ACPA Award Descriptions
View Current winners | Archived winners Annuit Coeptis Award
The Annuit Coeptis Award honors three senior professionals and five emerging professionals
at a dinner where there can be wide-ranging discussion and exchange about
professional issues. The dinner carries on a tradition established by Professor Philip
A. Tripp and Ursula Delworth who dearly loved to challenge his contemporaries and
junior colleagues in a spirit of personal and professional sharing, high good humor
and thoughtful intellectual debate. The Latin phrase, annuit coeptis, reflects Dr.
Tripp's and Dr. Delworth's optimism for the future of the profession by suggesting
that "He has smiled upon that which we have begun."
View Current winners | Archived winners ACPA Senior Scholars Award
Implemented in 1984, the ACPA Senior Scholars Program provides scholars with a continuing
opportunity to share their scholarship through the presentation of a program of
their own choosing at each national convention and, upon the request of the President, to
serve the association on projects related to their field of interest. A maximum of twelve
members can hold active membership. Senior Scholars move to Diplomate status after
completing six years of active membership as Senior Scholars.
View Current winners | Archived winners Emerging Scholars Award
The Emerging Scholars Program, implemented in 1999, provides promising young
scholars in ACPA with mentoring and financial support to further develop their
research skills and pursue research initiatives in areas of interest to ACPA. The
Senior Scholars solicit nominations and select a class of six individuals who attend a
day-long research institute with the Senior Scholars prior to the beginning of the
ACPA Convention and continue to work with one or more Senior Scholars on projects
over the next two years.
View Current winners | Archived winners Senior Student Affairs Practitioner Award
Established in 2001, the Senior Student Affairs Practitioner Program identifies individuals
who exemplify good practice in student affairs and who have made outstanding
contributions to their institutions and the student affairs profession. Individuals
selected for this group are involved in many aspects of the Association, which include
advising the ACPA President on issues, participating in research related to SSAO
positions, consulting with ACPA Media Board on possible publications helpful to SSAOs, mentoring younger professionals, and forming liaison relationships with a
variety of constituencies within ACPA.
View Current winners | Archived winners Voice of Inclusion Medallion
The Voice of Inclusion Medallion recognizes individuals and their exemplary campus-based programs in the field of Higher Education and Student Affairs that have
in some way contributed to making their campus communities a welcoming environment
for all. Recipients of this award have responded to an assessed need in the
areas of multiculturalism and diversity through well-developed and creative programs
and practice.
View Current winners | Archived winners ACPA Excellence in Practice Award
The ACPA Excellence in Practice Award is presented to practitioners whose designs
and program implementations as well as services for their campus are based on the
best national practices in Student Affairs. The association honors practitioners who
have been responsible for achievements that impact a campus for a sustained period
of time (5-10 years).
View Current winners | Archived winners Esther Lloyd-Jones Professional Service Award
The Esther Lloyd-Jones Professional Service Award honors a member of the profession
or association who has exemplified the profession's commitment to service
through significant, continued and unselfish service/ leadership activities that have
benefited the profession, ACPA and the profession's practice on the state and national
level.
View Current winners | Archived winners Contribution to Knowledge Award
The Contribution to Knowledge Award recognizes a member of the profession for
outstanding contributions to the profession's body of knowledge through publications,
films, speeches, instructions, tapes, and other forms of communication.
View Current winners | Archived winners Contribution to Higher Education Award
The Contribution to Higher Education Award recognizes an individual who has
advanced a higher education agenda through work at the institutional, regional,
and/or national level. The recipient of this award is an individual who, working outside
the association, has contributed to the Higher Education landscape and has, in
a meaningful way, enhanced the work done on college campuses and/or with college
students.
View Current winners | Archived winners ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award
The ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award honors a member who has a recognized
level of scholarly productivity and leadership at one or more institutions of higher
learning as a Student Affairs' staff member, administrator, or faculty member.
Honorees have a minimum of two decades or other exhibited long-term involvement
and service to the field of Student Affairs over an extended period of time.
View Current winners | Archived winners Presidential Service Medallion
This honor is rarely bestowed upon members of the Association, for lifelong
service and extraordinary contributions to the profession of student affairs and
most particularly to ACPA.
View Current winners | Archived winners Commission Awards
Each year, ACPA recognizes Commissions that demonstrate distinguished leadership
and accomplishment. The goal is to recognize outstanding Commissions and their
activities so that all Commissions can share together, cooperate, and benefit from each
other's successes.
View Current winners | Archived winners State & International Division Awards
Each year, ACPA recognizes State and International Divisions that demonstrate outstanding activities including conferences, publications and
professional efforts, individual leaders that make significant contributions and innovative programs or services sponsored by a State or International Division.
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