University Community Association gives awards to two civic leaders

At its annual ice cream social on Aug. 23 at Tuttle Park, the University Community Association (UCA) presented its annual Pavey Award to Martha Buckalew, a long-time resident of Cliffside Drive, and its annual Oscar Award to Ellen Moore, executive director of the Community Crime Patrol.

The Pavey Award, named for the late Dr. Charles Pavey, recognizes a University District resident for outstanding service to this area. Ms. Buckalew was cited for her work with Citizens Against Glen Echo Rezoning, UCA and Friends of the Ravines. She has led neighborhood efforts to enhance Glen Echo Ravine and other ravines which are important natural features in the University District and Clintonville.

The Oscar Award goes to a non-resident who has made substantial contributions to the quality of life in the University District. Ms. Moore has been on the staff of the Community Crime Patrol (CCP) for 14 years, the last five years as executive director. She also is vice president and treasurer of the University Area Crime Stoppers Board and is a member of the University District Organization Board. She also serves on a number of neighborhood committees.

Ms. Moore also spoke to the ice cream social about the work of CCP, which will celebrate its 16th anniversary in October. "We put into action the 'broken window' theory of crime prevention," she said. In addition to watching for criminal activity, CCP patrollers report burned out street lights and potential code violations and promote crime prevention. She also noted that 33 former patrollers are now officers with the Columbus Division of Police. She thanked the City of Columbus and the university for their financial support of CCP.

UCA also announced that a stone marker with a plaque honoring Barbee William Durham will be placed in the memorial garden beside the Tuttle Park Recreation Center. Mr. Durham, who lived in the University District from 1965 until his death in 1995, was the first African American to graduate with a pharmacy degree from Ohio State in 1937. He worked for many years as director of a pharmacy laboratory at Ohio State and was a noted civil rights activist. He was executive secretary of the Columbus branch of the NAACP for 15 years.