East Central University business professor Dr. Pat Fountain was recently named Community Engagement Professional of the Year, it was recently announced at the 2012 Heartland Conference in St. Louis, Mo.
The award was presented by the Oklahoma Campus Compact organization.
It recognizes one professional from a member campus in Oklahoma, who has worked toward the institutionalization of academic service-learning.
Through these efforts, the award winner has serviced, created and strived toward a vision of service for his/her campus, promoted higher education as a public good, provided exceptional support to faculty and students and has been instrumental in forming innovative campus-community partnerships.