Nominations Being Accepted for AAUA Education Leadership Recognition Awards

October 15, 2023
American Association of University Administrators
Bloomington, Indiana

The American Association of University Administrators Awards Committee Chairperson Jerome Neuner announced they are accepting nominations from candidates for its annual higher education leadership recognition awards. Award nominations are solicited annually; awards are made only when the selection committee believes a sufficiently qualified candidate pool exists. Nominations may be made on behalf of another person, program, or institution or submitted as self-nominations. (There is no penalty for submitting a self-nomination, and several past awards have been made to highly qualified recipients who were self-nominees.) Membership in AAUA is not a criterion for eligibility nor a consideration in awardee selection.

Nomination Process

Nominations (including self-nominations) should be sent directly to the awards committee chair, Jerome Neuner, at neuner@canisius.edu as attachments to emails. Specific expectations for and restrictions on nominations are as follows:

• For Awards to Individuals (Tosney, McInnis/Ryan, MacVittie, Cavanaugh, and King): The submission should begin with a completed Awards Nomination Cover Sheet followed by a letter of nomination that directly refers to the description and/or selection criteria as enumerated above; a CV of the nominated individual is required. All of the submitted materials, including any testimonials or letters of support—but not counting the candidate’s C.V—are limited to a total of seven pages, single-spaced.
• For Awards to Projects/Programs (Blackburn, Exemplary Models, Khaladjan): The submission should begin with a completed Awards Nomination Cover Sheet. Refer to the criteria stated in the description of the award and summarize how the project or activity fulfills the criteria. Great importance is given to qualitative or quantitative evidence of success for the activity. References or testimonials are allowed. The full submission must not exceed seven pages, single-spaced.
• For Dissertation Awards: The submission should begin with a completed Awards Nomination Cover Sheet. Followed by a nominating letter (no more than three pages) addressing the criteria. The nomination should also include substantial sections of the dissertation or links to where the text can be found electronically. The awards committee will normally read sections such as the problem(s), method(s), and conclusion(s).

Deadline Date

Only nominations received by December 15th will be assured of consideration. To learn more about each category and past winners, go to https://aaua.org/awards-program/

Contact Information

Awards-related questions or requests for further information should be directed to the Awards Committee chair, Jerome Neuner, neuner@canisius.edu.