Donald E. Dickason Award
Sponsored by TIAA
Nominations will be accepted through March 27, 2025. Awards nominators and recipients will be notified in late June.
CUPA-HR’s highest honor is named for the association’s founder. Established in 1970, this award recognizes an individual for exceptional leadership and service to CUPA-HR. Nominees for this award typically will have served in multiple CUPA-HR leadership roles, including one or more elected leadership roles at the national level. Through the generous support of TIAA, CUPA-HR will make a $8,000 contribution to the institution of the recipient's choice.
Criteria
- Distinguished and continuing service to CUPA-HR, including leadership in an elected national board position;
- Significant contributions to the association in terms of new ideas, dedication and commitment;
- Demonstrated leadership at all levels of the organization;
- Excellence and professionalism in the field of higher education human resource administration;
- Nominee’s institution is a member of CUPA-HR.
Eligibility Note: Individuals who are employed by the association, individuals who serve on the CUPA-HR national board of directors, and the institutions of those directors are not eligible to be nominated or selected for awards during their terms of service.
Nomination Guide — Use this guide to draft your nomination submission prior to entering the information in the online form. Once you have started a nomination, you can return to it at any time before the March 27 deadline by going to the My Award Nominations page in your CUPA-HR account (please note, however, that the form cannot be saved mid-page). You can also edit a submitted nomination before the March 27 deadline. Spelling/grammar checks are not available in the online form.