May 16, 1997 Contact John R. Crosiar (541) 346-3135 EDITOR'S NOTE: Details about each of the honored students follows the summary listing of recipients. EUGENE--Two University of Oregon graduate students will receive 1997 Graduate Service Awards in recognition of their academic merit and outstanding service to the community and university on Saturday, May 17, during the annual Parents' Weekend All-University Awards Luncheon. Award recipients, both of Eugene, are Thomas Patrick Kealy Jr., a doctoral degree candidate in English of 1679 Arthur St., and Anne Devlan Lyman, a law degree candidate of 2857 Harris. A subcommittee of the Graduate Council and representatives of the UO Graduate School selected the students. The awards, jointly sponsored by the Graduate School and the Office of Student Life, were established six years ago to recognize graduate students who have succeeded in "bridging the educated and educator," says Jiffin Arboleda, Graduate School coordinator of student services. Lyman, daughter of Fred and Iris Lyman, 1964 S.E. 22nd, Portland, is a first-year law student. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 1993 with a degree in political science and sociology. Currently, she is an assistant to the director of the UO Office of Student Academic Progress and an active member of Monitor, which is a student group that works for international as well as local human rights. She is also a member of the Diversity Task Force and helped coordinate the first Diversity Summit ever held in Vancouver, Wash. In 1993, she received the university's Deans' Award for Service and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Kealy, son of Thomas and Regina Kealy, 46 Lehigh Rd., Wellesley, Mass., is a Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) in the Department of English, where he teaches introductory composition and English courses. In 1995, he received the university's GTF Award for Teaching Excellence. He is currently a member of the English department's Textbook Selection Committee. He is also a lead instructor for the City of Eugene's Outdoor Program. From 1994-1996, he was a wilderness therapeutic specialist for the Looking Glass Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program, where he organized and led recreation-based therapy groups for youth-at-risk confronting issues of drug addiction, anger management and isolation from healthy communities. -30- #H-2233/Hometowns/ch