​​The President’s Volunteer Service Awards are an opportunity to honor outstanding volunteers and recognize the impact they make. The American Cancer Society is now certified to begin awarding these service awards to individuals, including a new Lifetime Achievement Award for qualifying students that have participated in more than 4000 hours of volunteer service to ACS over the course of their volunteer journey.

Each May and June, ACS employees will have the opportunity to submit student nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Students that are selected will be awarded in late July locally and virtually at the annual ACS Campus Leadership Summit. In addition, recipients will receive a signed certificate, letter, and pin from the White House.

Caitlyn Tanner from Upper Sandusky, OH, pictured above at left, is the first ACS recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award and was presented with this award recently. Caitlyn served in various local, regional and national roles at ACS and, most recently, as the Team Co-Lead of the volunteer National Campus & Youth Engagement Team. She is a graduate of Youngstown State University and works as a parole officer.

“The opportunities I was given to make a difference across the country, meeting so many amazing volunteers and staff and to represent ACS -- I’m proud to be able to say that I led this team of amazing volunteers for two years and cannot wait to see what is accomplished next,” Caitlyn shared. 

“Our students give so much of their personal time and resources because they know that ending cancer starts on campus. I am thrilled that ACS is now a certified organization to reward students with these incredible awards,” said Dillon Spencer, director, College and Youth Engagement, pictured above at right. “Presenting the first one to Caitlyn was the perfect choice for the years of service she has given, and I cannot wait to see who earns them next. I am so proud of the work of all our students that give so selflessly to ACS.”