To the University and Health System Communities:

It is my pleasure to request nominations for Virginia Commonwealth University's Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment, which will be presented during a special ceremony this spring semester.

The PACME Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions toward enhancing VCU's commitment to diversity. Four separate awards recognize students, faculty, classified and hourly staff, and administrators. In addition to the award, each recipient will receive $500. The Riese-Melton Award, which is given for contributions to cross-cultural relations, is the capstone award. The recipient of this award will be chosen from the four PACME winners and will receive an additional $250.

Information and the nomination form for the awards are available at: http://www.students.vcu.edu/pacme/. Please note that nominations are due by February 20, 2007.  You will receive more detailed information about the ceremony later this semester.

Please feel free to contact Dr. Napoleon Peoples of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at 828-6672 if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for taking time to nominate your colleagues and fellow students.

Best regards.

Sincerely,

Eugene P. Trani
President, Virginia Commonwealth University
and
President and Chair, VCU Health System

copies:

Mr. Donald C. Gehring
Dr. Stephen D. Gottfredson
Dr. Frank L. Macrina
Ms. Sue Ann Messmer
Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin
Mr. Paul W. Timmreck
Mr. Peter L. Wyeth