TROY, Ala. – Troy University honored two students and a member of the University’s staff on Monday with the 2005-2006 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards.

Seniors Leah Williams of Daphne and Randall Reed of Citronelle and Instructional Support Services Director Eleanor Lee of Montgomery were honored during a luncheon Monday on the Troy Campus. The three honorees were also recognized during the University’s annual Honors Convocation held Monday night in the Claudia Crosby Theater on the Troy Campus.

The Sullivan Award, which is presented at select colleges and universities throughout the United States, recognizes recipients for their excellence of character, humanitarian service and spiritual qualities. The award has been presented annually to a male student, female student and one non-student at TROY since 1981. Students, faculty and staff nominate candidates for the award.

Williams, a communications dramatic arts major on schedule to graduate in May, has served as marketing manager for the Department of Speech and Theatre since 2004. She also is a member of Campus Outreach’s Service Team and the organization’s Summer Beach Project, the College Republicans and Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society for Communications. In 2005, Williams traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan to work with Campus Outreach’s International Training Project.

A former member of the Freshman Forum and the Sound of the South Marching Band, Williams is a Bible study leader and an active participant in the International Student and Dorm Ministry. She also served as a Red Cross volunteer in Daphne following Hurricane Katrina and worked with the Homeless Ministry in Mobile from 2002-2004.

She is the daughter of Janet Williams of Daphne.

Reed is currently participating in George Washington University’s Semester In Washington program and was unable to attend Monday’s awards presentation. He was selected from a list of national applicants to be part of the Semester In Washington’s first Native American Political Leadership Program (NAPLP), which funds tuition, housing, books and other expenses for six students each year for three years.

A political science major on schedule to graduate in May, was one of 12 students nationwide the Morris K. Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship in 2005. A member of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, Reed has completed internships with Congressman Jo Bonner, the Department of Interior and the Republican National Committee.

At TROY, Reed is a past president of the College Republicans and the Pentecostal Campus Ministry, a former member of the Student Government Association Senate, a former Chaplain of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and a former IMPACT leader. He is a Leadership Scholar, recipient of the Kathy Lynn Stewart Scholarship, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Order of Omega and Mortar Board honor societies.

Reed has been active in a variety of community service work, including helping to build a new church in his hometown of Citronelle, volunteering with the Boys and Girls Club and working with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pike County.

He is the son of Rickey and Betty Reed of Citronelle.

Lee, a member of the Troy University staff since 1982, oversees the University’s tutorial programs, which include the Writing Center, the Natural Science Center and the ComputerWorks laboratory. She also coordinates the University’s freshman orientation courses.

Lee received a bachelor’s degree from Alabama State University and earned master’s degrees at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan.

The Montgomery native was praised in her nomination for her positive attitude in working with students.

“Ms. Lee lives her life according to Christian principles. Her sense of fairness and justice is well known, resulting in her appointment to a number of university committees dealing with the welfare of students and faculty,” said Dr. David Dye, professor of speech and theatre.

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