• 2023 ACPA Association-Wide Award Nominations Form

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    Thank you for your willingness to nominate a colleague, mentor, student, scholar, or program for an ACPA Association-Wide Award. We invite you to visit http://www.myacpa.org/awards for the deadlines and nomination requirements for award submissions not accessible in this form.

  • ACPA Contribution to Higher Education Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    This award recognizes someone who has advanced a broad higher education agenda through work at the institutional, regional, and national levels. The recipient may be someone who has worked beyond the association to contribute to the higher education landscape and has, in a meaningful way, enhanced the work done on college campuses and with college students. The recipient of this award can be (but is not limited to) a college president, another association leader, someone from the corporate world, or a political leader. 

    Required documentation:

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual/organization meets the criteria for the award and includes the nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • A minimum of three supporting letters from leaders addressing how the nominee has made significant contributions to higher education
    • The nominee’s resume or curriculum vita (if an individual)
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  • ACPA Contribution to Knowledge Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The ACPA Contribution to Knowledge Award recognizes outstanding and sustained contributions to the student affairs profession’s body of knowledge through published research (empirical, theoretical, applied), films, speeches, or other forms of scholarly outlets that significantly advance understanding of college students, campus environments, institutions of higher education, and student affairs practice. Recipients should be established scholars or practitioner-scholars who have demonstrated a significant impact upon the knowledge base in student affairs and higher education.

    Criteria

    • Evidence of a body of work that significantly impacts and advances the field
    • Evidence of sustained reputation as a thought leader and scholar in the field
    • Evidence of a scholarly record that is recognized and used by other scholars and scholar-practitioners
    • Demonstrated commitment to ACPA

    Required documentation

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual meets the criteria for the award and includes the nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • A minimum of two to three supporting letters from other scholars and leaders in the field
    • The nominee’s resume or curriculum vita
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  • ACPA Innovative Practice Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The ACPA Innovative Practice Award (formerly Excellence in Practice Award) recognizes the outstanding work of a campus practitioner who is innovative in their approach, and who has made a significant impact on student communities on their campus. The association intends to honor practitioners who are making a difference at the local level and are successfully trying and assessing new and creative approaches to our work.

    Criteria:

    • Minimum of 8 years as a practitioner in student affairs
    • Evidence of making a significant contribution(s) to the co-curricular student experience, their campus
    • Evidence of implementing innovative practices
    • Demonstrated commitment to ACPA

    Required Documentation:

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual meets the criteria for the award and includes the nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • The nominee’s resume
    • Two supporting letters from department and campus leadership
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  • ACPA Esther-Lloyd Jones Professional Service Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The Esther Lloyd-Jones Professional Service Award honors the life and work of one of the earliest pioneers of our profession, Esther Lloyd-Jones. The award recipient exemplifies the profession's commitment to service through significant, continued, and unselfish service/leadership activities that have benefited the  nominee’s campus, the profession, ACPA, and the profession's practice on the state and national level. 

    Criteria

    • Minimum of 15 years as a scholar or practitioner in student affairs within an institution of higher education
    • Evidence of making a significant contribution(s) to the co-curricular student experience, their campus, and/or their colleagues
    • Is well versed in the literature and has evidence of applying theory to practice in their work. (This could be far ranging from student affairs, developmental theory, environmental and cultural literature and research.)
    • Demonstrated commitment to ACPA

    Required Documentation

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual meets the criteria for the award and includes the nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • The nominee’s resume
    • Two supporting letters from other leaders in the field
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  • ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have a minimum of two decades of extraordinary long-term involvement and service to the field of student affairs and/or higher education over an extended period of time. The recipient will have a recognized level of significant scholarly productivity and/or exemplary leadership at one or more institutions of higher learning as a student affairs or higher education administrator or faculty member. This award is typically presented at or near the recipient’s retirement from higher education.

    Criteria:

    • Evidence of extraordinary involvement and service to the field
    • Evidence of significant scholarly productivity and/or exemplary leadership in the field
    • Evidence of sustained contribution to the field

    Required documentation:

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual meets the criteria for the award and includes the nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • A minimum of two to three supporting letters from other leaders in the field
    • The nominee’s resume or curriculum vita
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  • ACPA Champion of Sustainability Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The Champion of Sustainability Award is granted each year to the individual or group that best models the triple bottom line of sustainability: Healthy Environments, Social Justice, and Strong Economies. In particular, the committee members wish to see evidence of collaboration to ensure a better quality of life for all, now and into the future, in a just and equitable manner. 

    Required documentation:

    • Letter of nomination that articulates how the individual or group meets the criteria for the award and includes the individual/group nominee's name, email address, and telephone number
    • Two supporting letters from department and campus leadership
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  • ACPA Collaborative Excellence Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    The ACPA Collaborative Excellence awards recognize a program (institution or department) which has demonstrated an exemplary partnership or an innovative, collaborative initiative among academic and student affairs professionals/departments for a sustained period of two or more years. This award recognizes achievements that support and foster college student learning through the generation and dissemination of knowledge. These achievements should also inform policies, practices and programs at a college/university. Nominations may be received from any individual, regardless of institutional or individual membership affiliation with ACPA.

    Award Criteria

    • Evidence of exemplary partnership or collaboration for at least 2 years
    • Evidence that the program fosters student learning and has contributed positively to the university
    • Documented assessment of the program learning outcomes and results
    • Demonstrated commitment to ACPA

    Required Documentation

    • A brief abstract of the program
    • A nomination letter that articulates (a) The program’s benefits to students; (b) How the collaborative relationship (including the expression of values/ethics, roles/responsibilities, communication, and teams/teamwork) is critical to the achievement of the program’s goals and outcomes; (c) Evidence that demonstrates excellence and effectiveness of the program; and, (d) the name, email address, and telephone number for the collaborative program’s point person
    • Copies of marketing materials, articles, or other publications related to the program, if appropriate
    • Two supporting letters from leaders in the field or a letter from the college/university president expressing why the collaborative program is so critically important to the institution in place of two supporting letters
    • Acknowledgement by senior leaders in the collaborating departments/institutions offering their support for the partnership and program (these may serve in the place of the two supporting letters or they may be simple brief statements of support in addition to the two letters)
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  • ACPA Voices of Inclusion Award Nominations

    The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 1 November 2022.

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    ACPA’s Equity and Inclusion Statement provides a reaffirmation of the Association’s commitment to equity and inclusion of the multiple identities and experiences of its members. It acknowledges the importance of these ideas in the success of the Association and of professionals in our fields to create a strong culture where we can all learn, grow, and be successful.

    The Voices of Inclusion award was established in 2002 by then-ACPA President Nancy Evans. It was first awarded at the 2002 Convention in Long Beach, California, which had a theme of “Voices of Wisdom: Stories of Inclusion, Practice, and Scholarship”.
    Merriam-Webster defines “voice” as a “wish, choice, or opinion openly or formally expressed” or a “right of expression; also: influential power”. In many of our cultures, one’s “voice” is where people find their strength, their truth, and their connection to others. Our voices are the ways we share, express, and advocate.

    The Voices of Inclusion Award recognizes members who use their voice to make their campuses, our Association, and the field a more equitable, inclusive, and just place. Since we acknowledge that all forms of oppression are linked, it is important in discussing the Voices of Inclusion the ways that we are empowering, engaging, and advocating for people from multiple marginalized populations. We understand that these efforts come in many forms: individuals, groups and communities, and activities. This award seeks to recognize voices of inclusion no matter the form.

    This award is presented annually at the ACPA Annual Convention. Two recipients are given this award each year.

    Nomination Instructions 
    Each nomination should include:

    • An essay (minimum of 1200 words) that explains how the nominee exemplifies the purpose of the Voices of Inclusion Award and addresses the ways that the sustained impact of that work has been felt by others. This essay should provide specific examples so that it is clear to the selection committee how the nominee was effective in supporting multiple marginalized populations. The author of the essay will serve as the primary nominator for this award.
    • A statement of the history of the nominee. For individuals, this might be a resume or CV. For groups, communities, and events this might be a document explaining the purpose and history of this group that includes its founding, current status, and dates in between.
    • A letter of support from a source separate from the primary author of the essay.
    • While not required, nominators can choose to submit additional documentation. This might include statements of support from students or other community members, artifacts that demonstrate work or impact, metrics and assessments, event programs or agendas, or other relevant documents at the discretion of the nominator.
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