The Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation gives two important awards each year. Nominate someone who you believe is a Distinguished Alumni or Community Servant. Details about each award follow:
Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award
Nominations Format
Graduates, former students, faculty, and staff of the Owen J. Roberts School District may make nominations. Nominators should submit the following: a letter that articulates significant accomplishments in business or professional life or for distinguished human service to their community, state, or nation and establishes the candidate's concise detail; the nominee's vita, including a current address; at least three supporting letters of nomination from other individuals articulating the accomplishments of the nominee being as specific as possible; and any additional information that would substantiate the nomination.
Criteria and Eligibility
This award will be given annually to honor Owen J Roberts’s alumnus who enhances the quality of life by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable traditional values and traits as embodied in the following criteria:
★ Owen J Roberts Alumnus
★ 21 years of age or older
★ Demonstrates leadership
★ Demonstrates integrity
★ Respected by peers
Exclusion from Eligibility
Members of the board of directors of the Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation and current employees of the Owen J. Roberts School District are not eligible to receive alumni awards. The Alumni Awards Selection Committee reserves the right to reassign categories of nomination if deemed applicable.
Deadline
Nominations for the 2018 awards may be submitted at any time, but should be postmarked by
September 30, 2018
Direct Nominations to:
Owen J. Roberts Education Foundation
Distinguished Alumni Awards
ATTN: Dr. Kathleen M. Hocker
P.O. Box 127
St Peters, PA 19470-0127
khocker@ojref.org
610-469-0594 (Home)
Owen J Roberts Education Foundation Community Service Award
Deadline for submission is September 30, 2018
Criteria and Eligibility
This award will be given annually to honor an Owen J. Roberts resident who enhances the quality of life by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable traditional community values and traits as embodied in the following criteria:
★ Owen J Roberts Resident
★ 21 years of age or older
★ Demonstrates leadership
★ Demonstrates integrity
★ Respected by peers
And at least one of the following:
★ Helps neighbors and fellow residents
e.g., starting a program where residents can volunteer to help each other with home repairs or
simply going beyond the call of duty in assisting other citizens.
★ Promotes and preserves traditional American past-times
e.g., bringing citizens together as a community in traditional ways by organizing or being a key
volunteer for such events as a Founder’s Day celebration, a heritage music event, hayrides, ice
cream socials, picnics, bandstand events, etc.
★ Shows a concern for preservation and works to preserve traditions in the community
e.g., working to preserve historical documents, structures, or events or someone who leads the charge to make OJR more family friendly
★ Promotes entrepreneurship through supporting locally owned business
e.g., starting a local program that rewards citizens for shopping locally
★ Demonstrates patriotism through promoting and preservation of the country’s symbols
and dedication to the U.S. military, past and present
e.g., organizing or being a key volunteer for a formal event to honor our veterans or current
military members
