Schar School of Policy and Government political science professor Toni-Michelle C. Travis is the 2018 recipient of the Jack Wood Award for Town and Gown Relations. Travis was presented with the legacy award for her longtime voluntary leadership in fostering relations with the surrounding community.
Travis joined the Mason faculty in September, 1984.
The award is presented annually by George Mason University’s Office of Community and Local Government Relations.
Travis was recognized by the office for being “one of the more externally engaged faculty serving in community organizations, speaking to local community groups via direct contacts as well as through the Mason Speakers program, representing Mason in the media” and serving on several boards of regional nonprofit organizations.
In a statement, the presenters said, “Her external outreach on behalf of Mason is extensive and she is truly deserving of this recognition for her many years of dedicated service and leadership in town-gown relations.”