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The MACHA Board of Directors announces the:

Chris Labyk Award
for Promising Student Health Initiatives

Description

The Chris Labyk Award is intended to assist college health programs to undertake pilot interventions, assist with unfunded or under-funded mandates, and pursue important college health objectives that do not currently have sufficient funding. The award is in the name of Ms. Christine Labyk, a long-time MACHA member and health educator at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. Chris was chosen for her passion about college health education and prevention and because she has a track record of more than 20 years of providing excellent

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leadership and advocacy for effective student health and wellness services. The MACHA Board of Directors voted unanimously to honor her with this award to encourage others to undertake excellent and effective initiatives.

Eligibility

Eligible recipients must either be the Representative of a Member Institution (RMI) or a regular individual member of the ACHA within the MACHA four state region of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, or Michigan. Individual members or RMIs must have been a member in good standing for the year prior to submitting an application. Other ACHA membership categories such as sustaining, associate, student* or emeritus members of the association are not eligible. Applications from Board members, institutions of Board members, or mini-grant committee members are acceptable, but those members must exclude themselves from mini-grant deliberations and decisions for any year where such a potential conflict exists.

Timelines

Applications Due: August 15, 2009. Proposals may be sent via email with attachments in Word or .pdf format.

Grant Period: November 2009 - October 2010.

Download Application & Guidelines in MSWord or PDF format

 

Mid-America College Health Association
Judy Lyle, BSN, RN-C, President