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ACPA-Mi Awards

These awards are presented at the annual conference. Nominations are reviewed by a the conference committee. We are proud to recognize our membership for their contributions to the field!


 

Equity & Inclusion Award

This award encourages and recognizes outstanding efforts addressing equity and inclusion issues in higher education. The award may be presented to an individual, campus/community program, or service that has demonstrated creativity, innovation, and student success in making a significant contribution and impact in the area of multicultural understanding and appreciation.

2019 Cynthia Merritt Wayne State University

Les Carlin Professional Development Award

The purpose of this award is to encourage a new
professional to take advantage of the fellowship of a conference and the
benefits of ACPA -MI membership. Candidates for the award should be individuals
currently employed in a student development area of higher education who have
not previously attended an ACPA – MI conference. The award covers the
registration fee for next year’s conference and a one-year ACPA-MI membership. 

John Zaugra Research Award

The purpose of these awards is to recognize ACPA-MI members who engage in active scholarly work. The Research Award recipient would be an individual who has conducted research during the last two years that contributes to the profession.

John Zaugra Publication Award

The purpose of these awards is to recognize ACPA-MI members who engage in active scholarly work. The Publication Award recipient would be an individual who has published within the past year or who publishes on a regular basis. 

Cultural Diversity Individual Award

The purpose of this award is to encourage and recognize outstanding efforts addressing cultural diversity issues in higher education. This award can be presented to an individual who has demonstrated creativity, innovation, and success in making a significant contribution and impact in the area of multicultural understanding and appreciation. 

Cultural Diversity Institutional Award

The purpose of this award is to encourage and recognize outstanding efforts addressing cultural diversity issues in higher education. This award can be presented to a campus/community program, or service which has demonstrated creativity, innovation, and success in making a significant contribution and impact in the area of multicultural understanding and appreciation. 

Colleen Lindsay-Bailey Outstanding Service Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize ACPA-MI
members who have performed outstanding service to the organization and the
profession. 

Excellence in Leadership Award

This award is given to an ACPA-MI member that has
demonstrated continuous and sustained leadership to the profession of student
affairs. Recipients have held leadership positions at state, regional and
national levels in professional associations and have been recognized as
leaders in both scholarly and practitioner roles.

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