Jerry Lohr, one of South Dakota State University's largest benefactors and a member of the SDSU Foundation board since 1988, announced this year's recipient of the foundation's Lohr Award for Volunteer Leadership in a video.
"In a video in which Lohr told meeting attendees he was there with them in spirit, Lohr described Vander Wal-Rounds' quiet leadership and unwavering service across many projects at SDSU and spanning several years," says an SDSU press release.
The award, created in 1999, is given to an individual "who demonstrates exemplary volunteer leadership on behalf of the Foundation and outstanding philanthropic support of SDSU," the release says.
Vander Wal-Rounds, who graduated from SDSU in 1977 with a master's in psychology, has worked in special education for more than 30 years.
Her husband, Keith, established the Cathy Vander Wal-Rounds Scholarship in Special Education as a tribute to her career and passion for the field, the release says. Read the Entire Article
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