Region I: AVP/Senior-Level Student Affairs Professional Award

NASPA membership is required for this nominee.

The winner of this category will be forwarded to the NASPA national office for consideration for recognition at the national level.

This award honors a student affairs professional at the AVP or senior-level whose outstanding commitment to the profession includes development of programs that address the needs of students, creation of a campus environment that promotes student learning and development, and support of and active engagement in NASPA.

 Required Criteria:

• Professional responsibility for the direction and oversight of two or more student affairs functional areas, and/or three or more professional staff members
• Record of innovative programming that has had an impact on the home campus environment in more than one functional area of student affairs
• Volunteer service to the association via leadership roles at the state, regional, national, or international levels with preferred progression from entry-level to senior-level leadership roles within NASPA's volunteer ranks
• At least ten years of service to the student affairs profession or relevant functional area
• Reports to the deputy or most senior student affairs officer on campus and is not the Vice President of Student Affairs