Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award

Nomination Instructions

Any rising sophomore, junior, or senior Duke student is eligible for the Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award. 

To nominate a student for the Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award, download the nomination form from the Community Service Center website.  Nominations are due by Friday, March 20, 2009.

Description of Award

The students and staff of the Duke Community Service will bestow the Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award upon one rising sophomore, junior, or senior.  To receive consideration, undergraduates must have performed distinguished volunteer service while at Duke and be nominated by a member of the faculty, staff, or student body, or by a representative of a non-profit organization or public school in Durham.  The recipient will receive a partial scholarship toward his/her 2009-2010 tuition. 

The Lars Lyon Voluneer Service Award is made possible by a memorial endowment established by the friends and family of Lars Lyon, a Duke mechanical engineering student who died in 1988 of a rare cancer.  What at Duke, Lars was an active and enthusiastic volunteer with Circle K and Ronald McDonald House, among other service organizations.