NACADA Awards Committee

Global Awards Committee

Function: The Global Awards Committee coordinates the distribution of information, solicitation of nominations, selection of recipients, and the awards presentations of all Global Awards including Pacesetter, Virginia Gordon, Service to NACADA, Leading Light, Outstanding Advising, Outstanding New Advisor, Outstanding Programs, Advising Technology Innovations, various event Scholarships and NACADA Scholarships, Student Research, and Retiree Recognition.

Membership: This committee is composed of current members and strives to ensure representation from all regions.

Annual Duties:

Coordinate the Global Awards program including reviewing requests for new awards/scholarships and reviewing and updating existing awards/scholarships to ensure timeliness and relevance to members. Make modifications to awards/scholarships as appropriate to meet the NACADA vision, mission and strategic goals.
Distribute information on applications/nominations and market awards/scholarships to the NACADA membership.
Gather readers and educate them on the review process.
Select recipients after review with implemented scoring mechanisms (rubrics).
Ensure that committee appointments reflect the geographic, ethnic, and institutional diversity of NACADA.
Conduct the awards presentations at the Annual Conference Awards Ceremony.

How to Get Involved

Experience is not required, however, those that have volunteered in an awards capacity or have experience in reviewing for awards either at the global or regional levels, are appreciated. Please contact the Chair or EO Liaison, Liz Alcantara, for more information.

Committee Chair (2021-2023)

Jesse Poole

Nevada State College

Committee Members

Name	Term	Institution	Region
Ali Ressing	2021-2023	Northeastern University	Region 1
Amber King	2021-2023	Delaware Tech Community College	Region 2
Amy Brock	2020-2022	Auburn University	Region 4
Brandan Lowden	2021-2023	Pikes Peak Community College	Region 10
Dana Hebreard	2020-2022	Aquinas College	Region 5
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Harman	2021-2023	University of Washington	Region 8
Jenny Cornet Carrillo	2021-2023	University of California, Berkeley	Region 9
Jessica Staten	2021-2023	Indiana University, Bloomington	Region 5
Kiana Shiroma	2020-2022	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Region 9
Kimmy Walker	2021-2023	Missouri State University	Region 7
Nicole Stella	2021-2023	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Region 9
Patricia McMillan	2021-2023	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Region 5
Sam Goodrich	2021-2023	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Region 9
Sam Murdock	2021-2023	Texas A&M University	Region 7
Shanna Pendergrast	2021-2023	University of Tennessee	Region 3
Shelby Bosi-Linton	2021-2023	Bellarmine University	Region 3

GAC Subcommittee Chairs

Kiana Shiroma, Research Committee Chair, (2020-2022)
Amber King, Scholarship Selection Chair, (2021-2023)

NACADA Executive Office Liaison

Lizbeth Alcantara, Global Awards Liaison

Volunteer Opportunities for Members

Become a reader for scholarships and/or other awards.
- Readers review nomination packages online and score them on a set of criteria contained in an awards rubric. Training and support are provided.
- Scholarship submissions come in at different times throughout the year. Scholarship readers are needed in December, Spring (March/April), early May and in Summer (June)
- Global award nominations require many readers, especially for Outstanding Advising categories, in late March/early April annually.
- Reading experience is not required, but strongly encouraged, for future positions on the Global Awards Committee.

If you wish to read for the 2022 Awards, please complete the form here.

Volunteer at the annual conference to help with the Awards Ceremony - various positions to help organize and coordinate the event.

Attend an Awards Committee meeting at the Annual Conference - get started with the awards process and possibly become a Member-At-Large in the future
Once on the Awards Committee as a Member-At-Large for a period of time - volunteer to Chair a sub-committee for a specific award. Chairs have additional duties in reading, reviewing and selecting award/scholarship recipients. Training and support are provided.

Contact Lizbeth Alcantara about these opportunities.

Awards Selection Process

The award and scholarship recipients are selected as follows:

Bobbie Flaherty Service to NACADA, Leading Light, Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in Advising, and Michael C. Holen Pacesetter Awards: reviewed and selected by the NACADA Council with final selections by the Vice President.
Outstanding Advisor Awards in the Primary Role, Faculty Role, Administrator, New Advisor, and Program Awards: reviewed by NACADA members, Global Awards Committee members chosen to represent all NACADA regions and appointed for 2 years terms with final selections by the Awards Committee Chair.
Excellence in Scholarly Inquiry Award, Student Research Awards, and Research Institute Scholarships: reviewed by Research Committee members (sub-committee assignments) with final selections by the Research Committee Chair.
ACD Service Awards: reviewed by the Advising Community Division Cluster Reps and Chairs from the Advising Communities with final selections by an Advising Communities Division Leader or Division Rep.
Leigh Shaffer Award: reviewed by members of the Publications Advisory Board with final selection by the Publications Advisory Board Chair.
Innovation Awards: reviewed by member readers selected by the Advising Innovation Awards sub-committee Chair with final selection by Innovation Awards Subcommittee Chair.
International Conference Scholarships: reviewed by members of the International Conference Advisory Board with final selections by the Committee Chair.
NACADA Scholarships, Annual Conference Scholarships, and Winter/Summer Institute Scholarships: reviewed by member readers and selected by the Global Awards Scholarship Subcommittee Chair.

Next Meeting

2022 Meeting Schedule:

January 20 - 2pm CT
February 17 - 2pm CT
March 17 - 2pm CT
April 21 - 2pm CT
May 19 - 2pm CT
June 16 - 2pm CT
July 21 - 2pm CT
August 18 - 2pm CT
September 15 - 2pm CT
October 20 - 2pm CT

2022 Annual Meeting:
TBD

2021 Annual Meeting:

The Global Awards Annual Meeting took place on Wednesday, October 13th from 2-3 pm CDT.

(Please convert to your Time Zone.)

Contact the EO Liaison (Liz Alcantara) for the meeting links.

Committee Information

Admin Division Chair Handbook

View the Committee Guidelines

Interested in joining this committee?

Complete the Interest Survey

Goals

1. Coordinate the distribution of information, solicitation of nominations, selection of recipients, and the awards presentations of all NACADA Global Awards.
2. Ensure that committee appointments reflect the geographic, ethnic, and institutional diversity of NACADA.
3. Review annually the awards selection process and make modifications as appropriate.
4. Conduct the awards presentations at the Awards Ceremony at Annual Conference.