Distinguished Service Award Gary Meadows says Stetson University has a number of qualities that made him want to begin and end his career here, but one characteristic rises to the top the caring environment.
People are important.
For his dedication of more than 41 years to Stetson, Meadows was honored Thursday with the university s prestigious Distinguished Service Award. Meadows, who will retire from the university at the end of the month, received the award at the Board of Trustees dinner. Serving in this capacity, he took Stetson s alumni program to an entirely new level. Meadows earned his bachelor s degree in psychology in 1959 and began working as an admissions counselor the next day. He earned a master s degree in counseling from Stetson five years later.