Cyndie Shepard honored for Compass 2 Campus

Cyndie Shepard, director of the Compass 2 Campus program at Western Washington University, has been given a Daily Point of Light Award, which honors individuals and groups creating meaningful change in communities across the U.S.

“I am honored to receive this prestigious award, and do so on behalf of the outstanding Western student mentors who have made meaningful and lasting impacts on the lives of thousands of area school children,” Shepard said, in a press release.

The Daily Point of Light Award was founded by former President George H. W. Bush during his presidency to engage individuals, families, businesses and groups to solve community problems through voluntary service.