Labor Awards
Berea College Student Employee of the Year Award
Awarded for reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution. Students who receive this award are also eligible for recognition on the state, regional, and national levels.
Building Care Award
Awarded by the Housekeeping Division to recognize workers in a building that exhibits a high level of cleanliness and quality of work for the enjoyment of the campus community.
Danforth Creative Effort Prizes
Provides annual prizes to honor three students whose products of imagination and effort have a lasting legacy beyond their college careers.
Raymond B. Drukker Memorial Award for Library Service
Awarded each year in honor of Dr. Raymond B. Drukker and is presented to two outstanding student workers in the College’s Hutchins Library.
The Wilson and Ellen Best Evans “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award.”
Awarded annually to two seniors who not only do the job very well, but also perform extra duties that make the work environment more enjoyable and productive for colleagues and customers.
Food Service Special Award
Awarded on the basis of efficiency and commitment to duty, plus concern and feeling for both fellow workers and those being served.
Clara Bell Hall Crafts Award
Awarded annually to a student who demonstrates exceptional academic and artistic talent while contributing to the Student Crafts Program.
Richard T. Hougen Hotel Management Award
Annual recognition by the Boone Tavern Hotel staff to honor outstanding student hotel employees. Typically, four students receive this award.
Gladys Jameson Accompanist Award
Awarded annually in memory of Gladys Jameson to recognize the most valuable student accompanist.
Outstanding Labor Supervisor of the Year
Awarded by selection from campus student nominations to an outstanding supervisor in the Labor Program. The supervisor who receives this award is also elgible for recognition on the state, regional, and national levels.
Photography Contest
Awarded by the Labor Program Office to encourage students to identify a visual representation of the work done by our students. Typically, three awards are given.
William R. Ramsay Award
This award recognizes a first-year student who enthusiastically embraces the Labor Program as an integral component of Berea’s mission and whose work demonstrates great potential for the future.
Margaret G. Rogers Nursing Award
Awarded annually to a nursing student who has demonstrated excellence in labor.
Anna Mae and Phyllis Shumaker Labor Award
Awarded to two senior students for outstanding performance of office duties.
Sarah Fuller Smith Prize Loom
Awarded to the student who is selected by the weaving department instructor as the best student weaver. The award provides a loom for the student to build upon his or her weaving skills.
Julia and Norbert Stammer Appalachian Service Award
Awarded annually to a student who has rendered outstanding service to Appalachia in a labor assignment at the Appalachian Center, Students for Appalachia, or the Appalachian Museum.
Dr. Russell I. Todd Award
Awarded annually to honor a student for the most constructive use of leisure time.
Volunteer Service Award
Awarded annually to a nominated member of the community who has made exceptional contributions of time and effort to Berea College students and the Labor Program.