Awards:

OMNI Institute Award for Contributions to Evaluation

OMNI Institute Award for Sociological Contribution in the Area of Public Policy

OMNI Research Award

OMNI Institute Award for Contributions to Evaluation
The “OMNI Institute Award for Contributions to Evaluation” recognizes individuals who advance the quality of program evaluation and research efforts in the state of Colorado. The recipients are determined by the OMNI Institute Board of Directors each year.

  • 2004 – Bert Singleton
  • 2003 – Stan Paprocki and Robert Bixler

    OMNI Institute Award for Sociological Contribution in the Area of Public Policy
    University of Denver’s Department of Sociology selects a recipient for the OMNI Institute Award for Sociological Contribution in the Area of Public Policy. The Department of Sociology maintains a plaque which resides in the Sociology and Criminology Office which denotes each year’s recipients. OMNI Institute contributes $100 to the recipients.

  • 2007 - Meghan Colombin for her work with "9 to 5" and drafting of an appendix for the Pay Equity Commission Report
  • 2006 - For work investigating prosecutorial discretion
  • 2005 - No graduate students in program this year
  • 2004 - For work with autistic families in the community
  • 2003 - For work involving public policies toward sexual offending at her internship at the Jefferson County Probation Department
  • 2002 - For work with DU's "Project Bosnia" program
  • 2001 - No nominations this year
  • 2000 - For work on the evaluation of the Domestic Violence Clinic at the Student Law Office
  • 1999 - For work on the Urban Court Managers Project
  • 1998 - For work in internship with the Division of Criminal Justice Office of Research & Statistics
  • 1997 - For work on dissertation re the role of media in the creation of public issues
  • 1996 - For her research/writing on dissertation dealing with self-neglect among the elderly
  • 1995 - For dissertation addressing the issue of women arrested for domestic violence
  • 1994 - For paper on "The Legitimacy of Rights," as well as academic & community service record

    OMNI Research Award
    The “OMNI Research Award” was established in 1996 to honor a student in the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work who evidences exemplary understanding of, and commitment to, social work research. This award was initiated by and is funded by OMNI Institute. Selection of the recipient of the OMNI Award is made by the Graduate School of Social Work awards committee upon review of submitted papers. Submitted papers may originate from courses in the research sequence or from other required or elective courses. Submissions may address any or all of the following areas:
    Review, evaluation and synthesis of research literature relevant to a social work topic, Examination, proposal and/or employment of innovative research methods, and Establishment of links between research and practice Submissions are judged relative to the following criteria – relevance to social work practice, originality, depth of analysis, clarity, and excellence in writing. OMNI Institute contributes a $100 cash grant and an appropriate certificate to the recipient at the end each year.

  • 2006 - "Transracial Adoption in China: Expatriates living in China with adopted Chinese children"
  • 2005 - "Holistic Personal Empowerment through Community Organizing: A Qualitative Research Study of Leaders within Metro Organizations for People."
  • 2004 – “A School-Based Mentoring Program: the Effect on Student Feelings About School Climate”
  • 2003 – “Eating Disorders, Stages of Change, and Nutrition” and “Evaluation of Mental Health Status: Self-Report vs. Clinical Ratings”
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