among whom there is a high suicide rate, and assisting directly at Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying and Destitute, arranging accommodations and projects with incoming groups of U.S. college students who serve as volunteers throughout Calcutta.

Samantha Martin, graduate student in anthropology, volunteered at Native Images, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona. While there, she helped conduct surveys and establish a database of information on HIV/AIDS and drug abuse among Native Americans in that area. This work helped in the development of culturally appropriate HIV prevention programs for Native Americans.

Daisy Morales, graduate student in medical anthropology, worked with the Girl Talk-2 project sponsored by the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. The project is an STD and HIV prevention research program, specifically targeting girls ages 13 to 17 who are in the juvenile justice system. The program utilizes a gender-specific, culturally sensitive empowerment approach, in order to change the sexual risk behaviors of girls within the juvenile justice system.

April Sunshine Prior, psychology and Spanish major, volunteered at Sterling Point Heart House in Dallas as an Assistant Summer Program Leader. Heart House provides a safe haven and academic support to low-income students. Her duties included activity planning, tutoring, art activities, and assisting with field trips and guest speakers.

Jacquai Wade, theatre major, facilitated the summer theatre component of the YMCA’s Summer Day Camp in Detroit, Michigan. Her responsibility was to direct the summer’s culminating activity, a musical. She facilitates rehearsals and oversaw the dance choreography. In addition, she facilitated the Creative Writing Club.

2002

Effiong Esedeke, Perkins School of Theology student, trained volunteers in Nigeria with Aids Arms, Inc. in how to care for HIV/AIDS patients and also helped Nigeria procure medicines and support for the United States.

Desiree Garcia, Dedman School of Law student, assisted attorneys with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in San Antonio. There she analyzed documents, prepared motions, and researched issues.

Tiffany Hansen, Dedman School of Law student, performed legal services for the people of Tarrant County living with HIV/AIDS through the Aids Outreach Center.

Beth Kirby, worked with His People Christian Church in ministry to high school and university students in South Africa. She also worked with Thembalitsha, an agency that provides shelter, food, and counseling for street children, unemployed adults, and AIDS children and their families.

Michelle Marable, Dedman School of Law student, worked with Legal Services of North Texas assisting the indigent community with civil legal problems, particularly low income women trying to escape abusive relationships.

Scott McIntosh, Cox School of Business student, worked with the Ethics Committee at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas researching medical ethics cases from both legal and philosophical moral theory.

Rosario Quinones, Perkins School of Theology student, worked with Dallas Area Interfaith in implementing a program to register and educate Dallas voters, especially in the Hispanic community.

Michelle Rogers, Dedman College student, assisted as a liaison between Spanish speaking patients and physicians at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport, LA, particularly in translating when on rounds with the Chief of Staff.

Matthew Seymour, Dedman School of Law student, worked at Catholic Charities of Dallas assisting low-income persons with immigration issues, helping prepare hearings in immigration court, and matching pro bono attorneys with opportunities in immigration law.

Sarah Thomas worked at Planned Parenthood helping to create a collection of recordings of clients to be delivered to federal and state legislators.

2001

Marié Anderson, sophomore psychology and business major, helped place families at Interstaff Housing Coalition, Dallas.

Cecelia Cox, Dedman School of Law student, worked at Dallas Legal Hospice evaluating client needs, making referrals, doing legal research, and drafting estate planning documents.

Joanne Davis, Perkins School of Theology student, helped families make the transition from welfare to the paid labor force as part of the Family Pathfinders Program, Wilkinson Center, Dallas.

Derrick Gordon, sophomore dance performance major, coordinated summer musical/dance theatre productions for children at the Boys and Girls Club, Dallas.

Ryan Jenkins, freshman electrical engineering and math major, helped train teachers as part of The Infinity Project, a national non-profit effort to bring engineering education to underrepresented groups, in Dallas.

Susan Knipe, Perkins School of Theology student, helped coordinate safe all-day activities for elementary students at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Williamsport, PA.

Cynthia Lutz, Master of Liberal Arts program, helped assure ethnic, racial, sex, age, and religious diversity in the applicant pool and homeowner base of the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity.

Melinda McGehee, Dedman School of Law student, interacted with immigrants and their families who sought legal aid from Catholic Charities, Dallas, helping them to adequately prepare for their court cases.

Colin Patterson, junior political science and philosophy major, assisted in teaching basic rights and skills to refugees and participated in a food distribution program at Catholic Charities Home Center, Dallas.

Dilnaz Saleem, sophomore organizational behavior and psychology major,  worked with victims of domestic violence and answered the hotline at Genesis Women's Shelter, Dallas, as well as monitored court cases in the Family Violence Court and record information for analysis.

Heidi Wanicheck, junior finance and Russian language major, developed a program that involves members of business and political communities in disaster relief projects for the national chapter of the American Red Cross, Washington, DC.

Lesley Washington, Dedman School of Law student, assisted the feral cat program at KittiCo Cat Rescue in Dallas by helping with mobile adoption exhibits and managing and creating a newsletter to educate and create awareness of KittiCo in the community.

2000

Kenta Asakura, senior majoring in Psychology, traveled to Olongapo City in the Philippines for the organization PREDA (Peoples Recovery, Empowerment, and Development Assistance) Foundation, Inc., to deal with the issues of sex tourism by working at a residential care center where 50 sexually prostituted or abused children (aged from 7 to 17) live.

Yerusha Beaver, SMU School of Law student, worked with the Dallas-based Rainbow Days organization by assisting with their summer camp program for disadvantaged children.

Anna R. Brandon, junior business major, assisted at the Family Gateway Center in downtown Dallas, which provides temporary housing, counseling and life skills assistance for homeless families.

Danielle A. Choice, junior at Dedman College, worked at The Wilkinson Center in the East Dallas Community, performing tutorial, mentoring and recreational duties for 30 at-risk youth aged 9 to 14.

Denise Donnell, M.Div. student at Perkins School of Theology planned, organized, implemented and sustained New Life Ministries, a program at St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Dallas, dedicated to re-structuring the lives of "at-risk" children.

Veronica Harms, a graduate student at Meadows, provided musical activities for children in a YMCA camp in Lubbock especially designed for children with emotional and intellectual disabilities.

Marina V. Labuz, worked with the Jewish Family Service in Dallas in their resettlement program by teaching English as a Second Language, providing citizenship lessons for elderly refugees, and by visiting isolated elderly refugees.

John Paul Michel, junior anthropology major, assisted in a study at the Dallas Zoo specifically designed to assess how best to provide for the behavioral needs of primates, which is now required by federal law, and the results of which may ultimately provide a guide for other zoos as well.

David Schulte, SMU School of Law student, worked at the Immigration Counseling Services of Catholic Charities of Dallas, providing counsel to families facing deportation who are unable to afford private counsel.

Jennifer L. Thompson, SMU School of Law student, assisted the Area Agency on Aging of Texoma in compiling a resource guide for affordable alternative living options for the elderly.

Cecil E. Youman Jr., junior psychology major, coordinated and structured activities for a youth ministry program at St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Dallas.

1999

Kolawole A. Akinnigbagbe, D. Min. student at Perkins School of Theology, developed a patient education/patient rights program geared to the unique needs of international patients and their families for Methodist Hospitals of Dallas.

William Allen, doctoral student at SMU anthropology department, worked for the Dallas Korean Society helping new Korean immigrants in their transition to American culture.

Nancy E. Kennedy, graduate student at SMU School of Law, helped a staff attorney at the Housing Crisis Center in Dallas with the legal issues of their landlord/tenant relations.

Shaun Lyons, graduate student at SMU School of Law, worked with the Legal Advocates for Minor Projects ("LAMP"), a collaborative project of Legal Services of North Texas and the Dallas Bar Association, and assisted in the Dallas Gang Prevention Program.

Ingrid Nordquist, graduate student at SMU School of Law, was involved in the organization Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Chemung County, Elmira, NY, and worked to present the interests of abused and neglected children in the court.

Andrew Novak, a junior with a history/pre-law major worked as a counselor at Camp Holiday Trails in Charlottesville, Virginia enabling medically fragile children to have a rewarding camp experience.

Carole O'Neil, M.Div. student at Perkins School of Theology, developed and implemented a training program for Spiritual Care Volunteers for Oncology (Cancer) patients and their families at RHD Memorial Medical Center in Dallas.

Stephen Scott, graduate student in Clinical Psychology, participated in a joint venture between the Chemical Dependency Program and the Department of Health and Human Services providing services to the inmates of the Dallas County Jail system, and was involved in 3 areas: Anger Management Program, Chemical Dependency Group/Individual therapy, and Inmate Screening/Testing.

Anna Courtney Smith, psychology major, interned at the Genesis Women's Shelter in Dallas, a shelter for women and children, and was involved in child care and child play therapy.

Jennifer Elisa Veninga, religious studies major with a history minor, participated in a service trip to a rural village near the Himalayan Mountains in India sponsored through Cross-Cultural Solutions, and worked in community projects geared to better the social conditions of marginalized groups.

Carlisa Washington, junior and Musical Education major, worked for the Meadows Visitors' Program and Dallas Public School ArtsPartners Program, helping to bring inner city youth to the SMU campus to contribute to their well-rounded education by providing them with opportunities to perform in local schools.

1998

Lindsey Gaye Bruce, SMU undergraduate student, worked at Vickery Meadow Learning Center in Dallas.

Denise L. Campbell, SMU Law Student, worked at Operation H.O.P.E. Program (Helping Other People Excel) at the Faith Memorial Church in Dallas.

Betsy Kathleen Glasenapp, SMU undergraduate student, worked at Tender Loving Care Complex, Cape Coral, Florida.

Jian Han, SMU Ph.D. student, worked at the Institute of Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

Matthew C. Kline, SMU graduate student, worked at Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Church in Dallas.

David M. Moore, SMU Ph.D. student, volunteered at Casa Juan Diego, a Catholic Worker House in Houston, Texas.

Michelle Neilon, SMU undergraduate student, worked at the Preverbal Communication Program at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Denise A. Sawyer, SMU graduate student, volunteered at Jubilee United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas.

Colin Vadheim, SMU undergraduate student, worked at First Lutheran Church in Miles City, Montana.

1997

Elizabeth Cedillo, SMU law student, Parents Against Crime and Drugs Inc., Dallas, Texas.

Lucretia F. Cooksy, SMU graduate student, Jubilee Ministries, Grand Prairie, Texas.

Deanna Driggers, SMU undergraduate student, United Methodist Campus Ministry, Ireland.

Melissa Frei, SMU undergraduate student, Texas District of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Guatemala and Mexico.

Stacie Hill, SMU undergraduate student, Summer Reading Program for Children, East Garrett Park, Dallas, Texas.

LeDouglas G. Johnson, SMU law student, conducted research on the Hopwood decision of the court (Hopwood v State of Texas, 78 F.3rd932, 5th Cir. 1996), Dallas, Texas.

Jana Limer, SMU law student, Parents Against Crime and Drugs Inc., Dallas, Texas.

Josef Spencer, SMU undergraduate student, Van Zandt County Children's Shelter, Fruitvale, Texas.

Katherine Swords, SMU undergraduate student, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C.

Jonathan D. Wade, SMU law student, Central Dallas Food Pantry, Dallas, Texas.

1996

Kelly Adels, SMU undergraduate student, American Diabetes Association, Houston, Texas.

Jaime Barron, SMU law student, ProBar Asylum Representation Project, Harlingen, Texas.

Kimberly Lafferty, SMU law student, SMU Law School Criminal Justice Clinic, Dallas, Texas.

Amy Lee, SMU undergraduate student, Jeffries Street Learning Center, Dallas, Texas.

Carl Trovall, SMU Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, combined service for a local congregation with scholarly research on the "Role of the Church as a Voluntary Community."