Purpose
To recognize meritorious service to NACTA and to higher education through teaching, educational research, and/or administration.

Eligibility

• Applicants must hold a current membership in NACTA or must join NACTA by February 1st of the award year to be eligible. Applicants who are not paid NACTA members by February 1st will be ineligible to receive the award and will not have their applications reviewed.
  
• Nominee must have 10 or more years of service to higher education.
• Award recipients are expected to attend the NACTA Conference in order to received their award. There is no funding for travel associated with this award.

Criteria for Applications

• A letter of nomination (2 pages), which should include summarized content under the following two headings:
  • Service to and recognition by the higher education community
  • Service to and recognition by NACTA
• Three letters of support. Each letter should be one page in length.
• Nominee's resume/CV.

Materials must be submitted via the online form by November 1 at 11:59pm ET.

Special Instructions
Awardees are expected to be present at the NACTA Annual Conference to receive their award. A consent of nomination implies that the nominee has an intention and, if selected for an award, will attend the conference. 

A professional photograph and short biography (not to exceed 150 words) of each award recipient should be included in the nomination form. The photo and biography will be included in the NACTA Awards Booklet for the conference.

Submission Information
For each nominee, upload one single PDF file that includes all nomination materials (all documents, letters of support, and other relevant documents) on the electronic submission form by 11:59 PM on November 1st.

We will only accept one PDF file for each nomination, and will not combine your materials into one file if you upload multiple files for each nominee. Evaluations of all nominees will be conducted electronically by past award winners.

Recognition
Recipient(s) will be recognized at the Annual NACTA Conference and will receive a plaque and a complimentary life-time membership in NACTA.

Deadline for Submission
All nomination materials must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 1st. If you have questions or difficulties with submitting your nomination, please reach out to us via support@nactateachers.org.

To submit a Distinguished Educator Award Nomination, click here.