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The Alexander Campbell Distinguished Service Award is the highest award offered in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for lifetime achievement in higher education. The award is given to an individual exemplifying the values and commitment of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The recipient will be an outstanding Disciples leader whose faith and vision ensure a commitment to both the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and related institutions and ministries in higher education. The award recipient will be celebrated during the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Memphis, TN, July 12-15, 2025. Submissions for the award closed on March 15.
The T.A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence was established and funded by the Abbott family in honor of the Rev. T.A. Abbott, who was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1879. He attended Christian University, now Culver-Stockton College, which he later served as a trustee for 20 years. Throughout the 1880’s and early 1890’s, Abbott pastored local congregations in Missouri from 1886-1910, and was corresponding secretary of the Missouri Christian Missionary Society. He died in 1914. The recipient for the T.A. Abbott Award is the highest award for faculty excellence offered by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The recipient will be celebrated at the 2025 General Assembly in Memphis, TN, July 12 -15, 2025. Submissions for the award closed on March 15.