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Distinguished Service Award

NCURA Region V provides a variety of awards and other recognitions to encourage continuing professional development and service to the larger research administration community. These awards provide a variety of benefits to the recipients and their institutions.

About the Award

The NCURA Region V Distinguished Service Award, first presented in 2001, exists to recognize individuals with extensive volunteer service within Region V who have made meaningful and lasting contributions to the field of research administration.

Eligibility Criteria

Region V leadership will consider candidates who have made contributions such as the following:

  • Served as a regional officer
  • Served as chair of a regional committee
  • Made presentations and/or served on panels at regional meetings
  • Authored papers in a professional publication in the field of research administration
  • Mentored others within the region
  • Evidence of continuing and long-term contributions to research administration at the regional level
  • Served as a national officer or on a national committee

Nomination Process

The NCURA Region V Awards Committee is now taking nominations for the Region V Distinguished Service Award.

To nominate a deserving Region V colleague for the Distinguished Service Award, please complete the nomination form linked below:

Please complete the online form by September 25, 2026 at 5 p.m. CDT.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Awards Committee at ncuraregionv@gmail.com.

Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony

The award(s) are presented at the Region V Annual Meeting. The Chair of Region V will present the award(s) or designate an individual to present the award(s). Awardees are given the opportunity to make a brief state at the award ceremony, however, it is not a requirement for the award recipient(s) to attend the Region V Annual Meeting.

If you have any questions about the Region V Distinguished Service Award, please reach out to ncuraregionv@gmail.com.