Chancellor’s Sesquicentennial Service Award nominations are being accepted.The award, part of the University’s sesquicentennial celebrations, will honor individuals or organizations with an honorable history of service to the University, said Rachel Smith, a coordinator in the Office of the Chancellor.The award is a collaboration between the chancellor and the LSU Serves the World Committee, said Jan Shoemaker, co-chair of the Serves the World Committee.”The chancellor and the Serves the World Committee wanted to draw attention to LSU’s commitment to community and recognize those in the LSU family that fully demonstrate that commitment,” Shoemaker said.The presentation of the service award coincides with the year-long goal of the Sesquicentennial Committee to spotlight service in the University community.”This is our opportunity to highlight those who have gone above and beyond for the University, the Baton Rouge community and the Louisiana community,” Smith said.As many as 10 winners will receive the award, Smith said.Those eligible for the award include individuals or organizations comprised of full-time or part-time students, faculty and staff members and University alumni, according to the LSU Serves the World Web site.Once nominations have been received, a committee of three representatives each from faculty, staff and students will review the nominations and select finalists. The chancellor will then review them and has the final say on winners, Smith said.The winners will be notified during the summer and honored by the chancellor in a special ceremony during the 2010 Homecoming football game, Shoemaker said.Smith said whether to give the award again in the future is undecided, but this year’s award is special because it’s branded with the sesquicentennial.”The sesquicentennial shows how the University is different, special and unique, and we want to honor people that are just those things,” Smith said.Shoemaker said the chancellor’s personal commitment to service makes his presentation of the award fitting.”We have a chancellor now who has, in many ways, publicly acknowledged his commitment to community,” she said.Nominations, including self-nominations, are due by April 30 at 4:30 p.m. More information about how to nominate can be found at www.lsuservestheworld.com.——Contact Ryan Buxton at [email protected]