{"id":5157,"date":"2011-05-13T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:13:11","slug":"thompson-honored-with-state-community-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/thompson-honored-with-state-community-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Thompson honored with state community service award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Dr. Roger Thompson recently arranged for UTC resident assistants to visit the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, he was fairly sure it was the first time they had ever seen the site.\u00a0 He wanted the student housing employees to understand how the homeless are served at the Community Kitchen so that they could find a way for more UTC students to become involved.<!--more--><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"5158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/thompson-honored-with-state-community-service-award\/thompsonr2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"891,1188\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E885&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]\\nNikon CoolPix885\\n2002\/09\/05 09:39:39\\nJPEG (8-bit) Fine\\nImage Size:  2048 x 1536\\nColor\\nConverterLens: None\\nFocal Length: 19.5mm\\nExposure Mode: Programmed Auto\\nMetering Mode: Multi-Pattern\\n1\/464.2 sec - f\/4.5\\nExposure Comp.: 0 EV\\nSensitivity: Auto\\nWhite Balance: Auto\\nAF Mode: AF-C\\nTone Comp: Auto\\nFlash Sync Mode: Front Curtain\\nElectric Zoom Ratio: 1.00\\nSaturation comp: 0\\nSharpening: Auto\\nNoise Reduction: OFF\\n[#End of Shooting Data Section]&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1031218779&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021739130434783&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ThompsonR2-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]&lt;br \/&gt;\nNikon CoolPix885&lt;br \/&gt;\n2002\/09\/05 09:39:39&lt;br \/&gt;\nJPEG (8-bit) Fine&lt;br \/&gt;\nImage Size:  2048 x 1536&lt;br \/&gt;\nColor&lt;br \/&gt;\nConverterLens: None&lt;br \/&gt;\nFocal Length: 19.5mm&lt;br \/&gt;\nExposure Mode: Programmed Auto&lt;br \/&gt;\nMetering Mode: Multi-Pattern&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/464.2 sec &amp;#8211; f\/4.5&lt;br \/&gt;\nExposure Comp.: 0 EV&lt;br \/&gt;\nSensitivity: Auto&lt;br \/&gt;\nWhite Balance: Auto&lt;br \/&gt;\nAF Mode: AF-C&lt;br \/&gt;\nTone Comp: Auto&lt;br \/&gt;\nFlash Sync Mode: Front Curtain&lt;br \/&gt;\nElectric Zoom Ratio: 1.00&lt;br \/&gt;\nSaturation comp: 0&lt;br \/&gt;\nSharpening: Auto&lt;br \/&gt;\nNoise Reduction: OFF&lt;br \/&gt;\n[#End of Shooting Data Section]&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5158\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/05\/ThompsonR2-2.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>\u201cThere are many unmet needs in Chattanooga,\u201d Thompson explained.\u00a0 \u201cIn my field, we are dealing with crime, advocating for tough enforcement policies.\u00a0 For the homeless, we try and reach a population with great needs but little political influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thompson is beginning to see positive steps on campus, with housing students, fraternities and sororities donating their time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir involvement increases the University\u2019s role and influence in this population and encourages others to look around and help,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, Associate Professor and Chief Departmental Advisor in the Department of Criminal Justice, has embraced community engagement for many years, and his work with the homeless earned him the 2011 Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award.\u00a0 He was honored at a banquet in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor thirty years, Dr. Thompson\u2019s work as a faculty member has not confined him to campus, but rather engaged him in the Chattanooga community.\u00a0 We are proud of his achievements as he works with the homeless and strategizes to reduce crime.\u00a0 He has invested his time and energy in making Chattanooga a better place for all of us to live,\u201d said Provost Phil Oldham.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, the awards were named for the late Representative Harold Love, Sr., who was instrumental in passing the enabling legislation.\u00a0 Faculty and students at four and two year public and private institutions are eligible for these Tennessee Higher Education Commission honors.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson began working with the Chattanooga Housing Authority on drug issues and use in 1989.\u00a0 From 2004-07, he worked with the MLK Weed and Seed program to address Chattanooga\u2019s transient population.\u00a0 Thompson recognized transients were drawn to the city\u2019s assistance programs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Thompson was appointed to a committee to end chronic homelessness in Chattanooga.\u00a0 The committee established Project Homeless Connect\u2014a one day event which served more than 200 clients.\u00a0 Each year the number of clients served has grown and in 2010, 550 homeless clients received assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDr. Thompson is deserving of this award,\u201d said Dr. Helen Eigenberg, professor and head of the Department of Criminal Justice.\u00a0 \u201cHe is only the third\u00a0UTC faculty member to\u00a0receive it since 1998.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Love award comes with a cash prize of $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite a surprise to be named, I did not know I had been nominated,\u201d Thompson acknowledged.\u00a0 \u201cI am hopeful this award inspires others on the University campus to step beyond the boundaries of the classroom to test their knowledge base and skills in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Thompson\u2019s Love Award recognizes his work with the homeless, he is also involved in another Chattanooga endeavor.\u00a0 Earlier in 2011, Thompson was appointed to a three-year term to the Office of Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson had previously served a one-year appointment with the office where he chaired a task force on crime. He completed a crime report for the Multicultural Center in 2010 and he plans to complete another.\u00a0 The report serves as a way to bring together representatives from around the city to consider ways to reduce violent crime and promote better social skills for conflict resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Multicultural Affairs was established to encourage understanding and goodwill, to promote justice, and to eliminate discrimination between and among the citizens of Chattanooga because of race, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability or ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the influx of refugees and companies coming to Chattanooga from all over the world, we are more tied to the global community than ever,\u201d Thompson said.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a multi-cultural workforce that is speaking different languages and it\u2019s growing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Dr. Roger Thompson recently arranged for UTC resident assistants to visit the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, he was fairly sure it was the first time they had ever seen the site.\u00a0 He wanted the student housing employees to understand how the homeless are served at the Community Kitchen so that they could find a way&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/thompson-honored-with-state-community-service-award\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,8244],"tags":[7332],"class_list":{"0":"post-5157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","7":"category-honors-and-awards","8":"tag-dr-roger-thompson","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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