AAUA Announces its 2025 Awards

The American Association of University Administrators has presented its annual awards for 2025. Plaques were awarded at the annual meeting held at Montclair State University, NJ, October 20 to 22, 2025. For further information, contact Jerry Neuner, Awards Chair, at neuner@canisius.edu.

  • John Blackburn Award: Teaching with AI, the Biggio Center, Auburn University
  • Khaladjan International Award: Bhisé Center for Global Understanding, Adelphi University
  • Tosney Award for Higher Education Leadership: Melik Khoury, Unity Environmental University
  • Tosney Award for Higher Education Leadership: Rachel Endo, UW-Tacoma
  • McInnes/Ryan Mid-Career Award: Kelly Lynch, Babson College
  • King Award for Trustee Leadership: Anna Germana Scholes, College of Southern Idaho
  • Trachtenberg Award for Thought Leadership: Vistasp Karbhari, University of Texas Arlington
  • MacVittie Emerging Leader Award: Edward Cullinane, Babson College
  • Cavanaugh Award for Leadership in DEI: Mildred Garcia, California State University System
  • Cavanaugh Award for Leadership in DEI: Rachel Endo, UW-Tacoma
  • Neuner Award for Excellence in Scholarly Publication:
    • JHEM 2024 Issue 1, Shelley B. Wepner, William Henk, Heba S. Ali, “Examining Chief Academic Officer’s Reasons for Remaining or Exiting their Positions”
    • JHEM 2024 Issue 2, William L. Kelemen, “The Promises and Pitfalls of Campus-Wide Digital Access of Course Learning Materials in Postsecondary Education”
    • JHEM 2025 Issue 1, Beverly King, Meghan Millea, “More Than a Paycheck: The Value of a College Degree”
  • Goodman-Malamuth Dissertation Award: Jeff D. Williams, “And the Last Shall Be First, Except in Higher Education: How Cuts to State Funding of Public Universities Reinforces the Winner-Takes-Most System,” University of Pennsylvania, 2024, Rachel Baker, Director
  • Gatzke Dissertation Award: Caitlin Ferrarini, “Examining the Potential of Online Community-Based Learning to Foster Global Citizenship Capacities in College Students: a Mixed-Methods Multi-Institutional Study,” University of Massachusetts Boston, 2024, Meghan Kallman, Director