Faculty award recipient Roderic Owen, meanwhile, is "beloved and universally respected by the entire Mary Baldwin family," says MBU President Pamela Fox.

Camp Viva, a summer sleepaway camp cofounded by Sullivan Award recipient Tony Lembeck, has been helping parents and children cope with the HIV virus since 1994.

With nothing to do during the pandemic, Andrew Veilleux launched the Good to See You brand of shirts, hoodies and even COVID-19 masks, now available online and in five stores.

The program includes a two-week residential experience at Elon for 15 rising high school seniors, a year of programming and college application support, and one-on-one mentoring by Elon undergraduates and area civic leaders.

Warren Wilson College, which has made sustainability a key part of its mission, ranked third place overall among baccalaureate institutions in AASHE's 2020 Sustainable Campus Index.

Through partnerships with historically black colleges and universities across the state, the Rising Star Fellowship will remove financial barriers for underrepresented students interested in continuing their education at UofSC.

Zink said choosing to raise funds for Appalachian Outreach was a no-brainer after he saw how much the ministry has helped people around the region, especially during the pandemic.