Ohio Campus Compact and the Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholars Program recognize Lydia Lee-Mosely for her inspirational leadership, service, and dedication to her community, state and country.

February, 10, 2011:  Lydia Lee-Mosely has been awarded the M3C Fellows Program National Inspirational Leadership Award. From January 2010 to January 2011 Lydia served as an M3C Fellow at Loraine County Community College with Ohio Campus Compact’s M3C program , an AmeriCorps Education Award program dedicated to supporting and developing peer networks that enable students to serve as agents of civic engagement in their local communities.While serving, Lydia was immersed in a variety of community service projects. She mentored students in LCCC’s Early College High School program, facilitated community festivals, worked with fundraisers through Save Our Children, mentored her fellow M3C members, and served as vice president on LCCC’s Student Senate, where she created and expanded community-based programming for students and community members alike. Lydia did all this while going to school full time, working two part time jobs, and raising a child with her husband. “It was challenging,” she says, “but [AmeriCorps] offered me an opportunity to get out there. I met a lot of great people and re-met in a different capacity a lot of great people I knew before.” Lydia’s supervisor nominated her for this award because she has demonstrated herself to be a model of civic engagement. “For Lydia,” says her supervisor, “her heart asks ‘What can I do to help?’ and her mind answers with a multitude of ways she can accomplish [her] goal.” Lydia completed her AmeriCorps service in late January.

The M3C Fellows Program – an AmeriCorps Education Award Program – is a ten-state initiative dedicated to integrating education with civic engagement, increasing college retention rates, and making college more affordable for students across the Midwest. Members are mentored by campus and state coordinators and receive an education award after completing service hours with community organizations.