Faith Baxter
OXFORD — Miami University student Faith Baxter is among students awarded this year’s President’s Distinguished Service Award. Baxter, from Lima, is majoring in Chemistry/Premedical Studies.
Each year, Miami University honors senior students whose service to Miami and our surrounding community embodies Love and Honor with the President’s Distinguished Service Award. Their service through campus life, community service, intellectual and cultural leadership or student employment demonstrates the spirit of being a citizen leader of uncommon quality.
Baxter has served the Miami community as a HAWKS peer health educator, a student athlete in track and field, and through her major in chemistry and pre-med. As a HAWKS peer health educator, Baxter was dedicated to her peers’ emotional and interpersonal wellness. Through programs like Behind Happy Faces, Behind The Post, and Finding Your Flourish, Baxter educated fellow students on topics such as mental health, the effect of social media on relationships and beyond. She has presented over 50 programs to peers.
Additionally, Baxter was instrumental in moving the StepUp bystander intervention training to a virtual program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The module educates first-year students on the importance of stepping up in situations where others may remain silent.
Recipients were selected from a pool of 45 nominees. Nominations for the annual award are submitted by faculty and staff across all Miami campuses as part of the Student Service Leadership Award program. The President’s Distinguished Service Award program began in 1985.
The award is considered one of the top awards bestowed to students by the university.
