Family Engagement in Higher Education AwardsA highlight of the AHEPPP membership experience is the learning from peer institutions and colleagues. As the premier association for Family Engagement at the collegiate level, AHEPPP is pleased to recognize excellence in programming, communication, research, and service at our National Conference each fall. 2024 Award Nominations
Nominate yourself or your professional peers for the 2024 AHEPPP Awards. Nominate a person, program, initiative, or research publication completed since May 2023. All AHEPPP members are eligible to nominate. You can view the award categories and descriptions below, along with past winners. View the Awards Scoring Rubric to guide you through the nomination scoring. Nomination Requirements:
If you have questions about the awards or the nomination process, please contact Awards Co-Chairs Becky Faulk, Mississippi State, and Dy'Mand Montgomery, University of Cincinnati. 2023 Award WinnersExcellence in Innovation The AHEPPP Excellence in Innovation Award is an opportunity to recognize someone who has instituted innovative programs or initiatives on their campus and/or in the AHEPPP community. This award recognizes an institution of higher education and its professional(s) in the field of parent and family programs who have developed and implemented an innovative and creative initiative, resulting in improved activities, services and/or communication for/with parents and families of undergraduate students. Examples of these initiatives could include orientation formats, use of technology, population-specific programming, etc., and using the following AHEPPP core values:
Powerful Partnership The AHEPPP Powerful Partnerships Award is an opportunity to recognize collaborations within an institution or between AHEPPP member institutions exemplifying the following AHEPPP core values:
Creative Communication The AHEPPP Creative Communication Award is an opportunity to recognize an AHEPPP institution who is leading the way in innovative communication strategies, campaigns, and ideas exemplifying the AHEPPP core values:
Magnificent Mentor Award This award recognizes a professional in higher education who has excelled at mentoring and advising others within the profession, resulting in improved professional development and growth. Mentorship can come in many forms. Magnificent Mentors could be involved in an organized mentorship program, such as the AHEPPP Mentor Program, or they could have developed natural mentorship relationships within AHEPPP or their institution. Through this award, we hope to give recognition to the importance of mentorship within the AHEPPP community and to our profession, and acknowledge mentors who exemplify the following AHEPPP core values:
Outstanding Contribution to Research & Literature The AHEPPP Outstanding Contributions to Research and/or Literature award recognizes a professional in the field of parent and family programs who has had an impact on the body of knowledge about, and practices of, engaging parents and families in an institution of higher learning, and whose achievements have advanced the profession.
Friends of Family Award The AHEPPP Friends of Family Award is an opportunity to recognize professionals outside of the traditional Parent and Family Program model who support families in some way. Through this award, we hope to give recognition to Higher Education professionals who work with parents and families of college students from offices other than traditional parent and family programs through the following AHEPPP core values:
Anna Ball, The University of Akron Lindsay Davis, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Laurin Gierman, Michigan State University The AHEPPP Rising Star Award is an opportunity to recognize professionals who are demonstrating promising practices and who are working towards becoming leaders in parent and family engagement. Through this award, we hope to give recognition to the importance of service within the AHEPPP community and to our profession, and acknowledge members who exemplify the following AHEPPP core values:
Exceptional Service Award
Kristi Okerlund, University of North Dakota This award recognizes AHEPPP volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional service to the AHEPPP community as a conference volunteer, presenter, discussion facilitator and/or community content contributor. Through this award, we hope to give recognition to the importance of service and collaboration within the AHEPPP community and to our profession, and acknowledge volunteers who exemplify the following AHEPPP core values:
Founders' Award of Excellence The AHEPPP Founders’ Award of Excellence is an opportunity to recognize a professional in the field of parent and family programs who have left their mark on the profession. Through this award, we hope to give recognition to a leader who exemplifies all the following core values of AHEPPP through their commitment to our community and profession.
Something Borrowed, Something New (Not awarded in 2023) The AHEPPP Something Borrowed, Something New award is an opportunity to recognize someone who has a successful program based on a borrowed idea from another institution. This award recognizes not only the institution who implemented a successful program based on a borrowed idea, but also the institution from which the program was borrowed. This award will be reviewed using the following AHEPPP core values:
Award nominators do not have to officially be part of a parent and family program at their institution; they can come from any office, department, or program from an AHEPPP member institution nominating program/initiative/research implemented by an AHEPPP member.
Award winners from years 2014-2021 are available on our awards archive page. There were no awards in 2022. |
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