Rodeheffer receives Graven Award at Wartburg

Dr. Jane Kelley Rodeheffer, professor emerita of philosophy, was recognized for her commitment to service with the 2011 Graven Award at Wartburg College on Tuesday, March 15.

Rodeheffer helped develop the Interdisciplinary Core program at Saint Mary’s, and refounded the Lasallian Honors Program, which connects students to service learning through great books. She is currently piloting a new mentoring program for the Lilly Graduate Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts.

The Graven Award is presented annually to a person “whose life is nurtured and guided by a strong sense of Christian calling and who is making a significant contribution to community, church and society.” Recent Graven Award recipients have included environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr., and Greg Mortenson, author of the bestseller “Three Cups of Tea.” To read the press release, go to www.wartburg.edu/Article.aspx?ID=4663.