The Charles Hess Community Service Awards are in honor of Dean Emeritus, Charles E. Hess.

These awards are to recognize and encourage more students to become involved in public/community service activities while in college and hopefully help them develop an attitude of wanting to share with others in need. The intent is to raise the status of being a volunteer within the College and University and then being a volunteer recognized in their community will become a part of their career aspirations. The following are the criteria:

1. Graduating Senior with good scholarship and the most noteworthy record of public/community service while at U.C.D.
2. Demonstrated expertise in and an interest in serving humanity.
3. A record of academic excellence

The Mary Regan Meyer Prize goes to an outstanding graduate in the College who best meets the following criteria:

1. Graduating Senior with an outstanding record.
2. Demonstrated expertise and an interest in serving humanity.
3. Interest and intention to embark on post-baccalaureate graduate or professional level education.
4. Broad intellectual interest as indicated in both course work and activities on-and off-campus.