Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1972 to recognize alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Illinois who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service for the advancement of the institution. The first year of the award at UIS was 2004.

2011 Recipient

Ray Schroeder ’72 (UI)
Founder of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning and the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at UIS

Since 1977, Ray Schroeder has been a beloved member of the UIS community whose work in online education has brought the University a number of accolades and grants. Schroeder recently received the inaugural Frank Mayadas Award for National Leadership in Online Learning from the Sloan Consortium, and he was the recipient of the Ralph Gomory Award for Quality Online Education.

Previous Recipients

2010
Judith E. Everson

2009
Helen Jane Dunn, ma ’72 ehs

2008
Shelley J. Hoffman ’82 CBM

2007
Karen Hasara ’72 EHS, MA ’92 PAA

2006
Cullom Davis, MA '61 LAS, PHD '69 LAS

2005
Mary Rechner '98 CBM

2004
Pamela L. McClelland '90, MA '95 CBM