The seventh annual Michael R. Ferrari Award for Distinguished University Service and Leadership will be presented to Jane Kucko during the Service Awards Recognition Program Thursday at 3 p.m. in the BLUU ballroom.

 

This recognition was established in Chancellor Ferrari's name to recognize a faculty or staff member for leadership in finding a solution to a significant problem, managing an important project, designing a creative new initiative, or reaching out to improve the University or surrounding community. Previous winners have been Will Stallworth  (Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities, ret.), Keith Whitworth (Sociology), Tara Perez (groundskeeper), Leo Munson (Associate Provost for Academic Support), José Feghali (School of Music) and Ed McNertney (Economics).

 

As director of the Center for International Studies: Study Abroad, Jane Kucko has provided transformational leadership that is enabling the University to effectively realize its global mission. She has put in place the initiative, staff and resources that have elevated TCU study abroad and placed it among the premier programs in U.S. higher education.