BVM Core Value Award

The BVM Core Value Award is presented to a current full-time member of the faculty, staff, or administration who strongly exemplifies the BVM Core Values of Freedom, Education, Charity, and Justice, as well as the quest for self-knowledge and the application of knowledge for the greater good.

This year’s Clarke University BVM Core Value Award was presented to:

Aimee Taylor, Ph.D.
Chair of First Year Studies

Here is an excerpt from the nomination for this year’s recipient:

Aimee is an incredible person doing amazing work for Clarke. Her dedication to students, to justice, and to helping this University become stronger make her the perfect person to nominate for this award. She is unfailingly optimistic about what Clarke can achieve and has been instrumental in student success, both at a personal and institutional level. She is always open to collaboration and doing what is best for students across departments and campus

Previous Recipients

Amy Errthum, MOL, Director of Marketing, 2024
Samantha Hicks, MSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2023
Cathy Stierman, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education 2022
Ellen Spencer, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education, 2021
Mary Gitau, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2020
Sean Bradley, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, 2019
Deann Petitgout, MA, Instructor of Athletic Training, Director of Compass, 2018
Rachel Daack, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 2017
Bill Kochendorfer, Safety and Security, 2016
Kathy Ternes, Bookstore, 2015
Mary Ellen Herbst, Receptionist, 2014
Helen Black, Institutional Advancement, 2013
Darrell Deutmeyer, Facilities, 2012
Bill O’Dell, PT, DHS, OCS, MBA, Cert.DN, Professor of Physical Therapy, 2011
Lorie Murphy, Counselor, 2010