Megan Church-Nally receives 2020 Jack Twyman Award for Service Learning

Awarded by the University of Cincinnati's Service Learning Steering Committee, the Jack Twyman Award for Service Learning recognizes a collaborative educational team or individual whose engagement in service learning exemplifies the Bearcat Bond and the values Jack Twyman demonstrated in his life.

Service Learning is an approach to education that pushes students outside the classroom to produce work of real value to a community organization as part of a course.

As an undergraduate at UC, Jack Twyman was a standout member of the Bearcats basketball team. His accomplishments as a student-athlete led to a career as an NBA player and later analyst. In 1958, at age 23, Twyman, who was white, became legal guardian to Maurice Stokes, an African-American teammate who had suffered a paralyzing brain injury during the NBA season. Despite the difficult climate of race relations at the time and at great personal sacrifice, Twyman put the needs of his teammate and friend at the forefront of this life-altering decision. The award is inspired by Jack Twyman’s character, courage and service.

UC’s Service Learning program is housed in the division of Experience-Based Learning and Career Education, which facilitates real-world work experiences for students, teaches students to prepare for their professional lives, and provides career services to students and alumni. The division also connects employers and external partners with the talent they seek in a variety of arrangements both inside and outside the classroom.