In 2003, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation founded the President’s Volunteer Service Award to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too.
The PVSA has continued under each administration, honoring the volunteers who are using their time and talents to solve some of the toughest challenges facing our nation.
Led by the AmeriCorps and managed in partnership with Points of Light, this program allows Certifying Organizations to recognize their most exceptional volunteers.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) recognizes incredible individuals who are committed to a high level of volunteer and service. These individuals work tirelessly to help solve some of the toughest challenges facing their communities, and our nation.
Recently, for the first time, this award was given to two elite and successful Iranians by the President of the United States of America as well as the White House.

Professor Dr. Seyed Saeid, Zamanieh Shahri and Professor Dr. Sonia Sayyedalhosseini, were honored to receive the Gold medal of this award. These two exceptional people are doctors and they are faculty members and university professors. In addition to teaching and research activities, they are Editorial Board Members, EBM, in more than 40 medical journals in USA as well as all around the world.
They are also Organizing Committee Member, OCM, in more than 20 World Medical Conferences, International Symposium, Global Seminars and World Medical Congress.

The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)

These Gold medals were awarded to these two educated and diligent persons due to their voluntary activities in United States Red Cross which is related to the compilation of educational materials and other voluntary activities.