Recognition for Advancing Georgetown’s Mission
August 2, 2009
As someone dedicated to service when he was a Georgetown student, Chris Burke (C’97) knows that passion when he sees it. And as a member of the committee that helps select the annual recipients of the Lena Landegger Community Service Awards, he sees it in abundance.
“The students blow me away each year with how involved they are,” says Burke, now the assistant U.S. attorney for the district of Delaware. Burke helped establish the Patrick Healy Fellowship mentoring program during his time as an undergraduate. “It makes you feel like a student again to see them doing this significant work.”
Each year since 1995, the Landegger Awards have recognized 20 Georgetown students for outstanding community service efforts with an award of $2,500. The awards were established by the Landegger Charitable Foundation to commemorate the service work of the late Lena Landegger. Jeanne Lord, associate vice president in the Office of Student Affairs, says they receive 80-100 applications each year, submitted by students as well as faculty and staff. Submissions are evaluated on how the service done by students reflects Georgetown’s mission and Jesuit identity.
